September 2007

CCGPP releases wellness chapter draft

The Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) has posted a draft of the wellness chapter titled “Chiropractic Management of Prevention and Health Promotion; Nonmusculoskeletal Conditions; and Conditions of the Elderly, Children, and Pregnant Women—Draft” for review and commentary at www.ccgpp.org. The draft was posted Sept. 1.

The chapter addresses issues of achieving and maintaining wellness through care by chiropractic doctors. It was written by CCGPP Commission Chair Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, CHES, and her team. The chapter covers special populations most commonly treated by DCs. 

It is the second chapter to be released in the ongoing best practices initiative of the CCGPP, as commissioned by its founding organizations. This latest chapter utilizes an improved format developed to make the information more user-friendly for the profession; however, it should be noted this chapter represents only the literature synthesis. Future projects are planned to translate this evidence into useful information, which will then be published in its final form as the Clinical Chiropractic Compass.

The 60-day comment period on this wellness chapter draft began Sept.1. Comments should be submitted in an electronic format to ccgpp@sc.rr.com and include a discussion of the conclusions, submission of additional literature for review, and editorial suggestions.

The CCGPP anticipates releasing the “Upper Extremity” evidence synthesis Oct. 1 for its 60-day review and comment period. Additional chapters will follow thereafter. 

The “Low Back” evidence synthesis was the first chapter released in May 2006. That chapter is currently being revised based on the feedback received during its commentary period, and it will be re-released for review later this year.

Source: Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters, www.ccgpp.org

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