CJA Vol.30 Issue 2Editorial: The Vision and the Realities Self-care: A Comparative Case Study of Chiropractic
Patients'Health Information Interests Using a Computerized Continuous Performance Test to
Assess The Effects Of Chiropractic Adjustment on Attention Span: A Pilot
Study Commentary: Where Malpractice and Regulation Intersect Commentary: The Role of the State Board in the Acquisition of
Cultural, Professional and Social Authority Joseph Janse Memorial Lecture: Minimum Standards for the Practice
of Spinal Manipulation Association for the History of Chiropractic Honours George McAndrews Chiropractic Radiologists Honour Ray A. Sherman, DC Corrigendum 66 Book Reviews Abstracts 69 Briefly ABSTRACTS PATRICK GOFF, WESLEY SHEADER, DOROTHY F SHEADER, MARTIN THORNTON Objective: This is a pilot study to assess the effects of a chiropractic adjustment on attention span as measured by a computerized continuous performance test. Increased attention to the learning task increases learning and achievement. Students experiencing impaired attention spans are at a heightened risk of academic failure, antisocial behavior gs and hyperactivity. Settin an. Forty-one patients of the Palmer Chiropractic Clinic, aged 22-47 (mean age = 32), participated in the study. Design.. Subjects were first screened and determined to need chiropractic adjustment. Those not requiring adjustment were released from the study. Attention span was assessed with the Conners' Continuous Performance Test Computer Program version 3.0 (1995) before and after chiropractic adjustment. This test is commonly used to assess attention span, and further controls were deemed unnecessary in a pilot study. Results.. Individuals showed improved attention span of clinically significant levels after intervention. Observations were made to support controlled clinical trials. INDEX TERMS: MESH : ATTENTION; CHIROPRACTIC; PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. Other: ATTENTION SPAN. Chiropr J Aust 2000; 30: 48-54. |
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