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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Association of pain neurophysiology knowledge and application amongst UK chiropractic students: A cross-sectional study
(The Journal of Chiropractic Education, 2023-10)
Objective: To investigate if chiropractic placement students in the United Kingdom are aware of current pain evidence and how they relate this to the management of chronic pain patients. Moreover, to gain an understanding ...
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 ...
Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023-08-10)
Background
Presenting at professional and scientific conferences can be an important part of an individual’s career advancement, especially for researchers communicating scientific findings, and can signal expertise and ...
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 ...
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, ...
Effects of manual versus instrumental spinal manipulation on blood flow of the vertebral and internal carotid arteries in participants with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a single-blind, randomized study
(Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 2023-03)
The aim of this study was to compare the hemodynamic effects of manual spinal manipulation (MSM) and instrumental spinal manipulation (ISM) on the vertebral artery (VA) and internal carotid artery (ICA) in participants ...
Impact of audible pops associated with spinal manipulation on perceived pain: a systematic review
(Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022)
Objectives
An audible pop is the sound that can derive from an adjustment in spinal manipulative therapy and is often seen as an indicator of a successful treatment. A review conducted in 1998 concluded that there was ...