Characteristics of Chiropractors and their Patients in Belgium

Ailliet, Luc; Rubinstein, Sidney M.; Vet, Henrica C.W. de

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.08.011

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“…Diversified technique was reported to be the most commonly used technique system amongst Australian chiropractors. The high frequency of use of Diversified technique is in line with previous studies from Australia and overseas [4][5][6]13,26]. A Canadian study from 2009 found that Diversified was the main technique used in private practice, followed by Activator and Thompson technique [14].…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Subgrouping musculoskeletal disorders into those with and without neurological involvement would be more achievable in a clinical setting, and would capture the differences in preferred treatment technique found in this survey. As evidenced by our data and data from other studies [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], a chiropractor often uses a combination of manipulative techniques and ancillary treatment methods in the clinical setting. Although this does not provide evidence of efficacy of a single technique, RCTs investigating a combined approach would more closely mimic clinical practice.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…However, it indicates that further research needs to be prioritised to these techniques to produce resultant data that will be relevant to a large group of chiropractors. As chiropractors do not only use manipulation in their treatment approaches [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], this study will also explore the usage of ancillary treatment techniques such as soft tissue therapy and exercise prescription.…”

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Chiropractic treatment approaches for spinal musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional survey

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Background: There are several chiropractic spinal manipulative technique systems. However, there is limited research differentiating the efficacy of these techniques. Additionally, chiropractors may also use ancillary procedures in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain, a variable that also needs to be considered when measuring the efficacy of chiropractic therapy. No data is currently available regarding the frequency of usage of chiropractic technique systems or ancillary procedures for the treatment of specific musculoskeletal conditions. Knowing which technique systems and ancillary procedures are used most frequently may help to direct future research. The aim of this research was to provide insight into which treatment approaches are used most frequently by Australian chiropractors to treat spinal musculoskeletal conditions. Methods: Cross-sectional survey design. The survey was sent online to the members of the two main Australian chiropractic associations between 30 th June 2013 and 7 th August 2013. The participants were asked to provide information on treatment choices for specific spinal musculoskeletal conditions. Results: 280 respondents. Diversified manipulative technique was the first choice of treatment for most of the included conditions. Diversified was used significantly less in 4 conditions; cervical disc syndrome with radiculopathy and cervical central stenosis were more likely to be treated with Activator; flexion distraction technique was used almost as much as Diversified in the treatment of lumbar disc syndrome with radiculopathy and lumbar central stenosis. More experienced Australian chiropractors use more Activator and soft tissue therapy and less Diversified technique compared to their less experienced peers. The majority of responding chiropractors used ancillary procedures such as soft tissue techniques and exercise prescription in the treatment of spinal musculoskeletal conditions.

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“…Only four studies had small sample sizes and were conducted in clinical settings [60,61,66,67]. Of the large sample-sized studies, 8 were conducted in clinical settings [30,43,[62][63][64][65]68,69] and the remaining 18 were population-based studies [26,29,42,44,45,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59].…”

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An integrative review of complementary and alternative medicine use for back pain: a focus on prevalence, reasons for use, influential factors, self-perceived effectiveness, and communication

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“…Given the potentially disabling character of spinal pain and the costs associated with its management in primary care, it is important to identify which factors can influence outcome. These considerations are of particular importance to chiropractors because the vast majority of their patients present with neck pain and lowback pain (Scherer et al, 1982;Ailliet et al, 2010).…”

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Somatization is associated with worse outcome in a chiropractic patient population with neck pain and low back pain

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Characteristics of Chiropractors and their Patients in Belgium

Cited by 41 publications

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Chiropractic treatment approaches for spinal musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional survey

Chiropractic treatment approaches for spinal musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional survey

An integrative review of complementary and alternative medicine use for back pain: a focus on prevalence, reasons for use, influential factors, self-perceived effectiveness, and communication

Somatization is associated with worse outcome in a chiropractic patient population with neck pain and low back pain

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