Dr. Meridel I. Gatterman is the author of Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (1990 and 2003 editions), and Chiropractic Health Promotion and Wellness (2007 release date). She served as editor of Foundations of Chiropractic: Subluxation (1995, 2005) and has several textbook chapters and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles to her credit. Dr. Gatterman is a 1976 graduate of Western States Chiropractic College (WSCC). Among her diverse accomplishments in the field, Dr. Gatterman has served as a member of the Standards of Care Committee, Consortium for Chiropractic Research; member of the Guidelines Steering Committee, Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners; dean of chiropractic and clinical sciences, WSCC; associate professor, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College; and most recently, chair of the ACA Wellness Subcommittee on Education and Examination.


Previous Articles

Knee Osteoarthritis: Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment Options
August 12, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 17)
The Expanding Obesity Epidemic
May 6, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 10)
Fall Prevention: Statistics and Strategies
February 12, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 04)
Lasting Health Care Reform Requires a Health Care Revolution
July 29, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 16)
Time for Health Education Reform
February 26, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 05)
Qigong for Spinal Health
January 1, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 01)
The Healing Power of Nature
August 26, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 18)
Health Promotion, Wellness and Primary Care
May 20, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 11)
Tai Chi / Qigong for Health
March 12, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 06)
The Joy of Movement
February 12, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 04)
Preventive Medicine, Health Promotion and Wellness
October 21, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 22)
The High Cost of Inactivity
August 26, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 18)
Is the Spinal Subluxation a Risk Factor?
July 1, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 14)
Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives
March 11, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 06)
Access to Health Promotion and Wellness Care in the United States
January 15, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 02)
Health Promotion: Whose Job Is It?
December 17, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 26)
Assessment of Community Needs for Health Promotion and Wellness
October 22, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 22)
Health and Wellness Promotion for Older Adults
August 27, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 18)
Tobacco Cessation as a Promoter of Health and Wellness
July 2, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 14)
Health Promotion and Wellness Through Mental Fitness
May 7, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 10)
Health Promotion and Wellness: To Whom Does It Belong?
March 12, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 06)
Motivating Healthy Behavior
January 15, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 02)
Health Promotion and Wellness: Paradigm Lost, Gained or Maintained?
October 12, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 21)
Health Promotion and Wellness: A Paradigm Lost?
September 14, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 19)
CCE Adopts Health Promotion and Wellness Competencies
April 24, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 09)
Response to "Primary Care: An Educational Dilemma and a Practice Predicament" by Reed Phillips, DC, PhD
December 2, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 25)
Separated by a Common Language: Its Time to Develop Chiropractic Nomenclature
July 17, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 15)
Autonomy, Dominance, and the Patient's Interest
December 2, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 25)
One Step Further: The Vertebral Subluxation Syndrome
March 27, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 07)

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