Attitudes and views on chiropractic: A survey of United States midwives

Mullin, Linda; Alcantara, Joel; Barton, Derek; Dever, Lydia L.

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.10.004

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“…6,7 Despite the increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine overall, depending on geographic area and provider type, there is varying knowledge of the benefits, indications, and safety of chiropractic therapy in pregnancy. 8,9 Chiropractic care is more often recommended by midwives with 57.3% recommending use during pregnancy, 9 compared with 40% of obstetricians recommending use to their patients during pregnancy. 10 Musculoskeletal pain is exceedingly common in pregnancy, with 45% to 70% of pregnant patients reporting back and or pelvic pain.…”

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Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Body

Trudell

Conner²

2021

Clinical Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology

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Chiropractic care is a commonly used treatment modality for musculoskeletal pain in pregnancy. Low back pain, pelvic pain, and other neuromuscular complaints are prevalent in pregnancy and contribute to significant maternal discomfort in many women. Nonpharmacologic therapies to relieve pain are increasingly important during pregnancy because of the opioid epidemic. Chiropractic treatment is one of the potential therapies that offers intervention without medications. This article provides an evidence-based review of the epidemiology of chiropractic use in obstetrics, commonly treated conditions, related physiology of pregnancy, and safety of spinal manipulation.

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Section: Introduction and Epidemiologymentioning

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Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Body

Trudell

Conner²

2021

Clinical Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology

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“…Primary care providers and medical specialists have recognized the competence of some chiropractors to treat some musculoskeletal problems in some patients, particularly those with low back pain [ 18 , 19 ]. Medical and osteopathic physicians, physiotherapists, manual therapists, obstetricians and midwives, and other healthcare professionals often report minimal knowledge of the chiropractic profession or its treatments [ 18 – 20 , 24 , 27 ]. Further, some medical providers express concerns about the safety of spinal manipulation and voice skepticism over the efficacy of the therapeutic approaches used by chiropractors [ 18 – 20 , 22 , 27 ].…”

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“…Medical and osteopathic physicians, physiotherapists, manual therapists, obstetricians and midwives, and other healthcare professionals often report minimal knowledge of the chiropractic profession or its treatments [ 18 – 20 , 24 , 27 ]. Further, some medical providers express concerns about the safety of spinal manipulation and voice skepticism over the efficacy of the therapeutic approaches used by chiropractors [ 18 – 20 , 22 , 27 ]. Healthcare providers and students often report having had no firsthand encounters with a doctor of chiropractic, either personally as a chiropractic patient or professionally in a collegial relationship [ 18 , 24 , 27 ], which may lead to misperceptions about the treatments offered by chiropractors.…”

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Be good, communicate, and collaborate: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on adding a chiropractor to the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team

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BackgroundWhile chiropractors are integrating into multidisciplinary settings with increasing frequency, the perceptions of medical providers and patients toward adding chiropractors to existing healthcare teams is not well-understood. This study explored the qualities preferred in a chiropractor by key stakeholders in a neurorehabilitation setting.MethodsThis qualitative analysis was part of a multi-phase, organizational case study designed to evaluate the planned integration of a chiropractor into a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. The setting was a 62-bed rehabilitation specialty hospital located in the northeastern United States. Participants included patients, families, community members, and professional staff of the administrative, medical, nursing, and therapy departments. Data collection consisted of audiotaped, individual interviews and profession-specific focus groups guided by a semi-structured interview schedule. Transcripts were imported into a qualitative data analysis program for data analysis. An iterative coding process using thematic content analysis categorized key themes and domains.ResultsSixty participants were interviewed in June 2015, including 48 staff members, 6 patients, 4 family members, and 2 community members. Our analysis generated a conceptual model of The Preferred Chiropractor for Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Settings composed of 5 domains and 13 themes. The central domain, Patient-Centeredness, or the provision of healthcare that is respectful, responsive, and inclusive of the patient’s values, preferences, and needs, was mentioned in all interviews and linked to all other themes. The Professional Qualities domain highlighted clinical acumen, efficacious treatment, and being a safe practitioner. Interpersonal Qualities encouraged chiropractors to offer patients their comforting patience, familiar connections, and emotional intelligence. Interprofessional Qualities emphasized teamwork, resourcefulness, and openness to feedback as characteristics to enhance the chiropractor’s ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting. Organizational Qualities, including personality fit, institutional compliance, and mission alignment were important attributes for working in a specific healthcare organization.ConclusionsOur findings provide an expanded view of the qualities that chiropractors might bring to multidisciplinary healthcare settings. Rather than labeling stakeholder perceptions as good, bad or indifferent as in previous studies, these results highlight specific attributes chiropractors might cultivate to enhance the patient outcomes and the experience of healthcare, influence clinical decision-making and interprofessional teamwork, and impact healthcare organizations.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12998-018-0200-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Complementary and alternative medicine in children

Snyder

Brown

2012

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

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Attitudes and views on chiropractic: A survey of United States midwives

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Body

Chiropractic Care for the Pregnant Body

Be good, communicate, and collaborate: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on adding a chiropractor to the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team

Complementary and alternative medicine in children

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