CJA Vol.16 Issue 1Metamorphosis To Stand on a Giant's Shoulders Chiropractic in Denmark Chiropractic Legislation in Australia 1964-85: A
Comparison Is There a Role for Chiropractors in the Treatment
and Management of Rheumatism? A Clinical Perspective Is the Winking Owl Always Ominous? A Case of a
Missing Pedicle Quanta Fast Detail Intensifying Screens The Education of Primary Practitioners-A Comparison
of Two Programmes MARY ANN CHANCE Chiropractic was first introduced to Denmark in 1920, and almost from the beginning was strenuously opposed by the medical establishment. There is still no licensure of chiropractors in Denmark, however token government funding for chiropractic care has existed for more than ten years, and Danish chiropractors enjoy a fairly liberal scope of practice. This paper sketches the long journey from fanatic opposition to partial acceptance, and the roles played in this transition by the profession and the Patients' Association. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; DENMARK; HISTORY; HEALTH INSURANCE J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):8-11 Chiropractic Legislation in Australia 1964-1985: A Comparison JOHN A. SWEANEY Eight legislative Acts establishing chiropractic registration throughout Australia are briefly reviewed and compared in terms of titles, protective exemptions, board composition and types of registers kept. Distribution of registrants in December 1985 is compared with 1983 figures, and courses prescribed throughout the Commonwealth are outlined. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; LEGISLATION; REGISTRATION BOARDS J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):12-7 PHILIP S. BOLTON and STANLEY P. BOLTON Historically the chiropractor has specialised in the adjustment (manipulation) of the human spinal column. As a primary contact health-care practitioner, today's registered chiropractor is consulted by the public concerning, to a large degree, musculoskeletal pain. Such pain is often associated with rheumatism. Those rheumatic conditions likely to respond to spinal adjustments and chiropractic case management are discussed. Those rheumatic conditions not likely to respond are identified, and likely contraindications to spinal adjustments are indicated. From this perspective, the role of the chiropractor as a health care resource is then outlined. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; RHEUMATISM; TREATMENT. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):19-22 Is the Winking Owl Always Ominous? ROLF E. PETERS The absence of a vertebral pedicle is usually indicative of an osteolytic bone lesion, but congenital absence can occur. It can be differentiated by various accessory signs. A case of congenital absence is reported and the literature reviewed. A high proportion of extravertebral anomalies appear to be associated with this rare finding. INDEX TERMS: LUMBAR SPINE; PEDICLE AGENESIS; PEDICLE HYPOPLASIA. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):23-6 Quanta Fast Detail Intensifying Screens RAY SHERMAN and FELIX BAUER An acknowledgement of intensifying screen history precedes a review of DuPont Quanta Fast Detail Intensifying Screens. These new rare earth intensifying screens are examined in a comparative inquiry involving four film-screen combinations. Quanta Fast Detail Intensifying Screens are recommended for use in roentgen examinations of the spine and pelvis. INDEX TERMS: INTENSIFYING SCREENS; RARE EARTH; CALCIUIM TUNGSTATE; DU PONT QUANTA FAST DETAIL. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):27-30 The Education of Primary Practitioners-A Comparison of Two Programmes JENNIFER R. JAMISON Two programmes used in the training of limited conventional primary contact practitioners of diverse professions are compared. Common trends in curriculum development, teaching techniques and personal development are analysed. Difficulties in inter-professional communication and discrepancies in referral criteria are identified. Recommendations for improving the training of chiropractors as primary contact practitioners are suggested in the light of the performance of triple certificated primary health care nurse practitioners. INDEX TERMS: EDUCATION; PRIMARY CONTACT PRACTITIONERS; INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; CURRICULA. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1986 Mar;16(1):31-6 |
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