Professional Identity at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

Objective: The objective of this article is to describe chiropractic professional identity as espoused by the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

Discussion: Professional identity is a construct that begins formation prior to career selection, can be considered the backbone of health care education, and has been linked to career success. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic's professional identity is shaped by a philosophy of health care that is focused on vitalism, holism, naturalism, therapeutic conservatism, critical rationalism, phenomenology, humanism, and interprofessionalism.

Effects of visual feedback on manipulation performance and patient ratings.

Objective: This study examined the explicit targeted outcome (a criterion standard) and visual feedback on the immediate change in and the short-term retention of performance by novice operators for a high-velocity, low-amplitude procedure under realistic conditions.

Methods: This study used a single-blind randomized experimental design. Forty healthy male (n = 26) and female (n = 14) chiropractic student volunteers with no formal training in spinal manipulative therapy participated.

Procedural skills in spinal manipulation: do prerequisites matter?

Background Context: Spinal manipulation has undergone a resurgence of interest. Developing evidence suggests a relationship between safety, skill and clinical outcome. Training programs are variable and range from extensive formalized curricula to weekend seminars and individual demonstrations.

The effects of augmented sensory feedback precision on the acquisition and retention of a simulated chiropractic task.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of knowledge of results precision in the acquisition and retention of a simulated manipulative procedure.

Design: A controlled trial was conducted, with subjects assigned to 1 of 2 interventions by means of a stratified random technique.

Methods: Seventy-one healthy male and female chiropractic student volunteers were asked to control the application of force of a simulated chiropractic manipulative procedure.