Objectives This quantitative pilot study with a qualitative adjunct aimed to characterize patients at two U.S.-based chiropractic teaching clinics using the novel MAINTAIN instrument, and to assess clinicians’ and interns’ initial clinical impressions based on patients’ MAINTAIN scores. Methods Between…
Objectives To explore the challenges and opportunities for research capacity development in the sports chiropractic field. Methods Asymptomatic 10-year-old male subject was scanned with diagnostic ultrasound applying a linear array transducer (8-13 MHz) over L5/S1 facets; longaxis slide cephalad to…
This is the third of three papers in our series of articles on the use of mixed methods in chiropractic research. In this commentary, we discuss the mixed methods experimental (or intervention) design. This design is a complex mixed methods…
Objectives To identify sports-focused research priorities to inform the development of a research agenda for sports chiropractors. Methods A qualitative description study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 20 sports chiropractic researchers from 8 different countries and focus group interviews…
Aim To explore the lived experiences of persons with low back pain (LBP) and disability within the context of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. Methods Qualitative study using focus group methodology. We stratified LBP patients…
Background The patient perspective regarding the impact of neurogenic claudication (NC) has not been well studied. The objectives of this study were to determine what is most bothersome among patients with NC and how it impacts their lives and expectations…