November 2005

A world-class scientists joins RCS

Introducing a member of the International Scientific Advisory Panel

When David Jackson, DC; Matthew McCoy, DC; and Robert Blanks, PhD founded Research & Clinical Science (RCS), they realized that the credibility and validity of the program would rely in great part on the quality of researchers chosen to analyze the data collected by chiropractors around the world.

They sought out a world‑class group of respected scientists with unimpeachable credentials and proven expertise in health care research. The result of their efforts was the RCS International Scientific Advisory Panel, a multi‑disciplinary group charged with overseeing the collection of, and analyzing, data compiled on hundreds of thousands of volunteers and chiropractic patients across the globe.

Each month during this special series, The Chiropractic Journal profiles one member of this prestigious panel.

Dr. Tadashi Matsuhisa is a highly respected medical doctor who attended Palmer College of Chiropractic to earn his DC degree after practicing for more than a decade as an orthopedic surgeon in Japan.

"I was in the medical profession for 10 years in Japan and I realized how much the medical profession has ignored and missed the most important fact about the human body," he explained in an article for the Palmer Beacon. "The medical profession only targets the symptom and just follows the treatment manually according to the name of the symptom or 'diagnosis.' ... The medical profession has failed to cure many people using the medical diagnostic approach."

He searched for a more meaningful way to help people and found chiropractic. "We as chiropractors just find subluxations of the spine and correct them. That's it, nothing else. That is why chiropractic is so powerful with the difficult cases that the medical profession cannot help. That is why I was attracted to chiropractic from medicine," he told the Beacon.

As a member of the RCS International Scientific Advisory Panel, he has the opportunity to analyze data from hundreds of thousands of research volunteers around the world and produce the scientific proof that chiropractic can help all people enjoy healthier lives.

"We can protect and promote real 'subluxation‑centered' chiropractic," he explained. "By doing so, we can create a new perception for health care in society. Then we can change the world's health care system."

"Dr. Tadashi Matsuhisa's credentials clearly show that he is one of the top researchers in the chiropractic profession, and equally well respected in the medical research arena," stated Dr. Blanks, RCS president. "All RCS Authorized Clinical Investigators will be proud to tell volunteers and patients that they are partnered with a researcher of such distinction."

Dr. Matsuhisa is a member of the Japanese Orthopaedic Surgeon Association and the Japan Medical Association. He also serves as Chairman of the International Japanese Doctors of Chiropractic (IJDC), Chairman of the Gonstead Chiropractic of Japan (GCJ), and editorial member of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR).

Educational and clinical history

***  Graduation from Keio University Medical School (Tokyo)

***  Mie University Medical School, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Residence at Mie University Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Residence at Suzuka Kaisei General Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Residence at Matsusaka City General Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Research at Mie University Medical School, pathology department

***  Staff at Mie University Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Staff at Mie prefectual Shima General Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Staff of spinal surgery at Hakujin‑kai Murase Hospital, orthopaedic surgery department

***  Study of joint replacement surgery at Harvard Medical Center‑related hospital in Boston and Rose Medical Center in Denver

***  Attend Conference of American Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in Orlando, Florida

***  Preceptorship in Phoenix (Dr. Jose Lara, Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic)

***  Graduation from Palmer College of Chiropractic

Certification and license

***  1991 ‑‑ Degree, License of Medical Doctor

***  1998 ‑‑ Certification of Orthopaedic Surgeon by Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA), Certification of Sports Medical Doctor by Japan Medical Association

***  2003 ‑‑ Certification of Gonstead executive member (Palmer college, Gonstead club)

***  2005 ‑‑ Degree of Doctor of Chiropractic

***  2005 ‑‑ Applying for Arizona State Chiropractic License

Awards

***  Summa Cum Laude, Palmer College of Chiropractic

***  Presidential Scholar, Palmer College of Chiropractic

***  Pi Tau Delta Award

Teaching experience

***  Assistance of teaching of a chiropractic concept at University of California, Irvine (UCI), Medical School

***  Translation for Japanese chiropractic students in orthopaedic class at LACC

***  Presentation about experience as an orthopaedic surgeon at RMIT University, chiropractic school in Japan.

***  Translation for Japanese chiropractic students in anatomy class at University of New Mexico.

***  Teach Gonstead chiropractic technique at Palmer College of Chiropractic

***  Exhibition of Gonstead chiropractic technique for medical people at the 103rd Central Japan Association of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology in Kobe in Nov. 2004 (Invited)

***  Translation for Japanese chiropractic students in radiology class at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia

Presentations at medical meetings or conferences

"A case study of flexor digitorum tendons' rupture following a colles fracture," presented at Tokai Orthopaedic Surgeon's Conference in Nagoya, 1991

"A case study of a Jumper's knee resulted in a patellar tendon rupture," presented at Tokai Injury Study Association's Conference in Nagoya, 1996

"The outcome of ankle ATFL injuries treated by surgical repair," presented at Middle Japanese Orthopaedic Surgeon Association's Conference in Osaka in 1998

"The outcome of surgeries for lumbar canal stenosis," presented at Japanese Orthopaedic Surgeon Association's Conference in Kobe in 1999

"The Power of Chiropractic (Gonstead Chiropractic)." The educational lecture for medical people at the 103rd Central Japan Association of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology in Kobe in Nov. 2004 (Invited)

Publications

"The outcome of ankle ATFL injuries treated by surgical repair." Middle Japanese Orthopaedic Surgeon Association Journal, 1998

"Ideal direction for orthopaedic surgeons in 21st century." Monthly magazine, Orthopaedic Surgeon, May 2000

"The outcome of surgeries for lumbar canal stenosis." Japanese Orthopaedic Surgeon Association Journal, 1999

"Chiropractic in The United States." Journal Ido‑no‑Nihon, March 2002‑ present

"Q and A Chiropractic." Journal Ido‑no‑Nihon, No10 chiropractic special edition

"Gonstead Chiropractic." Journal Manipulation, August 2003

"My mission is to change current health care system through real chiropractic." Beacon, Palmer College, June‑July 2004