Author:
Owens Edward F.,Dever Lydia L.,Hosek Ronald S.,Russell Brent S.,DC Stephanie Sullivan
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective
Faced with COVID-19 safety protocols that severely limited the ability to conduct chiropractic technique instruction in the usual manner, our university invested the resources to develop a new mannequin lab for hands-on training, which would help supplement the loss of person-to-person contact.
Methods
Training mannequins could enable student learning of palpation and adjustment skills while avoiding close human–human contact. The university had developed a mannequin over the previous 4 years consisting of a full-sized human torso with individually movable and palpable vertebrae, pelvis, and thighs. In the mannequin, 64 pressure sensors are attached to particular vertebral and skeletal landmarks and provide feedback on palpation location and level of force applied. We assembled 3 teams to produce 20 copies of that mannequin for student use.
Results
Mannequins were produced in 7 weeks, and space was built out for a special lab. Faculty members are developing classroom procedures to introduce the mannequin to students, phase in the skills from static and motion palpation, and practice thrust performance.
Conclusion
The production run was successful, and the resulting equipment, well-received by students and faculty. In addition to helping teach manual skills, the lab serves as a platform for educational research to test the efficacy of mannequin-based training protocols. With the pressure sensors on known locations along the spine, future research may be able to test the ability of students to identify and contact specific target locations for adjustive thrusts.
Reference17 articles.
1. Triano
J,
Giuliano
D,
McGregor
M,
Howard
L.
Enhanced learning of manipulation techniques using Force-Sensing Table Technology (FSTT)
.
Toronto:
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario;
2014.
2. Descarreaux
M,
Dugas
C,
Raymond
J,
Normand
MC.
Kinetic analysis of expertise in spinal manipulative therapy using an instrumented manikin.
J Chiropr Med.
2005;4(2):53–60.
3. Descarreaux
M,
Dugas
C.
Learning spinal manipulation skills: assessment of biomechanical parameters in a 5-year longitudinal study.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther.
2010;33(3):226–230.
4. Owens
EF,
Hosek
RS,
Sullivan
SGB,
Russell
BS,
Mullin
LE,
Dever
LL.
Establishing force and speed training targets for lumbar spine high-velocity, low amplitude chiropractic adjustments.
J Chiropr Educ.
2015;30(1):7–13.
5. Owens
EF,
Russell
BS,
Hosek
RS,
Sullivan
SGB,
Dever
LL,
Mullin
LE.
Changes in adjustment force, speed, and direction factors in chiropractic students after 10 weeks undergoing standard technique training.
J Chiropr Educ.
2017;32(1):3–9.
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献