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Welcome to my Web site!Hello. My name is Jim DeVocht and I am from the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at Palmer College of Chiropractic.
James W. DeVocht, DC, PhD
Curriculum Vitae (last revised on March 15, 2006) EDUCATION Degree Date Institution City, State Major area of study PhD 1996 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Biomedical Engineering MS 1992 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Mechanical Engineering DC 1983 Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA Chiropractic BS 1972 Brigham Young University Provo, UT Physics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 7/84 to 7/85 private chiropractic practice in New Mexico 8/86 to 8/89 and 6/72 to 7/80: U.S. Army officer including 2 years as a research physicist and 3 years as an assistant professor of military science. 12/06 to Present: assistant/associate professor in the Palmer Center for Chiropractic at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Primarily biomechanics related research but also teach the biomechanics class in the DC program and some biomechanics/ergonomics classes in the graduate program.
SCHOLARSHIP and RESEARCH Book Chapters Pope MH, DeVocht JW, McIntyre RE, Marker TK The Thoracolumbar Spine, Chapter 6 in Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: Function, Outcomes and Evidence, edited by Mayer TG, Gatchel RJ, and Polatin PB; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000.
Journal Articles DeVocht JW: History and Overview of Theories and Methods of Chiropractic: A Counterpoint, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 444:243-249, 2006 DeVocht JW, Wilder DG, Bandstra ER, Spratt KG: Biomechanical Evaluation of Four Different Mattresses, Applied Ergonomics, 37 (3):297-304, 2006 DeVocht JW, Schaeffer W, Lawrence D: Chiropractic Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders Using the Activator Adjusting Instrument and Protocol, 11(6): 68-71, 2005. DeVocht JW, Pickar JG, Wilder DG: Spinal Manipulation Alters EMG Activity of Paraspinal Muscles – A Descriptive Study, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 28 (7): 465-471, 2005. DeVocht JW, Long CR, Zeitler DL, Schaeffer W: Chiropractic Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders Using the Activator Adjusting Instrument – A Prospective Case Series, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 26 (7), 421-425, 2003. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, and Lew D: Experimental Validation of a Finite Element Model of the Temporomandibular Joint, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 59:775-778, 2001. DeVocht JW, Pope MH, Magnusson M, and Spratt KF: Biomechanical Evaluation of the Rola Stretcher as a Passive Distraction Device, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 23 (4): 252-257, 2000. Pope MH and DeVocht JW: The Clinical Relevance of Biomechanics, Neurologic Clinics, 17:17-41, 1999. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, and Lew D: A Study of the Control of Disc Movement Within the Temporomandibular Joint Using the Finite Element Technique, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 54:1431-1437, 1996.
Platform Presentations DeVocht JW, Long CR, Zeitler DL, Schaeffer W: A Prospective Case Series for the Chiropractic Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders, Proceedings of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference X / Research Agenda Conference VIII, New Orleans, March 12-15, 2003 as published in The Journal of Chiropractic Education, 17:1, p 5-6, 2003. DeVocht JW, Long CR, Zeitler DL, Schaeffer W: Decrease of Elevated Paraspinal Muscle EMG Activity Following Activator Treatment, 2003 Annual Instructor’s Seminar of Activator Methods, Inc., Phoenix, July 12, 2003. [invited presentation] DeVocht JW, Wilder DG, Flatau LC: Paraspinal Muscle Activity During Chiropractic Manipulation of Subjects With Acute Low Back Pain, University of Iowa College of Medicine & College of Public Health Research Week, Apr 9 -11, 2001. DeVocht JW, Pope MH, Magnusson ML: Biomechanical Analysis of the Rola Stretcher, A Passive Traction Device; Proceedings of the Consortium of Canadian Chiropractic Research Centres: Inaugural Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 13, Nov 14-15, 1998. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, Lew D, and Hoffman EA: Development of a Finite Element Model to Simulate and Study the Biomechanics of the Temporomandibular Joint, Program and Abstract Book of the Visible Human Project Conference, Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, 89-90, Bethesda, MD, Oct 7&8, 1996. DeVocht JW, Goel V, Zeitler D, and Lew D: Stress Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint by Use of a Computer Model, Educational Summaries and Outlines, Supplement to J of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol 52 No 8 Supplement 2, 132, presented in Denver, CO, 1994. Jayaraman G and DeVocht J: Compressive Strength of Lumbar Disc: Influence of Annulus Size and Material Composition and Distribution, Proceedings of the 1991 International Conference of Spinal Manipulation, 1991.
Poster Presentations DeVocht JW, Wilder DG, Spratt KG: Biomechanical Evaluation of Four Different Mattresses, Proceedings of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference XI / Research Agenda Conference IX, Las Vegas, March 11-14, 2004 as published in The Journal of Chiropractic Education, 18:1, p 47-8, 2004. DeVocht JW, Pickar JG, Wilder DG: Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Paraspinal Muscle Activity, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Vancouver, poster 145, May 13 - 17, 2003. DeVocht JW, Pickar JG, Wilder DG: Reduction of Elevated Paraspinal Muscle EMG Activity Following Spinal Manipulation, World Federation of Chiropractic’s 7th Biennial Congress, Orlando, May 1-3, 2003. DeVocht JW, Pickar JG, Wilder DG: Decrease of Paraspinal Muscle EMG Activity During Spinal Manipulation, Proceedings of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Cleveland, poster 141, May 14 - 18, 2002. Henderson CNR, DeVocht JW, Kirstukas SJ, Cramer GD: In Vivo Biomechanical Assessment a Small Animal Model of the Vertebral Subluxation; International Conference on Spinal Manipulation, Bloomington, Minnesota, pp 193 - 195, September 21-23, 2000. DeVocht JW, Pope, MH, Magnusson M, Spratt KF: Biomechanical Effect of the Rola Stretcher, a Passive Traction Device; Abstracts of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Adelaide, Australia, 141, April 9-13, 2000. DeVocht J, Henderson C, Kirstukas S, Zeitler D, Goel V, Pope M: A Reversible In Vivo Small Animal Model to Study the Effect of Fixation on the Lumbar Spine; Abstracts, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Brussels, Belgium, 164, June 9-13, 1998. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, Lew D: Experimental Validation of a Non-Linear, Arbitrary Contact Finite Element Model of the Temporomandibular Joint, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, Oregon, June, 1997. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, Lew D, and Brandser EA: A Finite Element Model to Study the Control of Disc Movement Within the Temporomandibular Joint, Advances in Bioengineering, BED-Vol. 31, 59-60, 1995. Brandser EA, DeVocht JW, Lew D, Hoffman EA, and Goel VK, Mandibular Condyle Motion: Comparison of Videofluoroscopy, Cineradiography, and MRI, Computer Assisted Radiology Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer and Communication Systems for Image Guided Diagnosis and Therapy, Berlin, 1037-1042, June 21-24, 1995. DeVocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, and Lew D: A Stress Analysis of the Temporomandibular Joint During Normal Opening Using the Finite Element Method, Proceedings of the 1994 International Conference of Spinal Manipulation, 99-100, 1994.
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