Aim: To determine adherence to clinical practice guidelines in the medical, physiotherapy
and chiropractic professions for acute and subacute mechanical low back pain through best …

Importance It is critically important to evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological treatments
on low back pain and associated disability. Objective To determine whether the addition of …

Introduction When indicated by signs or symptoms of potentially serious underlying
pathology (red flags), chiropractors can use radiographs to inform their diagnosis. In the …

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the research priorities of
Australian practicing chiropractors and academics across listed research domains and to …

In 2019, Safer Care Victoria (SCV) conducted a government-funded inquiry into the practice
of spinal manipulation (SMT) of children under 12 years of age by chiropractors. SCV …

Background Various models and decision-making aids exist for chiropractic clinical practice.
Results “PICO-D Man”(Patient-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome-Duration Management) is …

Objective The use of chiropractic services has stalled while interest in accessing
manipulation services is rising. The purpose of this paper is to consider this dilemma in the …

Background This paper reports the quantitative outcomes of a mixed-methods pilot study of
the characteristics and demographics of chiropractic practices and patients in Western …

Many commentators have recognised the limitations and inapplicability of the traditional
quantitative pyramid hierarchy especially with respect to complementary and alternative …

The current Australian guidelines and standards for the management of spinal pain (low
back and neck) need to be updated to reflect best available evidence and protect the public …