CJA Vol.19 Issue 3Putting It on the Line The Role of Chiropractic Pre-Employment Examinations
in Occupational Health and Safety Ascorbic Acid Supplementation in Chiropractic
Clinical Practice Proposed Masters Degree in Chiropractic Science: An
Interest Survey Chiropractic Examination Procedures: A Reliability
and Consistency Study ABSTRACTS The Role of Chiropractic Pre-Employment Examinations in Occupational Health and Safety ALAN FREEDMAN and BRIAN CORK The introduction of WorkCare in 1985 by the Victorian government was aimed at reducing the cost of work-related accidents, whilst also improving the welfare of Victorian workers. WorkCare, implemented under the Accident Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, has the three objectives of providing services in three specific areas, namely prevention, rehabilitation and compensation. The average cost of $4,600 per back claim represented a $150 million cost to WorkCare, and manual handling claims accounted for approximately 42% of total claims received by the Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) between September 1985 and March 1987. During 1986 back injuries accounted for 30% of the total compensation payment by the State Electricity Commission, Victoria. The multidisciplinary practice of occupational health and safety in Australia has lagged far behind that of the major industrial countries, and the authors suggest that the reduction of back injuries caused primarily by manual handling problems requires a multi-faceted approach, a component of which is the application of chiropractic pre-employment examinations. INDEX TERMS: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; LOW BACK; CHIROPRACTIC; PRE-EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION, X-RAY VALIDATION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIALS. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1989 Sep;19(3):87-91 Ascorbic Acid Supplementation in Chiropractic Clinical Practice JENNIFER R. JAMISON Nutrient supplementation is a recognised health phenomenon in contemporary health care, and nutritional misinformation within the community is a source of concern to health authorities. Vitamin C is a favoured nutritional supplement amongst both the community and health professionals. This paper reports on the perceived clinical potential and actual use of vitamin C by a group of Australian chiropractors. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTOR; ASCORBIC ACID; NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1989 Sep;19(3):92-6 Proposed Masters Degree in Chiropractic Science: An Interest Survey KEITH CHARLTON and MARY SHEEHAN Several years ago, Griffith University, in suburban Brisbane, was approached by local members of the chiropractic profession to consider the establishment there of a chiropractic research and education presence. A key component was a proposed Master's Degree in Chiropractic Science to train clinician-investigators for research on diagnosis and treatment in manual therapy. A survey of interest by the chiropractic profession was undertaken: we report the results of that survey. Almost half of those surveyed replied, and they represented a wide variety of ages and educational backgrounds. Almost half of those responding expressed some interest in pursuing the proposed programme. Suggested fee levels may create hardship for some. INDEX TERMS: CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH; GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1989 Sep;19(3):97-100 Chiropractic Examination Procedures: A Reliability and Consistency Study CHARLOTTE LEBOEUF, VICKI GARDNER, ADAM L. CARTER and THOMAS A. SCOTT Intra-session inter-examiner agreement and inter-session intra-examiner agreement (consistency) was analysed in chronic LBP patients relating to certain chiropractic tests: pain on spinous palpation, interspinous palpation, spinous percussion, sign of the raising thumb, resiliency on extension and motion palpation. The ability of examiners to agree on the presence/absence of positive findings in these subjects was generally good. Some tests had significantly better results at the fifth than at the first visit. Only motion palpation had significantly better intra-examiner agreement when compared with the first visit inter-examiner agreement values. There was also a high rate of agreement per segment, with the majority of consensus being on negative findings. INDEX TERMS: CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN; CHIROPRACTIC TESTS; INTER-EXAMINER AGREEMENT; INTRA-EXAMINER AGREEMENT; CHIROPRACTIC. J Aust Chiropr Assoc 1989 Sep;19(3):101-4 |
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