Title |
Chiropractic manipulation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a pilot study
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Published in |
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, August 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-1340-14-15 |
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Authors |
Dale E Rowe, Ronald J Feise, Edward R Crowther, Jaroslaw P Grod, J Michael Menke, Charles H Goldsmith, Michael R Stoline, Thomas A Souza, Brandon Kambach |
Abstract |
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) remains the most common deforming orthopedic condition in children. Increasingly, both adults and children are seeking complementary and alternative therapy, including chiropractic treatment, for a wide variety of health concerns. The scientific evidence supporting the use chiropractic intervention is inadequate. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot study and explore issues of safety, patient recruitment and compliance, treatment standardization, sham treatment refinement, inter-professional cooperation, quality assurance, and outcome measure selection. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Master | 20 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 14% |
Researcher | 12 | 11% |
Other | 8 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
Other | 28 | 25% |
Unknown | 20 | 18% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 3% |
Engineering | 3 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 8% |
Unknown | 23 | 21% |