CJA Vol 39 Issue 4Editorial: The Power of Listening - p. 126 Assessment and Modelling of Chiropractic and
Allied Healthcare in Australia: Background and need for a Formal
Investigation - p 137 From Audi to Zeppelin and Things in Between: The
Year that was 1909 - p. 132 The Subluxation: Historical Aspects - p.
143 Towards Better Teaching about the Subluxation
Complex - p. 165 Commentary: Subluxation: The Cause or Simply a
Symptom? ABSTRACTS Assessment and Modelling of Chiropractic and Allied Healthcare in Australia: Background and need for a Formal Investigation Ramon Fernandez-Caamano, Rodney Bonello, Sharyn Eaton and Goran Strkalj There is need for a detailed investigation on the availability and
impact of chiropractic and allied healthcare services, on healthcare
choice and healthcare costs, as well as the delivery and spatial
distribution of chiropractors in Australia. The goal of this paper is to
discuss the background and to propose our intent to conduct an
interdisciplinary assessment and modelling of the determinant factors of
adoption of healthcare choices in Australia. Due to the highly complex
nature of selecting a healthcare choice amongst available alternatives
in today’s world, it has been decided to design a research project
using a new and innovative approach to the study of knowledge and
knowledge systems in a social group. It was determined that the theory
base of social interpretation of knowledge and knowledge implementation
and change will drive this study. The study design will entail mixed
methods including surveys, extensive document review, and a series of
interviews of key stakeholders in the allied health professions within
Australia. Studies such as this have potential to guide the planning
process for federal and state governance bodies in chiropractic, in
facilitating consumer choice between alternatives in healthcare. The
knowledge gained through this study can drive healthcare change into the
21st century with chiropractic as a potential change agent.
From Audi to Zeppelin and Things in Between: The Year that was 1909 Rolf E Peters As in previous years 1-3 this paper attempts to briefly record the
tremendous loss of life in maritime, mining and natural disasters; the
beginning of aviation including the first fatality; politics, genocide
and suffrage. In the area of chiropractic D.D. Palmer changed his
concept from “pinched nerve” to “impinged
nerve.” At the Palmer School of Chiropractic there were faculty
changes. Also the first celebration of a marriage at the PSC, building
progress, the creation of new chiropractic associations and the
beginning of competitive sports were new developments. The Subluxation - Historical Perspectives Rolf E Peters Subluxation is a term that has been used by the chiropractic
profession since its early days. The term, meaning less than a luxation,
has been used for millennia, similarly so has manipulation been the
preferred intervention to overcome this problem. Subluxation - Historical Perspectives Meridel I. Gatterman Subluxation is a term that continues to generate controversy into the 21st Century. This paper describes the controversy surrounding terminology arrived at through consensus in the latter part of the 20th century in addition to ongoing issues surrounding the use of the term subluxation. INDEX TERMS: (MeSH) CHIRIROPRACTIC; MANIPULATITION, CHIROPRACTIC; MOBILIZATION. (Other): SUBLUXATION Chiropr J Aust 2009; 39: 151-64 Towards Better Teaching about the Subluxation Complex Phillip Ebrall Inspired by a visit to Disneyland this paper explores the challenges associated with the need to teach something that may not exist. It reports lessons learned by viewing a successful commercial illusion that has capacity to inform a pedagogical approach to abstract objects. I use two reports of experiential narrative to identify a teaching methodology that may be applicable to those who similarly teach something for which existence and actuality is difficult to prove in a quantitative sense. In each example an abstract object appears to have real dimensions and even though the abstract object or thing may not exist I attempt to show how we can come to understand that it does exist through a structured process using true statements that can describe various elements of the object. This process provides a linguistic meaning for an embodied experience that is believed relevant and helpful to advancing our collective understanding of the scholarship of learning and teaching about the chiropractic subluxation complex.
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