Browsing AECC University College Research Collection by Title
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Management of back pain-related disorders in a community with limited access to health care services: a description of integration of chiropractors as service providers
(Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2017)Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a chiropractic service for back pain patients integrated within a publicly funded, multidisciplinary, primary care community health center in Cambridge, Ontario, ... -
Manual therapy
(International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 2018)Manual therapy (MT) is a very common practice among primates and its range of uses and the variety of techniques is probably infinite. It has been professionalised for the treatment of a variety of conditions for at least ... -
Maternal diet during pregnancy and infant respiratory morbidity: A prospective study
(Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021-12)Background and objectives: Maternal diet during pregnancy may impact infant respiratory morbidity. The aim was to determine the association between antenatal maternal diet and respiratory morbidity of their infants during ... -
Maternal perceptions of a breastfeeding clinic: A protocol for a service evaluation
(Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics, 2020)There is increasing interest in the collection of data from routine practice. This provides information from a key area of Evidence Based Practice, the patient’s point of view. All chiropractic offices, no matter how small, ... -
Measurement of intervertebral motion using quantitative fluoroscopy: report of an international forum and proposal for use in the assessment of degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine
(Advances in Orthopedics, 2012)Quantitative fluoroscopy (QF) is an emerging technology for measuring intervertebral motion patterns to investigate problem back pain and degenerative disc disease. This International Forum was a networking event of three ... -
Meeting 24-h movement behavior guidelines is linked to academic engagement, psychological functioning, and cognitive difficulties in youth with internalizing problems
(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024-03-15)Background: This study aimed to investigate associations of meeting 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB: physical activity [PA], screen time [ST] in the school-aged youth, and sleep) guidelines with indicators of academic ... -
Microwave energy for the treatment of painful intractable plantar keratosis: A retrospective medical record review of nine patients
(Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2024-05)Background: Plantar keratoma are common hyperkeratinized, deep-seated lesions, often located on weightbearing areas of the foot. Such lesions are frequently associated with pain and disability. Intractable plantar keratomata ... -
Microwave therapy for the treatment of plantar warts
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023-06-15)Background: Plantar warts, or verrucae plantaris, are common lesions causing considerable pain during weightbearing activity. Although current treatment modalities have low success rates, microwave therapy has been introduced ... -
Mindfulness group intervention improved self-compassion and resilience of children from single-parent families in Tibetan areas
(Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2023-05)Objective: The current study aimed to examine the effects of a mindfulness group intervention on self-compassion, psychological resilience, and mental health of children from single-parent families in Tibetan areas. Methods: ... -
Mixed methods in CAM research: a systematic review of studies published in 2012
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013-12-22)Background: Mixed methods research uses qualitative and quantitative methods together in a single study or a series of related studies. Objectives: To review the prevalence and quality of mixed methods studies in complementary ... -
Mixed methods systematic review of the literature base exploring working alliance in the chiropractic profession
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022-09-02)Background The construct of working alliance has been used to operationalise the patient–clinician relationship. Research evidence from the rehabilitation literature has established an association between the construct ... -
Mother-child bonding at 1 year; associations with symptoms of postnatal depression and bonding in the first few weeks
(Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2013)Some mothers experience neutral or negative feelings toward their new infant. This study examined the association between symptoms of postnatal depression and mother–infant bonding and the persistence of these feelings ... -
Moving back: The radiation dose received from lumbar spine quantitative fluoroscopy compared to lumbar spine radiographs with suggestions for dose reduction
(Radiography, 2014)Purpose: Quantitative fluoroscopy is an emerging technology for assessing continuous inter-vertebral motion in the lumbar spine, but information on radiation dose is not yet available. The purposes of this study were to ... -
Musculoskeletal practitioners’ perceptions of contextual factors that may influence chronic low back pain outcomes: a modified Delphi study
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023-04-05)Background: Optimal shaping of contextual factors (CFs) during clinical encounters may be associated with analgesic responses in treatments for musculoskeletal pain. These CFs (i.e., the patient-practitioner relationship, ... -
The mystery of the COVID toes - turning evidence-based medicine on its head
(Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2020-06-23)The recent and rapid emergence of COVID-19 infection has led to a flood of publications describing all aspects of the disease and its presentation. The appearance of chilblain-like lesions, in children and young adults has ... -
Neonate simulators: creatively engaging social work students in understanding risks of substance use during pregnancy
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A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-26)Spinal manual therapy is central to chiropractic history, clinical practice, and professional identity. That chiropractors have developed an expertise in this domain has provided some considerable advantages. However, we ... -
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part II: strengths and opportunities
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2024-03-27)In a previous paper, we presented some important weaknesses of and threats to the chiropractic profession as we see them. We further argued that the chiropractic profession's relationship with its principal clinical tool ... -
Nonacademic qualities as predictors of performance in an undergraduate healthcare program
(Journal of Chiropractic Education, 2021)Objective: Nonacademic qualities such as time management, study skills, stress, and motivation have been linked to academic performance. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of this relationship to enable ... -
Novel assessment of the variation in cervical inter-vertebral motor control in a healthy pain-free population
(Scientific Reports, 2021)Spinal control at intervertebral levels is dependent on interactions between the active, passive and neural control elements. However, this has never been quantifiable, and has therefore been outside the reach of clinical ...