Does treatment force matter?
A look at manipulation skill in patient contexts
TORONTO, July 19, 2011 — On August 18, 2011, Dynamic Chiropractic magazine will play host to a free interactive webinar that will discuss compelling evidence about the importance of accuracy, control and skill in chiropractic manipulation.
Sponsored by Ortho Neuro Technologies Inc., the webinar will be moderated by the publisher of Dynamic Chiropractic, Donald M. Peterson, and feature a live session with Dr. John J. Triano, DC, PhD, currently Dean, Graduate Education & Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, and Associate Professor at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Referring to the latest research, Dr. Triano will discuss the benefits of rehearsed practice and quantifiably measuring the complex physical forces involved in the chiropractic adjustment, as well as strategies for practitioners to assess their personal skill in manual technique. He will also explore the benefits and risks of the inaccurate, excessive or moderate application of force in manipulation, to both the patient and the practitioner's practice.
Joining Dr. Triano will be Dr. Dominic Giuliano, BSc, DC, Educational Coordinator, Simulation Laboratory at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto. Dr. Giuliano will share his personal experience with various approaches in education to measure the forces of chiropractic manipulation.
As a result of participating in this webinar, participants will:
Join the live discussion August 18, 2011, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
To register, go to: www.dynamicchiropractic.com/webinar_notify/subscribe.php
About Dr. John J. Triano
Dr. John Triano, DC, PhD, graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri, in 1973 and has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics and Spine Biomechanics from the University of Michigan.
He currently serves as Dean, Graduate Education & Research, at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, in Toronto, and as an Associate Professor at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario. Before moving to Canada in 2006 he was Director, Chiropractic Division, of the Texas Back Institute in Plano, Texas, and a Research Professor in the Joint Biomedical Engineering Program at the University of Texas.
His research interests include biomechanics and the development of policy and procedures for clinical quality improvement and measurement of clinical outcomes.
Dr. Triano is widely recognized as one of the foremost North American authorities on the conservative management of back pain and served on the AHCPR expert panel for the US Department of Health and Human Services, which produced the first national clinical guidelines on back pain, acute low back problems in adults, in 1993.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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