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OBJECTIVE: Professional demands have led to health-care educator specialization in research or patient care. The academy movement is an avenue that attempts to return prestige and importance to improved instruction. The authors performed a needs analysis of selected faculty at 3 chiropractic colleges to assess the need for, and willingness to participate in, an academy of educators program. METHODS: An expert-developed, pretested survey was deployed using SurveyMonkey. Analysis of variance and regression analysis were used to address 3 research questions related to the academy of educators program. RESULTS: The study achieved a 53% response rate and reflected that an overwhelming majority of chiropractic faulty members (89%) reported the need for an academy of educators. The study found no significant differences between faculty ranks, years of experience, and participation willingness. CONCLUSION: A structured approach, such as an academy, to foster professional teaching development may create positive outcomes for an institution. Faculty educators were willing to engage in an efficient program that may improve teaching methods and create opportunities for collaborative working relationships, which signals the potential for wide acceptance of the program.
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INTRODUCTION: Migraine is a complex disorder of the brain characterized by severe headache, photophobia, phonophobia, and nausea. This case report demonstrated the reduction of a 49-year-old female's chronic migraine symptoms after 12 weeks of Vojta/Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) therapy. METHODS: Vojta/DNS treatment occurred either in the office or at home over a 12-week period. Symptoms were tracked via a patient diary, a VAS pain scale, and a Headache Disability Index (HDI). RESULTS: The patient's migraine symptoms were typically of 3 days duration, a frequency of 8-10 times per month, and an intensity of 10/10 on a VAS pain scale. After a 12-week trial of Vojta/DNS care, subjective improvements were noted, with a reduction in frequency to 1-2 times per month, duration of 12 h at most, and decreased intensity to a 2/10 on a VAS pain scale. HDI scores dropped from 48% to 34%. DISCUSSION: This therapy reduced the patient migraine sysmptoms in frequency, duration and intensity. This therapy is not well-known in North America despite its use for over 40 years in Europe. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrated that Vojta/DNS treatment over a 12-week period helped manage the patient's migraines and could be a possible treatment option for future research.
