Unravelling Functional Neurology: an overview of all published documents by FR Carrick, including a critical review of research articles on its effect or benefit
ConclusionWe found no acceptable evidence in favour of effect/benefit of the FN approach. We therefore do not recommend its promotion as an evidence-based method. Further research on this topic should be conducted in collaboration with independent scientific institutions using commonly accepted research methods.Trial registrationPROSPERO This review was registered in PROSPERO (application date 23.02.2019; noCRD42019126345). (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 27, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Response to the paper “unraveling functional Neurology: an overview of all published documents by FR Carrick, including a critical review of research articles on its effect or benefit.” by marine Demortier and Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde
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Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 27, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Does manual therapy affect functional and biomechanical outcomes of a sit-to-stand task in a population with low back pain? A preliminary analysis
DiscussionThese findings provide preliminary evidence that MT might influence the biomechanical and functional performance of an STS task in populations with LBP. The MT intervention in this study involved a combination of spinal manipulations and mobilizations. Future work will expand upon these data as a basis for targeted investigations on the effects of either spinal manipulation and mobilization on neuromuscular control and movement in populations with LBP. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 23, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Determinants of health, health behaviours and demographic profile of patients attending an Australian university student-led osteopathy clinic
ConclusionsThe demographic profile and presenting complaints of patients presenting to a student-led osteopathy clinic are largely consistent with other Australian private practice profiles. The current work also identified co-morbid presentations, and positive and negative health behaviours. Osteopaths may play a role in the management of, or referral for, these presentations where health behaviours require change, or management of co-morbid conditions is beyond the scope of practice. The increasing volume of patient profile literature globally suggests that osteopaths can play a substantial role in the management of musc...
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 20, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
The effect of a single spinal manipulation on cardiovascular autonomic activity and the relationship to pressure pain threshold: a randomized, cross-over, sham-controlled trial
ConclusionOur results suggest that a single SM of the thoracic spine has no specific effect on cardiovascular autonomic activity. Also, we found no relationship between cardiovascular autonomic activity and pressure pain threshold after the SM. Further experimental research should consider the use of several markers of autonomic activity and a more comprehensive pain assessment.Trial registrationN °NCT03273868. Registered September 6, 2017. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 19, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
The prognostic merit of self-reported triggers of recurrent low back pain: study protocol
This study aims to identify self-reported triggers and trajectories of episodes of recurrent LBP and to examine the prognostic association between different triggers and LBP trajectories.MethodsThis is a longitudinal, multicentre, Australia-wide observational study of patients with recurrent non-specific LBP. Two hundred adults with at least a one-year history of LBP will be recruited from primary care clinics or private practices and followed for a year. Each will receive an SMS every fortnight (26 time-points in total) enquiring the occurrence of a new episode of pain in the past 2 weeks and its intensity. Upon report of...
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - January 15, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Chiropractic treatment of older adults with neck pain with or without headache or dizziness: analysis of 288 Australian chiropractors ’ self-reported views
ConclusionThis is the first known study to investigate chiropractic care of older adults living with neck pain. Chiropractors report using well-established conservative techniques to manage neck pain in older adults. Our findings also indicate that this target group of patients may frequently integrate chiropractic care with other health services in order to manage their neck pain. Further research should provide in-depth investigation of older patients ’ experience and other patient-reported outcomes of chiropractic treatment. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - December 17, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Professional barriers and facilitators to using stratified care approaches for managing non-specific low back pain: a qualitative study with Canadian physiotherapists and chiropractors
ConclusionsSeveral shared and unique barriers and facilitators to using the stratified care approaches for non-specific LBP among Canadian physiotherapists and chiropractors were identified. Findings may help inform the design of tailored theory-based knowledge translation interventions to increase the uptake of stratified care approaches in clinical practice. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - December 12, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Potential treatment effect modifiers for manipulative therapy for children complaining of spinal pain.Secondary analyses of a randomised controlled trial
ConclusionsThis secondary analysis indicates that children more effected by certain baseline characteristics, but not pain intensity, have a greater chance to benefit from treatment that include manipulative therapy. However, these analyses were both secondary and underpowered, and therefore merely exploratory. The results underline the need for a careful choice of inclusion criteria in future investigations of manipulative therapy in children.Trial registrationNCT01504698; results (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - December 9, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Chiropractic students ’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to joining a professional association”
ConclusionChiropractic organisations can probably most effectively increase membership numbers through raising awareness of their contribution to the development of the profession. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 26, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Correction to: Knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain amongst health science students: a scoping review
Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that one of the author names was incorrect. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Chiropractic maintenance care - what ’s new? A systematic review of the literature
ConclusionKnowledge of chiropractic Maintenance Care has advanced. There is reasonable consensus among chiropractors on what Maintenance Care is, how it should be used, and its indications. Presently, Maintenance Care can be considered an evidence-based method to perform secondary or tertiary prevention in patients with previous episodes of low back pain, who report a good outcome from the initial treatments. However, these results should not be interpreted as an indication for Maintenance Care on all patients, who receive chiropractic treatment. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 20, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Potential risk factors and triggers for back pain in children and young adults. A scoping review, part II: unclear or mixed types of back pain
ConclusionMany of the included studies approached risk factors in similar ways and found factors that were associated with back pain but were not obvious risk factors as causality was uncertain. Future research should be more rigorous and innovative in the way that risk factors are considered. This could be through statistical approaches including cumulative exposures, or longitudinal approaches including multi-trajectory methods. Additionally, data on proposed risk factors should be collected before the onset of back pain. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Potential risk factors and triggers for back pain in children and young adults. A scoping review, part I: incident and episodic back pain
ConclusionDue to inconsistent ways of reporting on the type of back pain, no definitive risk factor for back pain has been identified. In general, females often report more symptoms, also for other diseases, and older age is not a useful risk factor as it merely indicates that the onset may not be in childhood. Clearly, the time has come to study the causes of back pain from different angles. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain amongst health science students: a scoping review
ConclusionsHealth science students in these studies had substandard understanding of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain. Dedicated pain education has the potential to improve low back pain understanding, resulting in more guideline appropriate care recommendation. (Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies)
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - November 14, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
