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Asia-Pacific Chiropractic Journal
Issue 6.2
Published 1 October 2025
This page current to 31 December 2025
Scholarship
Phillip Ebrall: The problem with subluxation
Allix F, Aubry A, Hoog V, Lorenzelli C, Sok S: The management of diagnosed Migraine patients through manual therapy: A Systematic and Critical Review
Charles Masarsky: Hypothesis: Chiropractic adjustments reduce the risk of stroke in Long COVID
Scott Cuthbert: Scalenus Anticus Syndrome: A root of the neck and shoulder disorder
Gil Weiner: Shiatsu, a natural pairing with Chiropractic practice
Michel Tetrault: Advancing Chiropractic globally through educational leadership: Addressing the urgent need for Faculty Development in emerging countries
Harvey Getzoff: Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): Questions and Answers (Q+A)
JC Smith: Modern revelations
Roger McFillin: How your family Doc became a vaccine & drug enforcement Agent
Scott Cuthbert: Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A measurable neuromuscular ensemble of the Chiropractic patient’s mouth and airway
Clinical evidence as Case Reports
Charles Masarsky & Marion Todres-Masarsky: Long COVID with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A case report
John Erickson: Chiropractic care of a 7-year-old male child presenting with resolving encopresis: A case report
Adrienne Leahy, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Resolution of headaches, and improvement in energy and mental clarity in a 30-year-old male: A case report
Jessey Wong, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Improvement in dizziness and hearing loss in a 29-year-old male with Meniere's Disease: A case report
Ben Coupe, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Improvement in muscle spasticity, pain and continence in a 52-year-old female with Cerebral Palsy A case report
James Cobb J, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Improvement in balance, behaviour, respiratory function and Quality of Life in an 11-year-old male with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A case report
Shaan Rai, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Reduction in Trigeminal Neuralgia, and increase in muscle function and Quality of Life in 72-year-old female: A case report
Jennifer Luu, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Reduction in back and joint pain and increase in performance in a 10-year-old male competitive swimmer: A case report
Sarah Kotlerman, et al: Improvement in Atrial Fibrillation, Vision, Blood Pressure, and Energy in an 80-year-old male under chiropractic care: A case report
Samantha Coupe, Ruth Postlethwaite & Clare McIvor: Improvement in migraines, neck pain and balance in a 57-year-old female with Krabbe Disease: A case report
16th Sacro Occipital Technique Research Conference for Chiropractors (April 2025)
Christine Benner: Effects of sacro occipital technique (SOT) chiropractic and cranial therapy on dizziness in three patients 68, 72, and 75-years-old: A case series [Abstract]
Jason Scoppa & Rebecca Taylor: Muscle activity in the head, face, and neck measured with surface EMG before and after cranial therapy: A case report of 2 patients [Abstract]
Charles L Blum: Low back pain, genetics, and chiropractic preventative care: A longitudinal case study [Abstract]
William J Boro: Chiropractic treatment of a patient with chronic low-back pain followed over 20-years: A case report [Abstract]
Jeffrey Moore & Charles Blum: Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT): Considerations for uterine or prostate treatment application for patients’ undergoing/undergone gender-affirming surgery and hormonal replacement therapy
Daniel Tuttle: Visual cranial analysis: Palpation of the supine patient’s mastoid process position: An investigational study
Thomas Bloink & Charles Blum: Interdisciplinary care of a 15 year old male patient suffering from unresolving post-concussion syndrome symptoms secondary to high school American football trauma: A case report [Abstract]
Kathryn Cantwell: .Cranial Adjustments and Neurodivergent Children: Clinical Considerations [Abstract]
Martin Rosen & Charles Blum: Chiropractic care for a paediatric patient presenting with myoclonic seizures and delayed development: A case report [Abstract]
Jesse Nichols: Correction of dramatic cranial changes after traumatic impact on a 2-year-old: A case report [Abstract]
John Erickson: Chiropractic care of a 7-year-old male child presenting with resolving encopresis: A case report. [Abstract]
David W Simmons: Successful Sacro Occipital Technique care for an 11-year-old female presenting with scoliosis: A case report [Abstract]: A case report [Abstract]
Chad Hagen & Barbara Mansholt: Unexpected resolution of chronic sinus headaches following chiropractic care for cervicogenic headaches: A case report [Abstract]
Ibis Melissa Roman Guzman & Jake Halverson: Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver incidentally identified in a chiropractic patient with rib pain, a case report [Abstract]
Lisa M Stowell & Charles L Blum: Chiropractic treatment of a 33 year old female presenting with bilateral toe walking and mild scoliosis throughout entire spine: A case report [Abstract]
Michelle Greene: Chiropractic care for a patient preparing for a Norwegian Trek when she couldn’t walk up stairs: A case report. [Abstract]
Thomas Bloink & Charles L Blum: 39-year-old male patient presenting with traumatic L4/5 and L5/S1 central disc herniation and stenosis conservatively treated with chiropractic care: A case report [Abstract]
Lisa Stowell & Charles L Blum: Chiropractic treatment of a 47 year old female presenting with significant bilateral reduced shoulder ranges-of-motion since childhood: A case report [Abstract]
Chad Hagen: Major B De Jarnette, DO, DC. Founder and Developer of Sacro Occipital Technique [Abstract]
75th Collection of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting 2024/25: ICAK-USA
Paradigms of Care
Applied Kinesiology (AK)
Cuthbert S, Lindley-Jones C, and contributors: A history of professional Applied Kinesiology around the world (Part I)
Cuthbert S, Lindley-Jones C, and contributors: A history of professional Applied Kinesiology around the world (Part II)
Chloé Blanchard & Richard Meldener: A chiropractic history of Applied Kinesiology in France [Also in French]
McCord KM, Schmitt WH: Quintessential Applications: A(K) Clinical Protocol. The Evolution of a Neurological & Biochemical Hierarchy
Schmitt WH, McCord KM: Measure, Measure, Measure:‘Indicator testing’ and nutrients for musculoskeletal pain
Schmitt WH, McCord KM: Relieving spinal stress with ‘Emotional Recall Quick Fix’
Schmitt WH, McCord KM: Set Point (Touch & Tap) Technique for chronic Injury, inflammation, and pain relief
McCord KM, Schmitt WH: Acute pain & the Quintessential Applications clinical protocol
Cuthbert S: Vitamin D and Coronavirus: Not a vaccine, nonetheless nature’s humble natural cure
Cuthbert S: Best Practice Guidelines for Diagnosing Muscle Imbalance: Chiropractic versus Physiotherapy
Cuthbert S: The GenitoUrinary system in chiropractic: The neuroanatomy of the muscle-organ-gland correlation
Cuthbert S, Stump JL, Stark B: Applied Kinesiology Chiropractic and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cuthbert S: Proprioception in Chiropractic: Measuring tone with Chiropractic Neuro-Physiology
Scott Cuthbert: Chiropractic Applied Kinesiology methods for cervical herniated disc syndrome along with sciatica and bilateral frozen shoulder: A case report
Scott Cuthbert: Chiropractic management of cervical disc herniations: A case series
Scott Cuthbert: Manual Muscle Testing: The Chiropractic profession’s physical sign of the Motor Neuron’s ‘Tone’. A DD Palmer wish-fulfilment like no other
Sacro-occipital Technique (SOT)
Harvey Getzoff: A critical approach for learning the Operating Principles of Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) Chiropractic
Harvey Getzoff: Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): A Systems Driven Method of Chiropractic
Harvey Getzoff: Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): Category Three: Predictability of Outcomes
Harvey Getzoff: Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): Documentation and recording system
Harvey Getzoff: Anterior Thoracic adjusting and the relationship to cervical flexion: A retrospective case series of twenty-four patients
Harvey Getzoff: A primary cranial analysis and adjustment method for all three Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) Categories: A retrospective study of 85 patients
Harvey Getzoff: The Atlas Vertebrae and its role in the function of the Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) Categories
Harvey Getzoff: Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): Questions and Answers (Q+A)
Chad Warshel et al: Supine and prone SOT pelvic block placement: A comparative analysis of position by MRI
Gonstead Methods
Randal Johnson: Down the sacrum rabbit hole
Randal Johnson: Down the sacrum rabbit hole: Part 2
More on the way
ABC™
Osborne M, et al: Wheelchair to walking in 9 months: ABC™ Meningeal Releases and Stiff Person Syndrome: A case report
Birnie L, et al: Advanced Biostructural Correction™ and Its Impact on Pulmonary Function: A case report
Leahy A, et al: Resolution of headaches, and improvement in energy and mental clarity in a 30-year-old male: A case report
Coupe B, et al. Improvement in muscle spasticity, pain and continence in a 52-year-old female with Cerebral Palsy A case report
Samantha Coupe, et al: Improvement in migraines, neck pain and balance in a 57-year-old female with Krabbe Disease: A case report
Articles
Chiropractic History
Callender A: Reflections of a chiropractic historian
Peters RE: The Founder of Chiropractic: Some notes on DD Palmer
Ebrall P: DD Palmer and the Egyptian Connection: A short report
Cuthbert S, Lindley-Jones C, at al: A history of professional Applied Kinesiology around the world (Part I).
Smith JC: Chiselled hands: A history of manipulative therapy and Chiropractic care
Davis KY, Blum CL: A history of temporal sphenoidal (TS) diagnosis and its clinical application
Ierano J: The upper cervical Chiropractic lineage diagram project
Ebrall P: The establishment of the International College of Chiropractic (ICC) Melbourne
Ebrall P: The Emergence of Chiropractic Education in Australia
Ebrall P: RMIT University kills its Chiropractic program in Victoria
Ebrall P: Another one bites the dust: Are we witnessing the demise of our profession? [Editorial]
Ebrall P: ‘It’s not the battles we lose that bother me, it’s the ones we don’t suit up for’ [Editorial]
Ebrall P: Survival and growth: Adversity make us do better [Editorial]
Master Classes
Neil Davies: The cranial connection and the neuropathic process
Noone P: Integration of Post-Concussion Support Strategies into chiropractic practice
Cuthbert S, Stump JL, Stark B: Applied Kinesiology Chiropractic and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Maffetone P: A review of manual methods of traditional biofeedback for improving brain and body health and fitness
Cuthbert S: The GenitoUrinary system in chiropractic: The neuroanatomy of the muscle-organ-gland correlation
Cuthbert S: Best Practice Guidelines for Diagnosing Muscle Imbalance: Chiropractic versus Physiotherapy
Caroline Vitez: Dr. Robert Coté's Clinical Research
Santos E: Clinical efficacy of Guasha Therapy for shoulder pain [Thesis]
Williams S, Blum CL, Billings S: Plagiocephaly: The Oblique Skull; A method of chiropractic correction, with a case report
Cashman S, Blum C: Trapezius fibre muscle analysis: A pilot inter/intra-examiner reliability study
Chu ECP, Huang KHK, Shum JSF: Lumbosacral transitional vertebra as a potential contributing factor to scoliosis: a report of two cases
Philosophy of Chiropractic
Phillip Ebrall: The problem with subluxation
Abrahams T: Philosophy: To be or not to be?
Rome P, Waterhouse JD: The specific chiropractic adjustment is conducted within an articulation’s physiological range of motion: Part 4 of a series
Elbert R: Doctor, what is the intention of your adjustment? A Clinical Huddle
Blum C: Channeling healing energy: The power of touch in the chiropractic clinical encounter, Part three
Rome PL, Waterhouse JD: The Vertebral Subluxation premise: Part 1: The medical literature regarding nomenclature
Policy Committee. Australian Chiropractors Association: Policy on Chiropractic Practice, Scope & Terminology
Rome PL, Waterhouse JD: The Vertebral Subluxation premise: Principle 1 continued, The medical literature regarding nomenclature and onset
Ebrall P: Subluxation as a fuzzy narrative
Blum C: Yesterday when I was young [Reflection]
Seiler E: DD Palmer’s theistic spin on biology and the modern effort to hide it
Rome PL, Waterhouse JD: Medicine has failed to grasp the principles explaining chiropractic’s international success [Editorial]
Ebrall P: A philosophy for chiropractic education in the 21st Century: A contextual prelude
Richards DM: The meaning and value of vitalism in chiropractic [Thesis]
Fox M, et al: Vitalism in a New Zealand chiropractic program
Ebrall P: Absolving Chiropractic’s indeterminacy through interdependence
Academic practice
Angelo Battiston et al: Comparing consecutive third-year Chiropractic Student cohorts: A successful evaluation of the Paired Junior Clinic programme
Phillip Ebrall: A philosophy for Transnational Chiropractic education
Phillip Ebrall: A philosophy for chiropractic education in the 21st Century: A contextual prelude
Knowledge
eBooks
Charles Blum: Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT). Chapter 1: Introduction
Charles Blum: Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT). Chapter 4: Chiropractic Involvement in Nonmusculoskeletal Treatment
Charles Blum: Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT). Chapter 5: Non-Synaptic Messaging and Nonmusculoskeletal Conditions
Charles Blum: Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique (CMRT). Chapter 6: Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome and CMRT
Phillip Ebrall. A philosophy of Chiropractic. Chapter 1: The profession
Phillip Ebrall. A philosophy of Chiropractic. Chapter 5: Universal meanings
JC Smith: The medical war against chiropractic

This issue's challenge ...
Phrónēsis is a term that holds great significance in ancient Greek philosophy, representing a unique and essential human virtue. Often translated as 'practical wisdom' or 'prudence', phrónēsis is not just an intellectual pursuit but a deeply practical and moral quality that guides individuals in making the right decisions in complex, real-life situations. Unlike theoretical knowledge (episteme) or technical skill (techne), phrónēsis involves the ability to apply wisdom to everyday life, balancing reason, emotion, and context.
Discuss the value, if any, of phronēsis in relation to the Vertebral Subluxation Complex?
Reading: Phronesis: What Is This Human Virtue According To The Greek Philosophers?



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It’s National Spinal Health Week next week (26 May – 1 June), and CQUniversity couldn’t be prouder to celebrate one of its newest success stories – Masters of Clinical Chiropractic graduate Neil ‘Vincent’ Bones.
Yes, Bones is his real surname. And no, you couldn’t script it better.
After completing his studies at CQU’s Mackay campus, Vincent is ready to make his mark in the chiropractic field, offering a fresh pair of hands to a profession dedicated to keeping Australia’s spines aligned and strong.
Freshly qualified and already putting his knowledge to good use at Grays Chiropractic and Wellness in Mackay, Vincent is quickly becoming a spine-alignment sensation in his local community.
But Vincent’s path to chiropractic wasn’t always obvious, in fact it seemed to be quite whimsical.
While sport and staying active were always part of his life, he never had seen a chiropractor personally before starting the course.
'Everyone, including all my classmates, thought I was a little crazy for diving into something I had zero background in. But from day one, I started learning, experiencing it firsthand, and seeing the real benefits of chiropractic care', Vincent explained.
'So, no – it wasn’t love at first sight. But now? I’m all in, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything'.
Story courtesy of CQUniversity News. By Priscilla Roberts.
'I’m passionate about helping people move better, feel better and live better', Vincent said.
It wasn’t a predetermined calling, but a health challenge during his final year of high school, that shifted Vincent's career perspective.
'I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and that really made me take my health seriously', he said.
'That experience gave me a deeper appreciation for wellbeing and probably played a part in me wanting to help others feel their best too'.
During his time at CQUniversity, Vincent immersed himself in anatomy, biomechanics and hands-on clinical training - and it has all paid off as he has transitioned from student to practitioner - a move he describes as both exciting and fulfilling.
'Whether it’s a small difference or a big one – if I can improve someone’s quality of life, that’s what drives me'.
Now focused on building his experience, Vincent is aiming to become a trusted practitioner in his community – someone people can rely on for honest, quality care.
In the long term, he’s open to working with athletes, expanding his practice, or even opening a clinic of his own.
As National Spinal Health Week shines a light on the importance of maintaining a healthy spine, Vincent’s story serves as a timely reminder of the growing need for passionate, knowledgeable chiropractors in regional communities.
If you're thinking of a career that makes people feel better – inside and out, CQUniversity’s Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) and the subsequent Masters of Clinical Chiropractic offers the skills, support, and clinical training to launch your career in one of Australia’s most in-demand health professions.
With a focus on evidence-based care, hands-on learning and real-world experience, it’s the perfect way to align your future.
