Chiropractic Education

The accreditation role of Councils on Chiropractic Education as part of the profession’s journey from craft to allied health profession: a commentary

Published: 22 July 2020 Stanley I. Innes, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde & Bruce F. Walker Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 28, Article number: 40 (2020) Abstract Background Chiropractors see themselves as well positioned to provide safe, effective and economical care for the on-going financial burden that spinal pain imposes. However, in many places of the world, the […]

Combining independent decisions increases diagnostic accuracy of reading lumbosacral radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging – Full Text Article

PLOS One Ralf H. J. M. Kurver Published: April 3, 2018https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194128 Abstract Diagnosing the causes of low back pain is a challenging task, prone to errors. A novel approach to increase diagnostic accuracy in medical decision making is collective intelligence, which refers to the ability of groups to outperform individual decision makers in solving problems. […]

Changing Views of Chiropractic … and a National Reappraisal of Nontraditional Health Care

RAND > Published Research > Research Briefs > RB-4539 > For half a century, the American Medical Association waged war against chiropractic, an intervention that relies on spinal adjustments to treat health problems. Chiropractors were regarded as the modern-day equivalent of snake-oil salesmen. Today, chiropractors are the third largest group of health care providers, after […]

A Needling Controversy – TMA Files Amicus Curiae Brief to Support TAAOM

Tex Med. 2016 Mar 1;112(3):47-52. Berlin J. Abstract Acupuncture licensing requires thousands of hours of training, but the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners #39; (TBCE #39;s) rules allow chiropractors to perform the procedure and to do so with considerably less training. The Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (TAAOM) is challenging those rules in […]

Dr Tyce Hergert- The Truth About Chiropractic Education – YouTube Video

DC vs MD Professional Comparison – ProHealth Systems

Dr. Nikita Vizniak BSc. DC. | Chair Physical Medicine Prof. Anatomy, Phys. Med., Exercise Therapy, Manip. Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine Room 7 – 3rd floor – 435 Columbia Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 5N8 T. 604 777 9981 | F. 604.521.5526 | E. nvizniak@binm.org | www.binm.org Professional Comparison Comparison of DC, DO, MD, ND, […]

Assessing the change in attitudes, knowledge, and perspectives of medical students towards chiropractic after an educational intervention

J Chiropr Educ. 2014 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] Assessing the change in attitudes, knowledge, and perspectives of medical students towards chiropractic after an educational intervention* Wong JJ, Di Loreto L, Kara A, Yu K, Mattia A, Soave D, Weyman K, Kopansky-Giles D. Abstract Objective : We assessed the change in attitudes, knowledge, and […]

Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in a community based chiropractic practice

Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in a community based chiropractic practice Suzanne Padhi, BSc, DC J Can Chiropr Assoc. Sep 2014; 58(3): 238–245. Abstract Introduction: The prevalence of arrhythmias in chiropractic practice (the proportion of current patients who currently have arrhythmias) is unknown, but thought to be increasing. As arrhythmias influence management of chiropractic patients, the […]

Development of a Student-Mentored Research Program Between a Complementary and Alternative Medicine University and a Traditional, Research-Intensive University

Development of a Student-Mentored Research Program Between a Complementary and Alternative Medicine University and a Traditional, Research-Intensive University. Sullivan BM, et al. Acad Med. 2014 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract The global need to develop clinician-scientists capable of using research in clinical practice, translating research knowledge into practice, and carrying out research that […]

Chiropractor vs Medical Doctor

Full Story:  http://www.diffen.com/difference/Chiropractor_vs_Doctor Are chiropractors “doctors”? Yes and No. They are doctors similar to non-medical “doctors” in other allied health care professions like optometry, podiatry, dentistry and psychology. Chiropractors usually have the academic degree of “Doctor of Chiropractic”, which is awarded after an average of 8 years of university training. However, medical doctors are allowed […]

ACA Presentation to Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 2013

Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee September 24-25, 2013 Designated Medical Examiner Program American Chiropractic Association MEDMAC Discussion/Recommendation Download Slide Presentation

Chiropractic Training and Licensure: Annals of Internal Medicine 2002

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Prevalence of nonmusculoskeletal versus musculoskeletal cases in a chiropractic student clinic

Article Citation: Bruce R. Hodges, Jerrilyn A. Cambron, Rachel M. Klein, and Dana M. Madigan (2013) Prevalence of nonmusculoskeletal versus musculoskeletal cases in a chiropractic student clinic. Journal of Chiropractic Education: Fall 2013, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 123-127. https://doi.org/10.7899/JCE-13-101 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Prevalence of nonmusculoskeletal versus musculoskeletal cases in a chiropractic student clinic Bruce R. […]

An examination of musculoskeletal cognitive competency in chiropractic interns

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2007 Jan;30(1):44-9. Humphreys BK, Sulkowski A, McIntyre K, Kasiban M, Patrick AN. Erratum in J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2007 Mar;30(3):246. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the cognitive competency of final-year chiropractic students in musculoskeletal medicine. METHODS: The face, content, and criterion validity of the Basic Clinical Examination (BCE) for musculoskeletal medicine […]

Assessment of knowledge of primary care activities in a sample of medical and chiropractic students

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Jun;28(5):336-44. Sandefur R1, Febbo TA, Rupert RL. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of chiropractic education on knowledge of primary care tasks. Scores received on a test of knowledge of primary care tasks were compared between 3 samples of chiropractic students and 1 small sample of medical students. DATA SOURCES: […]

A comparative study of chiropractic and medical education

September, 1998 – VOL. 4, NO. 5 Altern Ther Health Med. 1998;4(5):64-75 A comparative study of chiropractic and medical education Alan Adams, DC; Peter Coggan, MD, MSEd; Ian D Coulter, PhD; Meredith Gonyea, PhD; Michael Wilkes, MD, PhD Background • Chiropractic is the largest of the alternative/complementary health professions in North America. However, little attention […]