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Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 2010

Degree of Vertical Integration Between the Undergraduate Program and Clinical Internship with Respect to Lumbopelvic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Taught at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

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Article Category: Research Article
Page Range: 46 – 56
DOI: 10.7899/1042-5055-24.1.46
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Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine to what extent the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures taught in the undergraduate program used for patients with lumbopelvic conditions are expected to be utilized by students during their clinical internship program at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College or are being used by the clinical faculty. Methods: A confidential survey was distributed to clinical faculty at the college. It consisted of a list of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures used for lumbopelvic conditions taught at that college. Clinicians were asked to indicate the frequency with which they performed or they required students to perform each item. Results: Seventeen of 23 clinicians responded. The following procedures were most likely required to be performed by clinicians: posture; ranges of motion; lower limb sensory, motor, and reflex testing; and core orthopedic tests. The following were less likely to be required to be performed: Waddell testing, Schober's test, Gillet tests, and abdominal palpation. Students were expected to perform (or clinicians performed) most of the mobilization (in particular, iliocostal, iliotransverse, and iliofemoral) and spinal manipulative therapies (in particular, the procedures referred to as the lumbar roll, lumbar pull/hook, and upper sacroiliac) taught at the college. Conclusion: This study suggests that there was considerable, but not complete, vertical integration between the undergraduate and clinical education program at this college.

Copyright: © 2010 Association of Chiropractic Colleges 2010

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About the Authors

At the time of this writing Shannon Vermet, Karen McGinnis, and Melissa Boodham were students and Brian Gleberzon was a faculty member, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.

Address correspondence to Brian Gleberzon, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 4100 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario M2N 4K9, Canada (e-mail: bgleberzon@cmcc.ca).
Received: 06 Aug 2009
Accepted: 17 Oct 2009
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