An immediate overt benefit of drug prescription by chiropractors would be access to those medication, currently only available on medical prescription, for controlling pain and inflammation. This would enable chiropractors to more completely manage some musculoskeletal conditions. Prescription rights, unless restricted to certain medications, would also give chiropractors access to antibiotics ...

Abstract Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) is integral to the delivery of high-quality health care. Chiropractic has been a licensed profession in Sweden since 1989, but little known uptake EBP this professional group. This study explored self-reported skills, attitudes and EBP, enablers barriers uptake, among chiropractors Sweden. Methods Licensed ( n = 172) Swedish Association (Legitim...

OBJECTIVE To investigate differences between chiropractors' attitudes toward drug prescription rights based on chiropractic college of graduation. METHODS A secondary data analysis of a 2015 survey of chiropractors from Ontario, Canada was performed. The questionnaire included 14 items concerning chiropractors' knowledge and attitudes toward drug prescription including demographics. RESULTS...

CONTEXT The chiropractic profession is the largest, most established complementary and alternative medical (CAM) profession in the United States. The use of unconventional healthcare in the United States has increased in recent years, yet little is known about the market for specific CAM professions such as chiropractic. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the market for US chiropractors between 1996 and 2...

Background Little is known about the physical and psychosocial work environment of chiropractors and their work-related health complaints, and this has never been described for Danish chiropractors. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe work-related acute physical injuries, overuse complaints, and psychosocial stress in Danish chiropractic work settings. Methods We developed a que...

BACKGROUND The high percentage of female chiropractic students in Switzerland suggests a future sex shift in the chiropractic profession in Switzerland. Thus the purpose of this study is to determine if male and female chiropractors achieve the same treatment outcomes in neck pain patients. METHODS Included in this prospective outcomes study were 849 patients with neck pain of any duration. P...

BACKGROUND One of the debates regarding the role of chiropractors is whether or not they should be considered as primary healthcare practitioners. Primary care is often used to describe chiropractic but without any definition of what is meant by the term. Primary healthcare itself has many definitions and this adds to the problem. Existing research literature, based mostly in the USA, suggests ...

INTRODUCTION Chiropractors commonly provide care to people with acute low-back pain (LBP). The aim of this survey was to determine how chiropractors intend to support and manage people with acute LBP and if this management is in accordance with two recommendations from an Australian evidence-based acute LBP guideline. The two recommendations were directed at minimising the use of plain x-ray an...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND In the United States (US) a shortage of primary care physicians has become evident. Other health care providers such as chiropractors might help address some of the nation's primary care needs simply by being located in areas of lesser primary care resources. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the distribution of the chiropractic workforce across the co...

Aim To inform future research and exercise prescription for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), this study explored chiropractors' and chiropractic patients' experiences and beliefs regarding the barriers and facilitators to prescribed exercise adherence. Methods A focused ethnographic approach was used involving 16 semi-structured interviews, including pilot interviews (n = 4) follow...