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Palmer Faculty and Students Present at ACC-RAC Conference

Palmer Faculty and Students Present at ACC-RAC Conference

Congratulations to the Palmer students and the academic, research and clinical faculty whose scholarly work has been selected for presentation at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Annual Education & Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC), themed Connected Care: Advancing Chiropractic through Integration, Research and Collaboration. This is the highest-profile event aimed at promoting scholarship in the chiropractic profession. Its focus is on “original research and studies that will promote the dissemination and discussion of new information.”

Palmer Main Campus Faculty Poster Presentations

Acute Mechanical Low Back Pain in a 15-Year-Old Male Following a Deadlift Attempt
Bryan Asby, D.C.

Chiropractic Management of Lower Back Pain in a Patient with Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Presenting with a Musculoskeletal Symptom Cluster: A Case Report
Lisa Klaus, D.C., Callyn Dittmar, D.C.

Chiropractic Treatment of Suboccipital Neuralgia: A Case Report
Chad Hagen, D.C.

Collaborative Multimodal Chiropractic Care for Post-COVID Fibromyalgia: A Case Report
Kara Shannon, D.C.

Exploring the Role of the Thoracic Spine in Bilateral Arm Numbness: A Case Study
Kevin Percuoco, D.C., Cert. MDT, Lydia Brown** (Palmer student)

Management of Pre-surgical Chronic Neck Pain and Persistent Headaches: A Case Report
Casey Buns, D.C., CCSP®, CSCS

Patient Education and Active Care in Knee Pain: A Case Study Using Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)-Informed Strategies
Asia Sockrider, D.C.

Post-Concussion Syndrome with Reemergence of Primitive Reflexes in a 23-Year-Old Female: A Case Report
Brittney Asby, D.C., Bryan Asby, D.C., Olivia Schaewe**(Palmer student)

State-by-State Comparison of Chiropractic Scope, and Licensure, Continuing Education, and Trauma-Informed Care Training Requirements
Kira Baca, D.C., M.S., B.S.Ed., Emily Speer, D.C.

Palmer Main Faculty Platform Presentations

Knowledge of and attitudes toward artificial intelligence: A survey of chiropractic faculty, teaching staff, and administrators
Robert Rowell, D.C., M.S., Emily Speer, D.C., Tanner Kleppe, D.C., Aaron Hildreth, D.C., M.S., Beth Carleo, D.C., CACCP, Joseph Heston, D.C., M.S., DACBR, RMSK, Jody Graham, Lia Nightingale, Ph.D.

Palmer Florida Faculty Poster Presentations

Congrats to the students and faculty selected to present at the 2026 ACC-RAC conference.Academic Motivation and Its Association with Academic Performance in Chiropractic Students
Niu Zhang, M.D., M.S.

How Students Benefit by Taking Review Sessions Before Taking Written Examinations
Niu Zhang, M.D., M.S.

Vertebral Artery Dissection Presenting to a Chiropractor: A Case Report
Marc Lucente, D.C., M.A., DIANM

AI vs HI: Comparing artificial intelligence and human instructor approaches to anatomy and pathology question generation
Shawn He, M.D.

Graduate level departmental revision during a campus curriculum transition – Development and Implementation of clinical course content and software-based grading rubrics
Misty Lagasse, D.C., DICCP, Jason Qualls, D.C., CCSP®, Beth Carleo, D.C., CACCP

Excel Randomized, Generated OSCES (ERGOS) for Assisted Adjusting Course. Case Study with Survey of Professor
Paula Lakeman, D.C., Mark Murdock, R.N., D.C., Sean Norkus, M.S., D.C., DIBCN, FIACN, DIBE

Review Sessions and Anatomy Exam Outcomes: A Study of Academic Impact
Shawn He, M.D.

PEARP – Paired, Editable, Automated, Randomized Practical Form Generator
E. A. Pappagallo, D.C.; Mark Murdock, R.N.; Sean Norkus, M.S., D.C., DIBCN, DIBE

Supervised observation program to improve clinical examination skills in a graduate level physical diagnosis lab: A retrospective analysis of a pilot educational program
Y. Roman D.C., CCSP®, J. Qualls D.C., CCSP®, M. Murdock, RN, D.C., B. Carleo, D.C

Palmer Florida Faculty Platform Presentations

The effect of a significant curriculum change on NBCE part 1 test results: a retrospective descriptive report
Abigail Gonsalves, D.V.M., D.C.

Palmer Florida Student Platform Presentation, NBCE Research Award Winner and Research Leadership Award from the American Chiropractic Association Foundation (ACF) Winner:

Quality and Engagement of #Chiropractic Content on TikTok: A DISCERN-Based Cross-Sectional Analysis
Zelin Zhou

Palmer Florida Student Poster Presentations

Chiropractic Management of Secondary Muscle Spasm in a Paraplegic Veteran with Complex Neuromuscular Comorbidities: A Case Report
Joseph Tetlow, Brandon Ashworth, M.S., Michael Cole D.C., M.S., Michael Carter D.C., M.B.A.

Cryotherapy education in Chiropractic curriculum: an analysis of sufficiency
Song Chen Xu, Xiaohua He M.D., M.S.

Mechanical Stress, Mechanotransduction, and Vibration Therapy in Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review
Zhifei Xie, Jiawei Shen, Yu Hang Yiu, Zelin Zhou, Xiaohua He M.D., Niu Zhang M.D., M.S.

Immediate (≤60 min) Neuromuscular and Neurophysiological Effects of High-Velocity, Low Amplitude Spinal Manipulation in Asymptomatic Individuals
Yutong Wu, Niu Zhang, M.D., M.S.

Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research ACC-RAC Presentations

Connecting care and research: recruitment innovations in the veteran’s response to dosage in chiropractic therapy (VERDICT) multisite VA pragmatic chiropractic trial (poster).
Steward AL, Salsbury SA, Vining RD, Twist E, McCarey J, Kedilaya S, Minkalis AL, Wallace RB, Lisi AJ, Goertz CM, Long CR. 

Mediators of the effect of chiropractic care on 52-week outcomes for US active-duty military personnel with low back pain: secondary analysis of a clinical trial (platform).
Shannon Z, Long C, Vining R, Walter J, Coulter I, Goertz C. 

Global perspectives on patient safety priorities in chiropractic: preliminary findings from a cross-sectional survey of international leaders (platform; presented by Salsbury).
Pohlman KA, Salsbury SA, Rubinstein SM, Kleppe M, Brown R, Stuber K.

Chiropractic postdoctoral training in clinical research and health policy: trainee experiences and program descriptions (platform).
Kleppe M, Burton W, Bensel V, Randolph M, Vining R. 

A Delphi consensus study validating the appropriateness, relevance, and clarity of quality measures for chiropractic care (platform).
Vining R, Twist E, Minkalis A, Kleppe M, Kedilaya S. 

Differences in baseline demographic and clinical characteristics among younger and older veterans with chronic low back pain enrolled in a pragmatic clinical trial (platform).
Salsbury SA, Long CR, McCarey J, Lisi AJ, Steward A, Wallace RB, Goertz C. 

Assessing the importance and feasibility of quality measures for chiropractic care: a national survey of US chiropractors (platform).
Kleppe M, McCarey J, Kedilaya S, Vining R. 

VERDICT pragmatic trial addressing dose effect for chronic low back pain: Results and implications (workshop).
Long CR, Goertz CM, Salsbury SA, Lisi AJ.