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A commentary on the implications of medication prescription rights for the chiropractic profession
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2016)There is a growing desire within the chiropractic profession to expand the scope of practice to include limited medication prescription rights for the treatment of spine-related and other musculoskeletal conditions. Such ... -
Comparison of intra subject repeatability of quantitative fluoroscopy and static radiography in the measurement of lumbar intervertebral flexion translation
(Scientific Reports, 2019)Low back pain patients are sometimes offered fusion surgery if intervertebral translation, measured from static, end of range radiographs exceeds 3 mm. However, it is essential to know the measurement error of such methods, ... -
A comparison of isolated lumbar extension strength between healthy asymptomatic participants and chronic low back pain participants without previous lumbar spine surgery
(Spine, 2018)Study Design. Cross-sectional case-control study. Objective. To compare isolated lumbar extension strength between healthy asymptomatic participants and participants with chronic low back pain (CLBP), while controlling ... -
Comparison of two methods of collecting healthcare usage data in chiropractic clinics: patient-report versus documentation in patient files
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2014)The use of patient-reported questionnaires to collect information on costs associated with routine healthcare services, such as chiropractic, represents a less labour intensive alternative to retrieving these data from ... -
Considerations for environmental sustainability in clinical radiology and radiotherapy practice: A systematic literature review and recommendations for a greener practice
(Radiography, 2023-10)Introduction: Environmental sustainability (ES) in healthcare is an important current challenge in the wider context of reducing the environmental impacts of human activity. Identifying key routes to making clinical radiology ... -
Consumer understanding of terms used in imaging reports requested for low back pain: a cross-sectional survey
(BMJ Open, 2021)Objectives: To investigate (1) self-reported societal comprehension of common and usually non-serious terms found in lumbar spine imaging reports and (2) its relationship to perceived seriousness, likely persistence of low ... -
Contextually Aided Recovery (CARe): a scientific theory for innate healing
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2017)Background The chiropractic profession emerged when scientific explanations for causes of health and disease were still in infancy and the co-existence of notions such as innate healing and vitalism were perhaps admissible ... -
The contribution of BMI, body image inflexibility, and generalized anxiety to symptoms of eating disorders and exercise dependence in exercisers
(International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2022)1) Background: The common factors which potentially contribute to the development of eating disorders and exercise dependence during early adulthood are still relatively unclear. The present study aimed to examine the role ... -
A conventional multiplex PCR for the detection of four common soil-transmitted nematodes in human feces: development and validation
(Tropical Biomedicine, 2022-03-31)Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, mainly caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworms, are among the most common intestinal parasites that infect humans. The infections are widely distributed ... -
Correlations between individuals’ characteristics and spinal stiffness in individuals with and without back pain: A combined analysis of multiple data sets
(Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2018)Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the correlations between individual characteristics and spinal stiffness as measured with different spinal stiffness measurement devices in individuals with and without ... -
COVID-19: how has a global pandemic changed manual therapy technique education in chiropractic programs around the world?
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: Manual therapy is a cornerstone of chiropractic education, whereby students work towards a level of skill and expertise that is regarded as competent to work within the field of chiropractic. Due to the COVID-19 ... -
Culinary herbs and spices for low-salt dietary management: Taste sensitivity and preference among the elderly
(NFS Journal, 2024-02-01)Background: Low-salt dietary management is a strategy for maintaining the health of the elderly. However, the elderly face the challenge of reducing salt consumption because of taste changes associated with aging. Objective: ... -
Current preventative and health promotional care offered to patients by chiropractors in the United Kingdom: a survey
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2015)Background: With increasing morbidity and mortality attributable to non-communicable disease, primary healthcare providers are urged to increasingly support people in making healthy lifestyle choices. Many chronic ... -
A descriptive analysis of the contents of Care Response, an international data set of patient-reported outcomes for chiropractic patients
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023-09-19)Background: Databases have become an important tool in understanding trends and correlations in health care by collecting demographic and clinical information. Analysis of data collected from large cohorts of patients can ... -
Determining the reliability of a custom built seated stadiometry set-up for measuring spinal height in participants with chronic low back pain
(Applied Ergonomics, 2016)Indirect measurement of disc hydration can be obtained through measures of spinal height using stadiometry. However, specialised stadiometers for this are often custom-built and expensive. Generic wall-mounted stadiometers ... -
Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: protocol of a qualitative study
(BMJ Open, 2021-07-23)Introduction: Current salt intake in Malaysia is high. The existing national salt reduction policy has faced slow progress and does not yet include measures to address the out of home sector. Dishes consumed in the out of ... -
Developing leadership skills in sport: A case study of elite cricketers
(Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2017)Effective leadership in sport at the elite level can make the difference between success and failure. However, although the importance of leadership is acknowledged there is little published evidence regarding how the ... -
Development and validation of providers’ and patients’ measurement instruments to evaluate adverse events after spinal manipulation therapy
(European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2014)Introduction: Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) is used throughout the world by chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists and other manual therapists, yet there are no systematic data collection mechanisms in place to ... -
Development of the active ageing awareness questionnaire in Malaysia
(Healthcare, 2021)The world’s ageing population is associated with increased morbidity, disability, and social and financial insecurity, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Therefore, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the ... -
The development of working alliance in early stages of care from the perspective of patients attending a chiropractic teaching clinic
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-21)Background: The clinician-patient relationship has consistently been found to predict treatment success in both physical and mental health settings. This relationship has been operationalised in the literature as "Working ...