Michael Haneline, DC, MPH

Dr. Michael Haneline is dean of undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Western States and chair of the CHC section of the APHA. Previously, he was the head of the chiropractic program at the International Medical University and before that, a professor in the department of research at Palmer West, where he also taught courses in evidence-based practice.

Previous Articles

Where Is the Inferior Angle of the Scapula?
April 8, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 08)
Automobile Safety: A Public Health Issue of Special Interest to Chiropractors
November 5, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 23)
Chiropractic Practice: Public Health Issues and Wellness
December 2, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 25)
The ACOEM Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Biased Against Chiropractic Care
January 1, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 01)
A Case of Knee Pain
October 10, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 21)
Doctor or Technician?
September 10, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 19)
Motion Palpation Perspectives
March 26, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 07)
Chiropractic Manipulation in the Presence of Acute Cervical Intervertebral Disc Herniation
December 1, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 25)
CAD Guidelines: We Have Them; Let's Use Them
November 19, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 24)
Notable Observations from Three Years of Human-Subject Crash Testing
August 16, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 17)
Cervical Manipulation: The Neurosurgeons' Perspective?
April 21, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 09)
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