Occupational chiropractic - a glimpse into the new millennium

Article Abstract:

The prevalence of work-related injuries was recognized in the early 1700s by Bernadino Ramazinni, who later became known as the father of occupational medicine. However, it was not until 1970 that federal legislation (called the Occupational Safety and Health Act) was passed to require safe and healthy work environments. In 1983, the first postgraduate training program in occupational medicine was developed for chiropractors. The need for such a program is based on the observations that roughly three out of every four work-related injuries involve the nerves and muscles, and that 80 to 90 percent of the money received as compensation for work-related injuries is spent on treating nerve and muscle disorders. The emphasis of the program is on educating doctors of chiropractic about prevention of work-related injuries and about the fundamentals of industrial-health consulting. The success of the first program has led to the development of similar programs throughout the US and Canada. It is predicted that in the near future, doctors of chiropractic will be employed by all Fortune 500 companies, and that they will play an important role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of occupational injuries. Also, doctors of chiropractic will be able to serve as faculty at major universities and schools of public health. New undergraduate programs are being developed to introduce students to the field of occupational chiropractic and to encourage their participation in postgraduate training. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Innovations, Practice, Occupational health services, Study and teaching

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Research update: Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research

Article Abstract:

The Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) is the primary source of funding for educational and research programs related to the advancement of chiropractic. Since 1980 the FCER has required that formal grant applications be filed before funding is granted, and in 1983 another change required that an application similar to those used by the National Institutes of Health be filed. Current funding priorities are the relative efficacy of chiropractic case management as compared with medical case management, the effectiveness of commonly used chiropractic techniques, biomechanical modeling of the human spine, identification of physiological and immunological benefits of chiropractic treatment, short- and long-term effects of chiropractic care, and cost-benefit analyses. The FCER established the Practice Consultants Clinical Center at National College of Chiropractic in 1989 to refine spinal assessment and measures for chiropractic diagnosis, and investigate other aspects of chiropractic care. A number of books and articles have been published from those efforts. The FCER will also fund projects that address important professional issues, and it is managing the first scientifically-oriented standards of care study in chiropractic. The efforts of the FCER are important to the advancement of chiropractic as a credible, primary health-care profession. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Research, Reports, Public relations, editorial, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research

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Hospital rotations augment clinical experience

Article Abstract:

Chiropractic interns from the Texas Chiropractic College (TCC) have been participating in a hospital rotation program since 1985. Several area hospitals participate in the program, and faculty members from TCC frequently interact with faculty from the University of Texas Medical School, and have been asked to give educational lectures at several of their functions. Orthopedic medicine is a principal focus at many of the participating hospitals, whose weekly clinics include pediatrics, foot, spine, sports medicine, emergency room follow-up, and problem fracture clinics. At Doctors Hospital, one of the participating private hospitals, a Department of Chiropractic Medicine is staffed by chiropractors. The chiropractic interns at this hospital participate in patients' cases from diagnosis to treatment. The chiropractic interns also participate in neurosurgery and internal medicine rotations. The chiropractic college has a new neurodiagnostic center at their outpatient clinic, which includes computerized tomography imaging equipment (CT scan) that is used by area chiropractors and medical doctors, and will soon include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. This internship program and sharing of hospital and clinic equipment and resources helps to further shorten the gap between the medical and chiropractic professions. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Social policy, Hospitals, Teaching, Teaching hospitals

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