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Active in Research, Dynamic in Chiropractic Education
Sherman College of Chiropractic is expanding its vision to conduct research focused on vertebral subluxation. The college’s Center for Scholarly Activity is committed to improving the teaching and practice of chiropractic in a salutogenic, evidence-informed context focused on the analysis and correction of vertebral subluxations.
The following recent publications address chiropractic analysis:
u Brewster, A., Seay, C. sEMG Analysis of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Recruitment During
Chiropractic Cervical Syndrome Evaluation: A Pilot Study. Annals of Vertebral Subluxation
Research, Volume 2022, February 14, 60-64.
Cervical syndrome checks are commonly used in the characterization of vertebral subluxations. This study used surface electromyography to measure muscle tone during cervical syndrome tests.
u Becker, D., Brewster, A., Greene-Orndorff, L., Theodossis, C. The Effects of Lateral
Malpositioning of a Lumbopelvic Phantom on Chiropractic Pelvic Listings. Annals of Vertebral
Subluxation Research, Volume 2021, November 8, 76-83.
This study addressed the effects of x-ray positioning on listing determination in the pelvis using a phantom.
u Kent, C., Costello, K. Prevalence of Abnormal Findings in a Cohort of 737 Patients Referred for MRI Examination by Doctors of Chiropractic and Potential Neurological Consequences
Associated with Vertebral Subluxation. Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research, Volume 2021,
August 1, 53-61.
This large study reported that degenerative changes in the spine may be associated with vertebral subluxations. Possible neurobiological mechanisms associated with vertebral subluxations include compression, stretch, dysafferentation, dyskinesia, dysponesis, dysautonomia, neuroplasticity and ephaptic transmission.
u Kuhta, P., Greene-Orndorff, L., Gregory, M. Positioning of Chiropractic Patients for CBCT
Imaging of the Cervical Spine. Data collected. Manuscript in preparation.
This publication contains a description of the technical aspects concerned with the acquisition of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images for chiropractic analysis.
Sherman College collaborated with the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation in the development of a clinical practice guideline for the chiropractic care of children:
u Alcantara, Joel, Alcantara, Jodey D., Alcantara, Junjoe, Kent, C., McCoy, M., Kwon, C., Stiles, A.,
Ohm, J., Gutierrez, V., Rupp, A., O’Brien, S., Bishop, A., Rainey, S., Carilli, B., Lim, H.Z., Hrebien,
G., Bedrosian, J., Candelaria-Perez, S.M., Long, C. Best Practices for the Chiropractic Care of
Children. Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation Best Practices Initiative. Annals of Vertebral
Subluxation Research, Volume 2022, January 27, 1-59.
This long-term, continuing project supports the provision of chiropractic care for children. The recommendation states, “Since vertebral subluxation may affect individuals at any age, chiropractic care may be indicated at any time after birth. As with any age group, however, care must be taken to select adjustment methods most appropriate to the patient’s stage of development and overall spinal integrity. Parental education by the chiropractor concerning the importance of evaluating children for the presence of vertebral subluxation is encouraged as are public health initiatives geared toward screening of children for vertebral subluxation beginning at birth.”
IRAPS 2022
The International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS) is a peer-reviewed chiropractic conference that addresses vertebral subluxation research and the philosophy of chiropractic. This year, IRAPS was held in conjunction with Sherman College’s Lyceum on April 30, with more than a dozen doctors presenting their work.
Director of the Center for Scholarly Activity Christopher Kent, D.C., A.C.P., J.D., presented “Salutogenesis, Stress Responsivity and Neurobiological Mechanisms Associated with Vertebral Subluxation,” during a plenary session at Lyceum 2022, which joined forces with IRAPS this year.
Faculty Members Present at National Ed Tech Conference
Four Sherman College faculty members presented their work on the use of technology in adapted teaching and learning approaches at Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate 2022, a conference focused on online, digital and blended learning. Faculty members presented two in-person sessions at the conference in Dallas, TX, in April.
Cindy Treharne, PA-C, D.C.
Heath Treharne, M.S., D.C.
Billie Harrington, Ph.D.
Armand Rossi, D.C., FICPA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences Cindy Treharne, PA-C, D.C., and Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and Chair of the Business Department Heath Treharne, M.S., D.C., presented “Zero to 100%: Taking a Small College Through the Online Transition.” Their presentation explored Sherman College’s 24-month journey from zero online learning presence to 100 percent remote learning during the early months of COVID-19. The Treharnes discussed the challenges and discoveries the college made as it transformed its entire program into online learning modules, as well as how the experience changed how the faculty present concepts, assess outcomes and engage students.
Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Billie Harrington, Ph.D., and Dean of Clinical Sciences Armand Rossi, D.C., FICPA, presented “Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the ‘Pandemic’ Bathwater: Sustainability Strategies for Blended Instructional Practices in Response to COVID-19.” The onset of the pandemic thrust thousands of educational systems into unchartered waters and encouraged innovative, nontraditional program delivery approaches. Harrington and Rossi focused on how institutions, historically averse to change, can develop strategies to sustain “what worked” during the pandemic in terms of blended teaching and learning.
Eighteen Complete ACP Program in Mexico
PARTICIPANTS EARNING THE PRESTIGIOUS ACP DISTINCTION INCLUDE:
Alejandra Apolinar Maya Diana Arreguin Cardoso Erika Danae Constantino Valdovinos Camile Demboski Esteban Hernández Maza Alberto Isita Galeazzi Maria Elena Landa Ortiz Naila Alejandra López Albarrán Mariel Moctezuma Loreto Pamela Monserrat Samano Leon Gerardo Montiel Ulises Alan Arturo Morales Caridad Giovanni Michell Ponce Plata César H. Reynoso Pineda Alexis Salvador Uribe Miguel Ángel Sánchez Guevara Carlos A. Sellés Abraham Talledos Benetts The Academy of Chiropractic Philosophers (ACP) concluded another successful session with 18 individuals defending their theses and earning the distinct ACP honors May 20-22, 2022. ACP alumni Jaime Pinillos, D.C., Aram Gomez, D.C., and Joaquin Farías joined Sherman College Philosophy Department Chair Bill Decken, D.C., ’86, D.Ph.C.S., as facilitators during the fifth and final module of the class in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The ACP is a one-year course designed to enhance the understanding, depth and breadth of chiropractic philosophy. Sessions challenge the thinking process and the application of philosophy in the chiropractic profession.
The next ACP course will be offered in South Carolina, kicking off July 23-24, 2022, with additional sessions to be held October 15-16 this year and January 21-22, May 4-6, and July 22-23 in 2023. For more information on joining upcoming ACP offerings, please contact Sherman College Director of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness Angel Radick at aradick@sherman.edu or visit www.sherman.edu/acp.
