Research
Chiropractic Research
Wellness / Maintenance
"The Effects of Immobilization on the Characteristics of Articular Cartilage: Current Concepts and Future Directions"
Vanwanseele et al., 2002
"The Nordic Maintenance Care program: Effectiveness of chiropractic maintenance care versus symptom-guided treatment for recurrent and persistent low back pain-A pragmatic randomized controlled trial"
Eklund et al., 2018
"Neuroplastic Responses to Chiropractic Care: Broad Impacts on Pain, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life"
Haavik et al., 2024
"Surrogate Indication of DNA Repair in Serum After Long Term Chiropractic Intervention – A Retrospective Study"
Campbell et al., 2005
Prenatal
"Pregnancy and chiropractic: a narrative review of the literature"
Borggren, 2007
"Back pain during pregnancy and labor"
Diakow et al., 1991
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Case Series
Lisi, 2010
Adverse events from spinal manipulation in the pregnant and postpartum periods: a critical review of the literature
Stuber et al., 2012
Pediatric
"Efficacy of chiropractic manual therapy on infant colic: a pragmatic single-blind, randomized controlled trial"
Miller et al., 2012
"Chiropractic Treatment for Primary Nocturnal Enuresis: A Case Series of 33 Consecutive Patients"
van Poecke et al., 2009
"The successful chiropractic care of pediatric patients with chronic constipation: A case series and selective review of the literature”
Alcantara et al., 2008
“Otitis media and spinal manipulative therapy: a literature review”
Pohlman et al., 2012
Auto Accidents / Whiplash
"A Symptomatic Classification of Whiplash Injury and the Implications for Treatment"
Khan et al., 1999
"A Multiple Parameter Assessment of Whiplash Injury Patients Undergoing Subluxation Based Chiropractic Care: A Retrospective Study"
McCoy et al., 1997
"Manual treatment of post-whiplash injury"
Fernández de las Peñas et al., 2005
Nerve Pain
"Association between chiropractic spinal manipulation and lumbar discectomy in adults with lumbar disc herniation and radiculopathy: retrospective cohort study using United States’ data"
Trager et. al, 2022
"Manipulation or microdiskectomy for sciatica? A prospective randomized clinical study"
McMorland et al., 2010
"Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations"
Santilli et al., 2006
"A descriptive study of medical and chiropractic patients with chronic low back pain and sciatica: Management by physicians (practice activities) and patients (self-management)"
Nyiendo et al., 2001
"Does cervical spine manipulation reduce pain in people with degenerative cervical radiculopathy? A systematic review of the evidence, and a meta-analysis"
Zhu et al., 2015
Safety / Risk
"Safety of spinal manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disk herniations: a systematic review and risk assessment"
Oliphant, 2004
"Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care"
Cassidy et al., 2008
"Safety of Chiropractic Interventions A Systematic Review"
Gouveia et al., 2009
Decompression
"Effects of non-surgical decompression therapy in addition to routine physical therapy on pain, range of motion, endurance, functional disability and quality of life versus routine physical therapy alone in patients with lumbar radiculopathy; a randomized controlled trial"
Amjad et al., 2022
"Reduction of the Size of a Lumbar Disc Herniation Using Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Combined with Chiropractic Care"
Dudum et al., 2024
"Non-surgical Spinal Decompression an Effective Physiotherapy Modality for Neck and Back Pain"
Henry, 2017
"Restoration of disk height through non-surgical spinal decompression is associated with decreased discogenic low back pain: a retrospective cohort study"
Apfel et al., 2010
Headaches
"The effectiveness of manual and exercise therapy on headache intensity and frequency among patients with cervicogenic headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
Bini et al., 2022
"Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for cervicogenic headache: a single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial"
Chaibi et al., 2017
"The Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Migraine Pain and Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
Rist et al., 2019
"Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial"
Dunning et al., 2016
"Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review"
Bronfort et al., 2001
Neck Pain
"Manipulation and mobilisation for neck pain contrasted against an inactive control or another active treatment"
Gross et al., 2015
"Spinal manipulation, medication, or home exercise with advice for acute and subacute neck pain: a randomized trial"
Bronfort et al., 2012
"Changes in pain sensitivity following spinal manipulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis"
Coronado et al., 2012
Low Back Pain
"Comparison of Spinal Manipulation Methods and Usual Medical Care for Acute and Sub-Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial"
Schneider et al., 2015
"Clinical Effectiveness and Efficacy of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Spine Pain"
Gevers-Montoro et al., 2021
"A Cochrane Review of Combined Chiropractic Interventions for Low-Back Pain"
Walker et al., 2011
Scoliosis
"Scoliosis treatment using a combination of manipulative and rehabilitative therapy: a retrospective case series"
Morningstar et al., 2004
"Effect of spinal manipulation on degenerative scoliosis"
Wu et al., 2020
"Manual therapy treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis"
Lotan et al., 2019