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Diversity of the chiropractic profession in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Chiropractic Association members
BackgroundLittle is known about the diversity of the chiropractic profession with respect to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and...
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The World Federation of Chiropractic Global Patient Safety Task Force: a call to action
BackgroundThe Global Patient Safety Action Plan, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), draws attention to patient safety as being an...
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A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats
Spinal manual therapy is central to chiropractic history, clinical practice, and professional identity. That chiropractors have developed an...
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Factors that influence the scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a thematic analysis
Abstract Scope of practice has been defined as the activities that an individual health care practitioner is allowed to undertake within a specific...
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A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part II: strengths and opportunities
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...
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Identifying and addressing patient substance use: a survey of chiropractic clinicians
BackgroundChiropractors commonly encounter patients who present for spine pain with parallel substance use. There is currently no widespread training...
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Evaluating rates of chiropractic use and utilization by patient sex within the United States Veterans Health Administration: a serial cross-sectional analysis
BackgroundWithin the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the number of patients using healthcare services has increased over the past...
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Develo** an initial set of quality indicators for chiropractic care: a sco** review
BackgroundQuality indicators are standardized, evidence-based measures of health care quality. Currently, there is no basic set of quality indicators...
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The prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractors’ webpages: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundEffective communication is imperative for successful interprofessional collaborative interactions that augment both patient-centred and...
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The effect of clinical guidelines on the utilisation of radiographs in chiropractic clinics in Denmark - an interrupted time series analysis
BackgroundIn Denmark, chiropractors have a statutory right to use radiography and the government-funded national Health Insurance provides partial...
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Trends in Chiropractic Care and Physical Rehabilitation Use Among Adults with Low Back Pain in the United States, 2002 to 2018
BackgroundWhile nonpharmacologic treatments are increasingly endorsed as first-line therapy for low back pain (LBP) in clinical practice guidelines,...
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Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?
BackgroundPresenting at professional and scientific conferences can be an important part of an individual’s career advancement, especially for...
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Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) pilot study: feasibility for a musculoskeletal cohort study conducted within a nationwide practice-based research network
PurposePractice-based research networks are collaborations between clinicians and researchers to advance primary care research. This study aims to...
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Effects of chiropractic use on medical healthcare utilization and costs in adults with back pain in Ontario, Canada from 2003 to 2018: a population-based cohort study
BackgroundAdults with back pain commonly consult chiropractors, but the impact of chiropractic use on medical utilization and costs within the...
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Drivers, barriers, and response to care of Australian pregnant women seeking chiropractic care for low back and pelvic girdle pain: a qualitative case study
BackgroundPregnancy-related low back and/or pelvic girdle pain is common, with a prevalence rate of up to 86% in pregnant women. Although 19.5% of...
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Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV): a qualitative study with veteran stakeholders from a pilot trial of multimodal chiropractic care
BackgroundLow back pain (LBP) is common among military veterans seeking treatment in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities. As...
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A descriptive analysis of the contents of Care Response, an international data set of patient-reported outcomes for chiropractic patients
BackgroundDatabases have become an important tool in understanding trends and correlations in health care by collecting demographic and clinical...
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Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV): a single-arm, pragmatic, pilot trial of multimodal chiropractic care for U.S. veterans with chronic low back pain
BackgroundOver 25% of veterans seeking care at U.S. Veterans Health Administration facilities have chronic low back pain (LBP), with high rates of...
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Attitudes, beliefs, and recommendations for persistent low back pain patients: cross-sectional surveys of students and faculty at a chiropractic college
BackgroundWhile the use of chiropractic care for persistent low back pain (PLBP) is prevalent, chiropractors’ attitudes and beliefs related to PLBP...
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How Much Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, and Osteopathy Care Do Compensated Australian Workers with Low Back Pain Receive? A Retrospective Cohort Study
ObjectivesTo identify the prevalence and frequency of physiotherapy, chiropractic, and/or osteopathy care in Australians with workers’ compensation...
