DC/MD Working Together

Why Neck Pain Patients Are Not Referred to Manual Therapy: A Qualitative Study among Dutch Primary Care Stakeholders – Full Text Article

PLoS One. 2016; 11(6): e0157465. Published online 2016 Jun 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157465 PMCID: PMC4911043 PMID: 27311067 Marije F. Dikkers Abstract Background Treatment of neck pain with manual therapy demonstrated to be more effective and cost-effective than general practitioner (GP) care or physiotherapy in a high quality RCT in the Netherlands in 2002. However, referral to […]

U.S. Physician Recommendations to Their Patients About the Use of Complementary Health Approaches

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Barbara J. Stussman, Richard R. Nahin, Patricia M. Barnes, and Brian W. Ward Published Online:2 Dec 2019 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0303 Abstract Objective: There are no nationally representative studies using a probability sample that have been published examining whether physicians recommend complementary health approaches (CHAs) to their patients, as previous research has […]

Positive Findings in Military Low-Back Pain Study

In a low-back pain study led by the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, 73 percent of those who received standard medical care and chiropractic care rated their improvement as pain “completely gone,” “much better” or “moderately better.” In comparison, 17 percent of participants who received only standard medical care rated their improvement this way. These results, as well as other measures of pain and […]

A Closer Look at the Beaumont Army Medical Center Study

Chiropractic Adds “Significant Advantage” to Medical Care By Editorial Staff Dynamic Chiropractic – November 1, 2013, Vol. 31, Issue 21 Originally announced briefly in an earlier issue of Dynamic Chiropractic, a study published in Spine examined the potential benefits of adding “chiropractic manipulative therapy” (CMT) to “standard medical care” (SMC) for 18-35-year-old active-duty military personnel with low back pain (LBP).1 The pragmatic, […]

The collateral benefits of having chiropractic available in a public central hospital

In order to benefit from their particular knowledge, public hospitals need to open their doors to chiropractors. For that to happen, determined hospital administrators are needed.

Perspectives of older adults on co-management of low back pain by DCs and family MDs

A focus group study. Authors Lyons KJ, et al. Show all Journal BMC Complement Altern Med. 2013 Sep 16;13(1):225. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation Abstract BACKGROUND: While older adults may seek care for low back pain (LBP) from both medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of chiropractic (DCs), co-management between these providers is uncommon. The purposes of this study […]

MD/DC team can ease low back pain, project finds

Family doctors working closely with chiropractors to ease a patient’s low back pain can lead to fast and effective treatment, a pilot project found.

Evaluation of a general practitioner referral service for manual treatment of back and neck pain

Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2012 Jul;13(3):204-10. doi: 10.1017/S1463423611000648. Epub 2012 Jan 30. Evaluation of a general practitioner referral service for manual treatment of back and neck pain. Gurden M1, Morelli M, Sharp G, Baker K, Betts N, Bolton J. Abstract AIM: To describe and evaluate a community-based musculoskeletal service, commissioned by National Health Services […]

The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) study

Spine J. 2010 Dec;10(12):1055-64. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.08.019. The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) study: a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines in the medical and chiropractic management of patients with acute mechanical low back pain. Bishop PB, Quon JA, Fisher CG, Dvorak MF. Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) […]