Welcome to our Research page. In here you will find links to a small selection of the research that has been done into Chiropractic in recent years. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it will serve to give an overview of and entry point into some the data that is available.
GENERAL RESEARCH
- Spinal manipulation force and duration affect vertebral movement and neuromuscular responses
- Mechanical force spinal manipulation increases trunk muscle strength assessed by electromyography: a comparative clinical trial
- Influence of spine morphology on intervertebral disc loads and stresses in asymptomatic adults: implications for the ideal spine
- The Biomechanical and Clinical Significance of the Lumbar Erector Spinae Flexion-Relaxation Phenomenon: A Review of Literature
- Clinical Outcomes for Neurogenic Claudication Using a Multimodal Program for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study
- Chiropractic Observation and Analysis Study (COAST): providing an understanding of current chiropractic practice
- Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headache
- An integrative review of complementary and alternative medicine use for back pain: A focus on prevalence, reasons for use, influential factors, self-perceived effectiveness and communication
- Chiropractic Management of Myofascial Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature
- Manual Therapy for Childhood Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review
- Distribution of Schmorl Nodes in the Lumbar Spine and Their Relationship With Lumbar Disk Degeneration and Range of Motion
- Chiropractic and pilates therapy for the treatment of adult scoliosis
- Manual Therapy in Children: Proposals for an Etiologic Model
- The Association Between Cervical Spine Manipulation and Carotid Artery Dissection: A Systematic Review of the Literature
- Internal Carotid Artery Strains During High-Speed, Low-Amplitude Spinal Manipulations of the Neck
- Serious Adverse Events and Spinal Manipulative Therapy of the Low Back Region: A Systematic Review of Cases
- Outcomes From Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Confirmed Symptomatic Cervical Disk Herniation Patients Treated With High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude Spinal Manipulative Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study With 3-Month Follow-Up
- Effect of Ischemic Compression on Trigger Points in the Neck and Shoulder Muscles in Office Workers: A Cohort Study
- Immediate Effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Regional Antinociceptive Effects in Myofascial Tissues in Healthy Young Adults
- Alterations in Cortical and Cerebellar Motor Processing in Subclinical Neck Pain Patients Following Spinal Manipulation
- Thrust and Nonthrust Manipulation for Older Adults With Low Back Pain: An Evaluation of Pain and Disability
ACTIVATOR METHODS RESEARCH
- Status of Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique, Theory, and Practice
- Three-Dimensional Vertebral Motions Produced by Mechanical Force Spinal Manipulation
- Variability of Force Magnitude and Force Duration in Manual and Instrument-Based Manipulation Techniques
- Spinal Manipulation Reduces Pain and Hyperalgesia After Lumbar Intervertebral Foramen Inflammation in the Rat
- Evaluation of Mechanical Allodynia in an Animal Immobilization Model Using the Von Frey Method
- Mechanical vs Manual Manipulation for Low Back Pain: An Observational Cohort Study
- Chiropractic treatment of coccygodynia via instrumental adjusting procedures using activator methods chiropractic technique
- Reflex responses associated with activator treatment
- Chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders using the activator adjusting instrument: a prospective case series
- Spinal Manipulation Alters Electromyographic Activity of Paraspinal Muscles: A Descriptive Study
- Preliminary study of the effects of a placebo Chiropractic treatment with sham adjustments
- Chiropractic treatment of postsurgical neck syndrome with mechanical force, manually assisted short-lever spinal adjustments
- Comparison of Mechanical Force of Manually Assisted Chiropractic Adjusting Instruments
- Validation of the force and frequency characteristics of the Activator adjusting instrument: Effectiveness a mechanical impedance measurement tool
- Heart Rate Variability Modulation After Manipulation in Pain-Free Patients vs Patients in Pain
- Changes in Pressure Pain Thresholds and Basal Electromyographic Activity After Instrument-Assisted Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Asymptomatic Participants: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
- Chiropractic management of chronic chest pain using mechanical force, manually assisted short-lever adjusting procedures
- Inter-examiner reliability of Activator Method's relative leg-length evaluation in the prone extended position