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Differences in demographics and clinical outcomes in older, middle-aged, and younger adults with low back pain receiving chiropractic care. [PDF]

Chiropr Man Therap
Background The evidence on age-related differences in outcomes in patients seeking chiropractic care for low back pain is limited. The aims of this study were to (i) to explore differences in patient characteristics and symptoms between older, middle ...
Hansen LA, Hartvigsen J, Jensen RK.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Unlocking Athletic Potential: The Integration of Chiropractic Care into the Sports Industry and Its Impact on the Performance and Health of Athletes and Economic Growth in China and Hong Kong

Cureus, 2023
This study explores the significant role chiropractic care can play in the sports industry, with a focus on countries like China and Hong Kong. As a vital component of sports medicine, chiropractic care can enhance athletic performance, health, and ...
A. Lin, Shun Zhe Piong, William MH Wan, Peng Li, V. Chu, Eric Chun Pu Chu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Meeting Future Demand for Chiropractic Services in Hong Kong: A Strategic Manpower Planning Approach

Cureus, 2023
Chiropractic treatment in Hong Kong has demonstrated high effectiveness in cases where traditional therapies have failed, with minimal associated adverse events.
Lucina Ng, V. Chu, K. Lam, Vincent Chan, Rick P Lau, Albert C Leung, Kingsley Leung, Jacky C Yeung, C. Cunliffe, Eric Chun Pu Chu   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
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Public Perceptions of Doctors of Chiropractic: Results of a National Survey and Examination of Variation According to Respondents' Likelihood to Use Chiropractic, Experience With Chiropractic, and Chiropractic Supply in Local Health Care Markets [PDF]

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2015
William B Weeks
exaly   +2 more sources

Association between chiropractic care and use of prescription opioids among older medicare beneficiaries with spinal pain: a retrospective observational study

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022
Background The burden of spinal pain can be aggravated by the hazards of opioid analgesics, which are still widely prescribed for spinal pain despite evidence-based clinical guidelines that identify non-pharmacological therapies as the preferred first ...
J. Whedon, Sarah Uptmor, A. Toler, Serena Bezdjian, T. Mackenzie, L. A. Kazal   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diversity of the chiropractic profession in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Chiropractic Association members

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022
Background Little is known about the diversity of the chiropractic profession with respect to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and community of practice. This knowledge is important as profession representation of key equity seeking groups may
D. Southerst, Nora Bakaa, Pierre Côté, Luciana G Macedo, Lisa C. Carlesso, J. Macdermid, S. Mior   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors that influence scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a scoping review

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022
Introduction The World Health Organization describes chiropractic as a health profession that treats the musculoskeletal system and the effects of that system on the function of the nervous system and general health.
D. Wiggins, A. Downie, Roger M. Engel, Benjamin T. Brown   +3 more
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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

Skills, attitudes and uptake of evidence-based practice: a cross-sectional study of chiropractors in the Swedish Chiropractic Association

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2021
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is integral to the delivery of high-quality health care. Chiropractic has been a licensed health profession in Sweden since 1989, but little is known of the uptake of EBP in this professional group.
M. Leach, Per J. Palmgren, O. Thomson, G. Fryer, Andreas Eklund, S. Lilje, Jon Adams, E. Skillgate, T. Sundberg   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source