About Dr. Van Hemert
Licenses & Certifications
- Doctor of Chiropractic
- Diplomat of Applied Chiropractic Sciences, International Chiropractic Association
- State Licence: Washington 1978, Missouri 1978, Arizona 1982
Education & Training
- Central University of Iowa, undergraduate studies
- Sherman College of Chiropractic, graduate studies
- Los Angeles College of Chirapractic, Orthopedics studies
- 1200 hours of post-graduate, continuing education course work
Professional Associations & Directorships
- American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists
- Council on Chiropractic Practice
- Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Research Inc.
- International Chiropractors Association
- Ortho-Rehab Physical Therapy. 1998-2001
- Washington State Chiropractic Association
Chairman, Evidence Based Practice Committee. 1998-2004
- Washington State Department of Health, Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
Chairman, Instrumentation & Procedures. 2003-2004
- Chairman, Instrumentation & Pracedures / Standard of Care Committee. 2004-2006
- Member, Sexual Boundaries Committee. 2004-2006
- Washington State Spine Institute
Teaching Appointments
- Associate Professor for Continuing Education, National University of Health Sciences
- Chiropractic Indications for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Basic Fundamentals of Surface EMG
- Range of Motion as Outcome Assessments
- Outcome Assessment of Vertebral Subluxation Complex in the Personal Injury File
- Outcome Assessment of Whiplash and Spinal Trauma
Publications
- Medical Factors and Disability Costs Associated with Long Term Low-Back Disability
Due to On-The-Job Injury. The Digest of Chiropractic Economics. 1993
- Kinesiopathology as a Valid and Sensitive Outcome Assessment of the Vertebral
Subluxation Complex. Clinical Chiropractic. 1994
- Washington State Rules on Maximum Medical Improvement by Range of Motion. The ICA Review. 1994
- Clinical Determination of Maximum Medical Improvement by Range of Motion. The ICA Review. 1994
- Computer Generated Outcome Assessment Graphs; Kinesiopathology, Myopathology
and Pain Questionnaires. Do They Measure the Components of VSC? Clinical Chiroproctic. 1995
- Using Progressive Muscle Strength Testing to Determine Maximum Medical
Improvement. The Chiropractic Journal. 1995
- Do We Need Objective Outcome Assessment? The Chiropractic Journal. 1996
- Documentation of the Reduction of the Traumatic Vertebral Subluxation by Spinal
Range of Motion. National Subluxation Conference. 1996
- Outcome Assessments: Why Not Now? Plexus. 1998
- Overview of Implementation of Outcome Assessment Case Management in the
Clinical Practice. Washington State Chiropractic Association. Accepted to National
Guidelines Clearinghouse. 2001
