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Changes in kidney function among Malaysian adolescents and its determinants
(Kidney International Reports, 2023-10)Introduction: The health and wellbeing of adolescents are often neglected, including the knowledge of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in its early stages. Methods: A total of 607 adolescents were recruited from ... -
Chiropractic care of children from birth to adolescence and classification of reported conditions: an internet cross-sectional survey of 956 European chiropractors
(Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2012-06)Objective: Few studies have addressed the practice of chiropractic care of children in Europe. No systematic classification of conditions currently exists in chiropractic pediatrics. The objective of this study was to ... -
Chiropractic Day 2023: A report and qualitative analysis of how thought leaders celebrate the present and envision the future of chiropractic
(Journal of Chiropractic Humanities, 2023-12)Objective: This study aimed to (1) collect and analyze statements about how to celebrate chiropractic in the present and roles that chiropractors may fulfill in the future, (2) identify if there was congruence among the ... -
"Chiropractic is manual therapy, not talk therapy": a qualitative analysis exploring perceived barriers to remote consultations by chiropractors
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: Remote consultations (RCs) enable clinicians to continue to support patients when face-to-face appointments are not possible. Restrictions to face-to-face care during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a ... -
Chiropractic management of non-synostotic deformational plagiocephaly in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study
(Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 2023-06)Background: Non-synostotic deformational plagiocephaly (NDP) is a common condition affecting 48% of infants. It is frequently cited as a reason for presentation to a chiropractor, however little is currently known about ... -
Chiropractic students' cognitive dissonance to statements about professional identity, role, setting and future: international perspectives from a secondary analysis of pooled data
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2021)Background: Chiropractic students demonstrate philosophically opposing views about the chiropractic profession. The primary aim was to describe chiropractic students’ responses to statements about chiropractic identity, ... -
Chiropractors’ views on the use of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical practice: a qualitative study
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2018)Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are widely available for use in musculoskeletal care. However, there is little research exploring the implementation of PROMs in clinical practice. This qualitative ... -
Clinical outcomes in a large cohort of musculoskeletal patients undergoing chiropractic care in the United Kingdom: A comparison of self- and National Health Service–referred routes
(Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2016)Objective An innovative commissioning pathway has recently been introduced in the United Kingdom allowing chiropractic organizations to provide state-funded chiropractic care to patients through referral from National ... -
Clinical outcomes of anatomic, all-inside, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction
(Knee, 2017)Background: This paper reports the outcomes of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction using a TransLateral single bundle, all-inside hamstring technique at a minimum of two year follow-up. Methods: The semitendinosus ... -
Clinicians' ability to detect a palpable difference in spinal stiffness compared with a mechanical device
(Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2019)Objective: The purpose of this study was to quantify the threshold at which clinicians can detect a difference in spinal stiffness of the thoracic and lumbar spine via palpation and then determine if this detection threshold ... -
Cognitive-behavioural psychological techniques to enhance golf performance under pressure
(Routledge, 2023-10-13)Golfers face numerous psychological challenges when out on the course. This chapter provides a critical summary of the most frequently used cognitive-behavioural strategies, all of which are discussed and applied further, ... -
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 ...