Elevating chiropractic within the Veterans Health Administration Improving the chiropractic profession's level of influence in the health-care arena goes beyond the single provider, according to Michael Pavalock, D.C., M.P.A. (Main '02). “Health care today is in need of solutions, and I contend the chiropractic profession has solutions,” he says. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YsWUocWoxE[/embed] Dr. Pavalock would know. He's breaking new ground as the first chiropractor to hold the position of associate chief of staff in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Serving in the VHA Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Dr. Pavalock influences our nation's health-care planning and implementation at high levels. Dr....
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZa2coY2MM[/embed] For patient Sharon Gilmore, chiropractic is a way of life. After being medically discharged from the military, Sharon struggled with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain in her neck and back. But her first visit to Palmer Chiropractic Clinics gave her pain relief, better sleep, and improved health. Now chiropractic is a way of life for her, and she tells everyone to try chiropractic. For more information about a career in chiropractic, visit www.Palmer.edu. To request an appointment with one of our clinics, go to https://www.palmer.edu/clinics/, or if you are outside our clinic regions you can search our database to...
Low-back pain is the most common cause of disability worldwide, but it’s even more prevalent in active-duty military personnel. More than 50% of all diagnoses resulting in disability discharges from the military—across all armed services—are due to musculoskeletal conditions. Of these, low-back pain is the most common. To address this widespread problem, the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at Palmer College of Chiropractic collaborated with the RAND Corporation and the Samueli Institute to conduct a large-scale, multi-site clinical trial studying the effectiveness of chiropractic care for active-duty military personnel with low-back pain. This study was one of three included as...
In 2004, Anthony Lisi, D.C. (West, ’96) became the first chiropractor appointed to the medical staff of the Veterans Administration’s Connecticut Healthcare System, where he developed processes for integrating hospital-based clinical services and interprofessional clinical education. Three years later, Dr. Lisi was named national director of chiropractic services for the Veterans Health Administration, a role in which he oversees all national programmatic issues for chiropractic services in the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S. The American Chiropractic Association recently saluted Dr. Lisi’s distinguished career of service by presenting him with the “Chiropractor of the Year” award, the ACA’s highest...
During the Vietnam War, battle-stressed troops could find a safe retreat from the front lines at secure base camps. In what was called Stand Down, they would get showers, clean uniforms, hot meals, medical and dental care. The first Stand Down was organized in 1988 by a group of Vietnam Veterans in San Diego. Today, Stand Down refers to a one-day event in which community organizations and volunteers welcome veterans, most of them homeless, to provide them with some of the same basic needs. Recently, interns from Palmer’s Florida Clinics, led by Scott Self, D.C., Assistant Director of Clinics, participated in...
