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Assessing the importance and feasibility of quality measures for chiropractic care: a national survey of U.S. chiropractors [PDF]

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Background Quality measures (QMs) are evidence-based metrics used to assess health care quality. A preliminary set for chiropractic care was recently developed and subsequently validated using modified Delphi consensus methodology.
Maranda Kleppe, Jacob McCarey, Sujatha Kedilaya, Robert Vining   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The chiropractic profession: a scoping review of utilization rates, reasons for seeking care, patient profiles, and care provided

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2017
Background Previous research has investigated utilization rates, who sees chiropractors, for what reasons, and the type of care that chiropractors provide. However, these studies have not been comprehensively synthesized.
Jessica Wong, Silvano Mior, André Bussieres   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Health care epidemiology, characteristics, and regional variation of chiropractic care in Switzerland: a descriptive study using insurance claims data [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of disability and major driver of health care costs in Switzerland. Since chiropractors are musculoskeletal health care providers in this setting, we aimed to describe the health care epidemiology,
Javier Muñoz Laguna, Lea S. Rohner, Malin Mühlemann, Andri Signorell, Laura C. Rosella, Milo A. Puhan, Cesar A. Hincapié   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigating force-time characteristics of prone thoracic SMT and self-reported patient outcome measures: a feasibility study

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023
Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is commonly used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, including thoracic spine pain. Applying patient-specific force-time characteristics are believed to be important to improve SMT’s effectiveness ...
Grand Choi, Dominic Giuliano, Anthony Tibbles, Samuel J. Howarth, Steve Tran, Joyce Lee, Martha Funabashi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chiropractic [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1998
Chiropractic is an important component of the US health care system and the largest alternative medical profession. In this overview of chiropractic, we examine its history, theory, and development; its scientific evidence; and its approach to the art of medicine.
T J, Kaptchuk, D M, Eisenberg
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Discomfort, pain and stiffness: what do these terms mean to patients? A cross-sectional survey with lexical and qualitative analyses

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background While pain is often the focus of clinical interventions, other clinical outcomes (e.g., discomfort, stiffness) might also contribute to patients’ functionality and well-being.
Martha Funabashi, Simon Wang, Alexander D Lee, Felipe C. K. Duarte, Brian Budgell, Peter Stilwell, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022
Background Thoracolumbar fascia mobility observed with ultrasound imaging and calculated as shear strain is lower in persons with chronic low back pain. This pilot and feasibility trial assessed thoracolumbar shear strain in persons with chronic low back
Robert Vining, Stephen M. Onifer, Elissa Twist, Anna-Marie Ziegler, Lance Corber, Cynthia R. Long   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating rates of chiropractic use and utilization by patient sex within the United States Veterans Health Administration: a serial cross-sectional analysis

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023
Background Within the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the number of patients using healthcare services has increased over the past several decades.
Sarah E. Graham, Brian C. Coleman, Xiwen Zhao, Anthony J. Lisi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Potential Mechanisms of High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude, Controlled Vertebral Thrusts on Neuroimmune Function: A Narrative Review

Medicina, 2021
The current COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the need to find healthcare solutions that boost or support immunity. There is some evidence that high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) controlled vertebral thrusts have the potential to modulate immune ...
Heidi Haavik, Imran Khan Niazi, Nitika Kumari, Imran Amjad, Jenna Duehr, Kelly Holt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of weekly pain monitoring on back pain outcomes: a non-randomised controlled study

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2021
Background Disease monitoring is an important element of self-management of several chronic diseases. Pain monitoring has become very easily available, but the role in musculoskeletal pain conditions is not clear.
Alice Kongsted, Tue Secher Jensen, Klaus Doktor, Lise Hestbæk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source