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Commentary: Critical Analysis Of Chiropractic At The Crossroads Or Are We Just Going Around In Circles., Dennis M. Richards
Commentary: Critical Analysis Of Chiropractic At The Crossroads Or Are We Just Going Around In Circles., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This commentary presents critical analysis of a paper published by Dr John Reggars, and based, as he admitted, on his perceptions and opinions. Many of those are wrong. Others raise important questions. Sourced from a lecture presented by him at the 2010 annual conference of the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia (‘COCA’), this polemic is best understood in its historical and political contexts. COCA’s objects include political activity and Reggars is its vice president, which he failed to declare.
Vitalism And Value In Undergraduate Chiropractic Education, Dennis M. Richards
Vitalism And Value In Undergraduate Chiropractic Education, Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
Vitalism is a philosophical viewpoint with ancient origins. In more recent times it has been discussed as a reaction to dominant reductionist and mechanist models in science and health. A ‘new vitalism’ incorporates recent developments in philosophy and science.
Demographic changes, particularly ageing, are occurring in many societies. These changes and the rise of non-communicable diseases resulting from unhealthy lifestyles challenge biomedicine’s ability to address them and societies’ abilities to pay for treatment of them.
Chiropractic was founded on and continues to involve vitalist thinking. A vitalist approach by chiropractors might offer solutions to these challenges. Such an approach would …
Once More With Feeling: The History Of Neuro Emotional Technique., Dennis M. Richards
Once More With Feeling: The History Of Neuro Emotional Technique., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) was developed by Drs Scott and Deborah Walker. This paper records the histories of these two individuals, focusing on what events and influences in their lives led them to create this chiropractic technique. It also documents the history of the generation of the technique and the seminars that have been presented to teach it to practitioners.
The Quo Vadis Forum 2010: An Examination Of Philosophy At The Macquarie University Department Of Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
The Quo Vadis Forum 2010: An Examination Of Philosophy At The Macquarie University Department Of Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This Report details the presentations made at the 2010 Quo Vadis Forum at the Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic.
The ‘Isms’Wars: Reflections On Philosophical Models In Health Care And Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
The ‘Isms’Wars: Reflections On Philosophical Models In Health Care And Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This paper is based on a presentation made at the Macquarie University’s Department of Chiropractic Advisory Board’s Quo Vadis? Forum on the Teaching and Learning of Chiropractic Principles and Philosophy at Macquarie, held on May 8, 2010 on the Macquarie campus.
Paradigm Shift: A New Model – The Caa Wellness Initiative., Dennis M. Richards
Paradigm Shift: A New Model – The Caa Wellness Initiative., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
It has been projected that the costs of health care have the potential to threaten the fiscal stability of Australian Governments in upcoming decades. These costs relate in particular to the ageing of the population, common lifestyle activities that involve health risks, and the ever-increasing demand for taxpayer-funded medical, drug and surgical treatments and technologies. Various Government bodies have determined that there is a need for change in thinking about health care, with new models of care being required and with much more emphasis being placed on disease prevention and health promotion. The Chiropractors ‘ Association of Australia has developed …
Paradigm Shift: Why The Need?, Dennis M. Richards
Paradigm Shift: Why The Need?, Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
The projected costs of trends expected to occur in Australian society over the next 40 years, particularly demographic changes, have the potential to threaten the fiscal sustainability of Australian Government finances. These costs particularly relate to the financing of health care. The Strategic Plan of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australian (National) Ltd. includes two strategies that seek to address this situation. This paper details these trends and threats, why new models of health care will be required, and why a paradigm shift in thinking in health care may be needed.
Paradigm Shift - The Two Models., Dennis M. Richards
Paradigm Shift - The Two Models., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
The projected costs of trends expected to occur in Australian society over the next 40 years, particularly demographic changes, have the potential to threaten the fiscal sustainability of Australian Government finances. These costs particularly relate to the financing of health care, and the Government has called for new models of care to address this problem. This paper presents and discusses some historical models or paradigms of health care that may assist in understanding the current need for change and a possible solution.
The Plan: The Development Of The 2006-2009 Caa Strategic Plan., Dennis M. Richards
The Plan: The Development Of The 2006-2009 Caa Strategic Plan., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
In 2006 the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia engaged a professional facilitator to develop and run a process by which a Strategic Plan could be developed to guide the activities of the Board of Directors of the Association during the period 2006-2009. This paper documents this process and lists the outcomes.
Agents Of Change: The Caa Consensus Process., Dennis M. Richards
Agents Of Change: The Caa Consensus Process., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
In 1997 the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia engaged a professional facilitator to develop and run a series of consensus conferences around the country. The purpose of these was to engage CAA members in set, organised procedures that ultimately produced Core Values of chiropractic, Core Purposes of the CAA and a Vision Statement to guide the organisation in its future strategic planning and activities. This paper documents those consensus activities, lists the outcomes and notes proposed efforts to review them.
Clinical Parameters For Australian Practice: Modes Of Care., Dennis M. Richards
Clinical Parameters For Australian Practice: Modes Of Care., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This document presents, describes, defines, classifies and rates, according to published evidence, procedures commonly used by Australian chiropractors in the care of their patients.
Clinical Parameters For Australian Practice. Modes Of Care, Dennis M. Richards
Clinical Parameters For Australian Practice. Modes Of Care, Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
In 1994 I was invited to write the ‘Modes of Care’ chapter for the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia’s ‘Clinical Parameters for Australian Practice’ clinical guidelines document. This took over a year of work and the final document I submitted was of 21,285 words and 497 references. It's purpose was to describe and rate procedures commonly used by Australian chiropractors in the care of their patients.
The Activator Methods Story: Development Of A New Concept In Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
The Activator Methods Story: Development Of A New Concept In Chiropractic., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This paper documents the development of Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique and the lives of its founders, Drs Warren Lee and Arlan Fuhr.
The Palmer Philosophy Of Chiropractic – An Historical Perspective., Dennis M. Richards
The Palmer Philosophy Of Chiropractic – An Historical Perspective., Dennis M. Richards
Dennis M Richards
This paper presents the Palmer philosophy of chiropractic from an historical viewpoint. It examines how influences in the life of DD Palmer, such as spiritualism, theosophy and magnetic healing helped to shape the chiropractic philosophy expressed by him. It also oulines the philosophy of BJ Palmer, explaining how it may have been influenced by legal challenges to the early pioneers of chiropractic. Contemporary expression of the Palmer philosophy, as articulated by Strang, is also noted.