Background Practice based research networks (PBRNs) are increasingly used as a tool for evidence based practice. We developed and tested the feasibility of using software to enable online collection of…
Purpose The inter-rater reliability of the Quebec Task Force (QTF) classification system for Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD) remains unknown. Our objective was to determine the inter-rater reliability of the WAD classification…
Colles’ fracture is a relatively uncommon presentation to a chiropractic office. A case of a 74-year-old woman complaining of pain, loss of strength and diminished range of motion in her…
The segments of society that suffer the greatest musculoskeletal disability tend to be the lower income groups 1,2,3 and yet little has been written about their use of chiropractic care.…
Many people present in a clinical setting with severe pain after experiencing profound physical trauma from falls and collisions. It is in this population of patients that the possibility of…
In 2004, a 61-year-old male presented to a chiropractic clinic complaining of neck pain after hearing a ‘crunch’ when getting out of bed that morning. The initial history intake and…
Metastases to the spine are a rare, but devastating cause for back pain. For these two reasons clinicians must be constantly aware of this possibility. A careful history, physical, laboratory,…
The objective of this study was to examine general practitioners’ opinions and behaviours concerning chiropractic. The study was a secondary analysis of the data collected in a cross-sectional survey of…
Background: Students learn a plethora of physical examination and manual therapy procedures over the course of their chiropractic education. However, it is uncertain to what extent they continue to use…