Los Angeles Chiropractic College - Aesculapian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Dr. Crawford, D.C., gives a very. interesting and complete course in palpation and technic. Palpation The art of training fingers to detect mal- ilignments of the spinal column, abnormal articulations between joints and tissue reac- tions is developed slowly. Once acquired, the hands and fingers of the chiropractic physician become his most valued instru- ment. If healing is an art, then palpation is the greatest single aid to diagnosis. Technic Primary movements to correct sub-luxa- tions give students the concept of the mechan- ics of. reducing spinal distortions. The caution exercised by the alternating doctor-patient gradually develops into an understanding lead- ing to a technic of his own. The thrill of hearing his fellow student-patient say, that feels fine, previews his eventual role in society as healer of the sick. ' 1 23

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f . Hlstology Microscopic anatomy is the most valuable study in the prac- tice of healing. That all living material is composed of units, cells, is the most fundamental concept in all biology. When the physician has mastered the knowledge of all body tissues, he is then prepared to learn the physiology of the cell. Disease, it has been claimed, is perversion of normal cell. It becomes clearer that the science of chiropractic, which restores the integrity of tissues composed of many individual cells, will be proven beyond refute on the basis of histological study. Dr. Anderson gives a combined lecture and laboratory course devoted to the microscopic study of the tissues of the human Phys iolo y The study of normal functions of the body is always fascinat- ing to students and physicians alike. Changes in concepts and reports from various fields of investigation constantly outdate the text. For this reason instructor and student are in the field of healing, especially new findings in the result of the chiro- practic adjustment, are appraised in the light of previous the- ories. Of increasing importance is the study of digestive and absorptive action of various foods, vitamins and minerals. The class is presented in a most interesting way by Dr. Henry G. Higley, Chairman, Dept. of Physiology. Parasitology Parasitology is that branch of biological science which considers the or- ganisms that take up their habital on or within another organism. At Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, laboratory studies make up an intricate part of the course. The protozoan and metazoan parasites common to man are considered. They arestudied because they are tied to man for their food resulting in sumerous pathologies. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Oliver Titrud presents the course to the students in a most fascinating way with a combined lecture and laboratory study.

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24 B ac teriology The visual experience of those to whom the microscope is unknown fails to encompass any living thing smaller than in- sects like fleas, lice and mites, or some of the algae. The Bac- teriologist, however, has entry into an amazing universe where those ignorant of the subject cannot follow. Dr. Stocking, D.V.M., has the unique experience of acquainting students with hordes of beautiful creatures, visible only beneath his lenses, and by special means, also making him aware of the existence of mysterious, physiologically active structures so small as to be invisible even with the most powerful ordinary microscope, but of immense importance industrially and medically. The lectures of Dr. Ralph Pressman are arranged to coincide with Dr. Stockingis laboratory instructions. Staining slides of active tubercle bacilli, culturing B. Coli and strep stains give the student proper respect due a vicious in- i T fective agent. Other lab procedures equip the student with an adequate knowledge of characteristics of microscopic organisms and their behavior under disease condition. DR RALPH PRESSMAN Ph D , M s