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{"title":"Letter to the Editor Regarding Castagna et al 2021","authors":"Andrew MacMillan MO(st), Jerry Draper-Rodi DProf(Ost), Oliver Thomson PhD, DO, Steven Vogel DO","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"29 ","pages":"Page 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9217853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Councils on Chiropractic Education International Mapping Project: Comparison of Member Organizations’ Educational Standards to the Councils on Chiropractic Education International Framework Document","authors":"Cynthia K. Peterson RN, DC, MMedEd ,&nbsp;Kristi Randhawa MPH ,&nbsp;Lynn Shaw OT, PhD ,&nbsp;Michael Shobbrook MChiro ,&nbsp;Jean Moss DC, MBA ,&nbsp;Lenore V. Edmunds BA, Med ,&nbsp;Drew Potter DC ,&nbsp;Stefen Pallister DC ,&nbsp;Mark Webster DC, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this project was to investigate how well each member agency's standards complied with the Councils on Chiropractic Education International (CCEI) framework standards.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Each of the CCEI member agencies were provided with a mapping template that was approved by all representatives. A representative from each agency independently mapped their agency's standards to the CCEI framework standards using the template document. Discrepancies were explored and discussed among members. Member agencies discussed with their constituents the omissions and areas that did not comply or adequately match the CCEI document. Changes or additions to member agency standards were made, and updated versions of the mapping were agreed by all CCEI representatives.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There were 12 sections containing 30 standards within the CCEI framework standards. The Council of Chiropractic Education Australasia and Council on Chiropractic Education Canada reported relevant standards for all 30 CCEI standards. The European Council on Chiropractic Education had 29 of 30 relevant standards, with no direct standard for service. The products that were created were an executive summary of our findings and a detailed map showing similarities for each of the member agencies.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This mapping project demonstrated the similarities of the CCEI member agency standards and that these standards focused on outcomes-based chiropractic education. This quality improvement project resulted in useful dialogue among the member agencies during this project, which clarified areas of difference.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"29 ","pages":"Pages 1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10542506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response to a Letter Regarding Osteopathic Models Integration Radar Plot","authors":"Carmine Castagna BSc(Ost) ,&nbsp;Giacomo Consorti MSc(Ost) ,&nbsp;Matteo Turinetto MSc(Ost) ,&nbsp;Christian Lunghi BSc(Ost)","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.04.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"29 ","pages":"Pages 22-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10647272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Education Descriptive Reports: How to Publish Pragmatic Studies in Education","authors":"Claire D. Johnson DC, MSEd, PhD,&nbsp;Bart N. Green DC, MSEd, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this article is to describe the contents of an education descriptive report and to provide a useful publication format for educators in the health professions.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The education descriptive report is a pragmatic, empirical study that can contribute to the literature. Education descriptive reports describe an event or situation in an education setting, the resulting outcomes, and what new information can be learned. These reports may use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods and may be from organizational, academic, instructional, programmatic, or other educational perspectives.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The education descriptive report gives educators in the health professions a mechanism to introduce their scholarly efforts and observations in education environments in a manner that is consistent with the academic literature. This article describes the structure of an education descriptive report and includes a helpful template for academic authors to develop their own report so they may publish observational, reflective, and hypothesis-generating articles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"29 ","pages":"Pages 15-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10636063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The John A. Sweaney Lecture: Virtual, September 2021, Given by Dr Michele Maiers. A Time to Lead: Reflections During a Pandemic","authors":"Michele J. Maiers DC, MPH, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2022.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The following is The John A. Sweaney Lecture delivered by Dr Michele Maiers at the biannual Congress of the World Federation of Chiropractic that was held virtually on September 25, 2021.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"29 ","pages":"Pages 7-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9117850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Osteopathic Models Integration Radar Plot: A Proposed Framework for Osteopathic Diagnostic Clinical Reasoning","authors":"Carmine Castagna DO ,&nbsp;Giacomo Consorti MSc (Ost) ,&nbsp;Matteo Turinetto MSc (Ost) ,&nbsp;Christian Lunghi BSc (Ost)","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this article is to propose a tool to assist with clinical reasoning to select and integrate different osteopathic models and evidence-based actions into clinical practice.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The authors adopted the guidelines for writing a commentary as a reporting framework for the present article. The proposed Osteopathic Models Integration Radar Plot has potential for integration into clinical practice and the educational environment. This framework may enable clinicians to manage complex clinical phenomena, such as musculoskeletal disorders related to allostatic load.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This proposed framework may be helpful to communicate the outcome of osteopathic evaluations to other healthcare professionals. This proposed model will need to be tested to determine feasibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"28 ","pages":"Pages 49-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Diverse Career Paths and Recommendations for Celebrating Chiropractic Day 2021: A Narrative Inquiry","authors":"Valerie Johnson DC ,&nbsp;Shery Assal DC ,&nbsp;Kim Khauv DC, MPH ,&nbsp;Deepak Moosad DC ,&nbsp;Brenda Morales DC","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this report was to explore the views of chiropractors<span> about their career paths and recommendations for Chiropractic Day.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>For this narrative inquiry, selected individuals from diverse backgrounds were invited to share their experiences about becoming chiropractors and their recommendations for Chiropractic Day. Each doctor of chiropractic was asked to provide a response to a set of structured questions. The responses were collated into a descriptive narrative, and themes were identified from these narratives.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Five chiropractors from diverse backgrounds, who graduated from chiropractic programs in the United States, participated in this project. Each reported a different path to becoming a chiropractor. From these different career paths, common themes emerged, which included (1) a drive to serve others, (2) a personal experience or quest, (3) and a propensity to be problem solvers and inquisitive learners. Their recommendations for celebrating Chiropractic Day paralleled their individual qualities and values, which included providing educational seminars to patients and other health care providers, mentoring students, reading scientific papers about health issues related to diversity, providing chiropractic services to underserved populations, appreciating our predecessors and mentors, and performing community outreach.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This narrative provides insight into the thoughts of people from diverse backgrounds about why they may choose chiropractic as a profession and their paths to a career in chiropractic. This article demonstrates that chiropractors come to the profession for a variety of reasons but may have similar themes such as that the choice may generate from a personal experience, a quest for knowledge, an interest in helping others, and a joy for service. This narrative provides unique insights about the authors’ values for chiropractic, which were congruent with their recommendations for celebrating Chiropractic Day.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"28 ","pages":"Pages 22-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Essential Guide to Chiropractic in the United States Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration","authors":"Bart N. Green DC, MSEd, PhD ,&nbsp;Andrew S. Dunn DC, MS, MEd","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this article is to provide an essential overview of chiropractic<span> services in United States military and veterans’ health care systems.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We reviewed literature, legislation, and policies from 1936 through September 2021 pertaining to chiropractic services in the United States military and veterans’ health systems<span>. Using these sources and our combined experience in these systems, we identified fundamental themes in the delivery of chiropractic care in the health care systems of the Department of Defense (providing health care for active duty service members) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (providing health care for veterans) in main topic areas.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We identified 7 main topic areas relevant to the 2 systems: populations served by chiropractors; health care systems; integration; utilization and supply of chiropractic care; vetting of chiropractors; roles and evaluation of chiropractors; and oversight and leadership. Key information about chiropractic care in these systems was synthesized into the main topic areas. Benefits of high-quality within-system chiropractic care to active-duty service members and veterans are presented. The assets that within-system chiropractors bring to the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs health care systems are discussed for each main topic area.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This article contains an essential overview of chiropractic services in the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It offers clarity regarding the integration of chiropractic services into these health care systems and includes a 1-page brief of talking points that may help better inform ongoing discussions of chiropractic services in these 2 different but intertwined environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"28 ","pages":"Pages 35-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of Radiography for New Patients Presenting to a Chiropractic Teaching Clinic: A Cross-sectional Analysis","authors":"Sheng Hui Kioh PhD,&nbsp;Tamara Gien Pooke PhD,&nbsp;Siew Vern Chong BS(Chiro)","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim of this study was to identify the number and type of indications for radiographs ordered in a chiropractic teaching clinic in Malaysia.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional retrospective analysis was conducted using the medical health records of new patients who presented to the International Medical University Bukit Jalil teaching clinic for chiropractic care between August 2018 and July 2019. Data about sociodemographic characteristics, region of presenting complaint, radiography ordering rates, and referral indications were collected. We compared indications reported in the patient records with those listed in the International Medical University Chiropractic Clinical Manual. We conducted χ²<span> and logistic regression analysis to identify the association between radiography indications and the number of radiographs ordered.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Data were collected for 1451 patients (741 [51.1%] women and 700 [48.9%] men). The most common body region for the presenting complaint was the lumbar/pelvic region (39.0%), and the overall radiograph use rate was 2.7%, with the highest number of radiographs for the lumbar spine.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>For the patient files sampled in this study, the overall radiograph order rate in the International Medical University Bukit Jalil Chiropractic teaching clinic was 2.7%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"28 ","pages":"Pages 9-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39888963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of Chiropractic-Specific Terminology on Chiropractors’ Websites in the United Kingdom With Comparison to Australia: An Analysis of Samples","authors":"Kenneth J. Young DC, PhD ,&nbsp;Jean Theroux DC, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of 5 chiropractic-specific terms on UK chiropractic websites to findings in a previous study in Australia and to provide an argument against the use of these terms.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>We searched websites belonging to chiropractors registered with the General Chiropractic Council for 5 terms: </span><span><em>subluxation</em><em>, vital</em></span>(<em>-ism</em>/<em>-istic</em>), <em>wellness, adjust</em>(<em>-ing</em>/<em>-ment</em>), and <em>Innate</em> (Intelligence). Of 3239 websites, 326 were sampled. Each page was searched, and terms were counted only if used in a chiropractic-specific context. Term occurrence and frequency were recorded. The data were analyzed using a single-sample χ² goodness-of-fit test for unequal proportions. The results were compared to those of our prior Australian study, using the χ² test of homogeneity to determine the differences between samples.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>At least 1 of the 5 chiropractic-specific terms was found on 245 (75%) of UK websites. <em>Adjust</em>(<em>-ing</em>/<em>-ment</em>) was found on 222 (68%) of UK websites compared to 283 (77%) in Australia; <em>wellness</em> on 67 (5%) of UK sites compared to 199 (33%) in Australia; <em>vital</em>(<em>-ism</em>/<em>-istic</em>) on 30 (9%) of UK sites compared to 71 (19%) in Australia; <em>subluxation</em> on 17 (5%) of UK sites compared to 104 (28%) in Australia; and <em>Innate</em> on 10 (3%) of UK sites compared to 39 (11%) in Australia. A χ² test found that the terms were not equally distributed in the two samples, <span><math><msubsup><mi>χ</mi><mn>4</mn><mn>2</mn></msubsup></math></span> = 404.080, <em>P</em> &lt; .001. In the discussion, we explain why we feel that chiropractic-specific terms should be abandoned and standard biomedical terms used.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In the sample of websites we evaluated in this study, the majority in the United Kingdom used the 5 chiropractic-specific terms that we searched for. The terms were used less frequently than on websites in Australia but were in a similar order of prevalence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":39103,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chiropractic Humanities","volume":"28 ","pages":"Pages 15-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39799860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}