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Frailty and low back pain (LBP) may negatively affect each other in older adults, yet no systematic review has summarized their cross-sectional, temporal, or causal associations. Exploring these associations c...
The original article was published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2025 33:34
Neck pain and headaches often co-occur, and the presence of degenerative cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings has been associated with the presence of headaches. However, previous studies have no...
This study reviews the 20-year history (2005–2025) of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies as an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. Originally launched in 1992 as COMSIG Review, the journal has undergone multiple tit...
The United States spends more money on the care of back and neck pain than any other health condition. Despite this, the cost-effectiveness for many recommended treatments is unclear. Our primary objective for...
Australian and New Zealand osteopaths predominantly manage musculoskeletal complaints using a variety of modalities including manual therapy, exercise and lifestyle and occupational advice. There appears to be...
Continuing education (CE) for chiropractors is mandated by state licensing boards to ensure ongoing learning and to maintain professional excellence. While incorporating research into CE programs is crucial fo...
The Correction to this article has been published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2025 33:39
There appears to be a substantial variation in the use of radiographs in chiropractic clinics, but the reasons for this variation are not well understood. This study examined the use of radiography over a one-...
This commentary brings the 2021-2023thematic series Spinal Manipulation/Mobilization: Past, Present, Future to a close. The 23 papers published in the series contribute to our understanding of spinal manipulat...
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 ...
Low back pain (LBP) is common among older adults, and it is a frequent reason for seeking chiropractic care. The STarT Back Screening Tool (SBT) was developed to stratify patients with LBP into low, medium, an...
Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition that impairs productivity and quality of life. While spinal manipulative therapy reduces pain and disability, the biomechanical mechanisms underlying these effect...
Rising low back pain (LBP) prevalence and increased patient reliance on online health resources necessitate critically evaluating how chiropractic websites represent common musculoskeletal conditions. This stu...
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a growing problem among older adults, associated with significant disability and socio-economic burden. Neurogenic claudication is the most common clinical syndrome caused by LSS with...
Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is a complex and heterogeneous condition, and it is necessary to explore new treatment approaches
Manual therapy, including high-velocity low-amplitude spinal manipulation (HVLA-SM), is a complex motor task performed by trained individuals. The ability to modulate the magnitude of applied forces is an attr...
Exercise therapy and education are first-line care for those with chronic low back pain (CLBP), but information on its applicability in older adults is limited, and adherence to non-pharmacological treatments ...
In the realm of biomedical research articles, authors typically utilize descriptive statistics to outline the characteristics of their study samples. The standard deviation (SD) serves to illustrate variabilit...
This scoping review maps chiropractic-specific clinical outcomes registries.
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with most cases classified as non-specific(NSLBP). While manual therapy appears effective for treating NSLBP, further research is needed to identify ca...
Contextual factors influence clinicians’ delivery of force-based manipulation (FBM), like spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). It is particularly important to discern how contextual factors interact with therape...
Previous surveys of physicians revealed diverse attitudes towards chiropractic. One of several strategies proposed by leaders in chiropractic to support the advancement of the profession in North America is to...
Health inequities disproportionately impact equity-deserving groups, which include individuals marginalized due to race, ethnicity, Indigenous identity, sex and gender, socioeconomic status, and other social d...
Back related leg pain (BRLP) is a problematic subset of low back pain, leading to greater pain, loss of function and health related care costs. While evidence suggests self-management is effective, patient imp...
Although distinct, confidence and competence play a valuable role in healthcare education. For chiropractic students, both may be important in mastering motor skills required to perform spinal manipulative the...
The most common cause of muscle pain is myofascial pain syndrome. Myofascial pain syndrome caused by sensitive areas called trigger points (TrP). Some physiotherapy modalities have acceptable effects for this ...
Manual therapy and exercise are recommended for patients with neck pain. In a recent randomized controlled trial, home stretching exercises with or without manual therapy were offered to subjects with persiste...
Since the 1990s, spine disorders have remained the leading cause of global disability, disproportionately affecting economically marginalized individuals, rural populations, women, and older people. Back pain ...
Research on perception of chiropractic is abundant in Western contexts, yet sparse in Asia. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining the perceptions of chiropractic among Taiwanese adults, focusing on d...
The prevalence of headache disorders is imposing a growing burden on public health. Although most patients are seen in primary care, there is an absence of validated questionnaires designed to describe how cli...
Limited adoption of first line treatments for low back pain (LBP) in primary care settings may contribute to an overreliance on pain medications by primary care providers (PCPs). While chiropractic care typica...
Evidence has been reported that spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) leads to spine segmental hypoalgesia through neurophysiological and peripheral mechanisms related to regulating inflammatory biomarker function...
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) presents a significant challenge for manual therapists. Recent advancements in pain research have highlighted the limitations of the traditional biomedical and biopsychosocial mode...
There is limited high-quality research examining conservative treatments for back-related leg pain (BRLP). This feasibility study was done in preparation for a full-scale trial comparing a whole-person support...
A significant body of research has examined how the attire of physicians and nurses affects patients’ perceptions, preferences, and outcomes. However, limited research has focused on the clothing worn by other...
Blinding is essential for mitigating biases in trials of low back pain (LBP). Our main objectives were to assess the feasibility of blinding: (1) participants randomly allocated to active or placebo spinal man...
To describe the structure and development of a new international, chiropractic, practice-based research network (PBRN), the Chiropractic International Research Collaborative (CIRCuit), as well as the demograph...
Some chiropractors use spinal x-rays to inform care, but the relationship between radiographic findings and outcomes is unclear. This study examined the association between radiographic findings and 30% improv...
Spinal manipulation (MAN) and mobilization (MOB) are biomechanically different yet both elicit pain reduction and increased range of motion. Previous investigations have focused on quantifying kinetics (e.g., ...
Despite the progress made in better understanding the potential mechanisms of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and its treatment effects, a knowledge gap continues to exist when identifying the specific facto...
Diagnostic imaging is commonly used in the management of low back pain (LBP), with approximately one-quarter of those who present to primary care referred for imaging. Current estimates of imaging frequency co...
Rotator cuff repair (RCR) is one of the most prevalent procedures to manage rotator cuff tears (RCT). Postoperative shoulder pain is a common complication following RCR and may be aggravated by activation of m...
The Foot Function Index (FFI) is a reliable and widely used standardized questionnaire that measures the impact of foot pathology on function. With 571 million Hindi-speaking people living globally and an incr...
The Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA) initiated a quality improvement project to develop best practices aimed at enhancing the patient experience.
Chiropractors and chiropractic students commonly report low back pain (LBP). However, the burden of LBP in this occupational group has not been synthesized in the literature. This systematic review aims to des...
Research enables a profession to establish its cultural authority, validate its professional roles and ensure ongoing improvement in the quality of its academic programming. Despite the clear importance of res...
Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a guideline-recommended care for musculoskeletal pain taught in various undergraduate programs. Visual feedback through force-sensing tables can improve modulation of SMT f...
As part of multimodal therapy, spinal manipulation (SM) is a recommended and effective treatment for musculoskeletal pain. However, the underlying physiological mechanisms for pain relief are largely unknown. ...
To describe the societal costs during one year of follow-up among older adults seeking chiropractic care due to a new episode of low back pain (LBP), and to determine what factors predict high societal costs i...
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