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Safety
 Put simply, chiropractic is one of the safest forms of healthcare in the world and is at the forefront of spinal care and the wellness movement.
Doctors of chiropractic must undergo a minimum 5-year full time third level education and complete regular continuing professional education, making them the experts in the field of spinal health care.
Chiropractors are deeply concerned with the safety and efficacy of the care they provide, and do their utmost to prevent and limit any possible adverse events which are extremely rare. Research into the many benefits of chiropractic and any potential risk is a continual ongoing process within the profession.
Chiropractic care carries less risk than the medications commonly prescribed for neuro-musculo-skeletal symptoms (eg. painkillers and NSAIDs) and is far safer than spinal surgery. Chiropractic has the added benefit of helping to address the cause of many problems rather than just masking the symptoms. In fact, the most dangerous part of chiropractic is driving to and from the practice.
Chiropractic has grown in popularity to become the world's third largest healthcare profession. This growth is largely due to chiropractic's impressive safety track record, excellent clinical results, and high patient satisfaction.
Please note: Chiropractic in Ireland is not yet a registered profession. In the interests of safety, ethical standards, and quality assurance please be sure to only consult a chiropractor who is a member of the Chiropractic Association of Ireland (MCAI).
For more specific information on the safety of chiropractic care please feel free to contact the CAI, or discuss any concerns with your local chiropractor.
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Chiropractic Grants 20 and Research Projects
Grants
Choate CG, DeVocht JW, Ghanayen A, Gudavalli MR, Havey R, Henderson C, Hondras MA, Lamas G, Lawrence D, Long CR, McLean I, Pickar JG: Developmental Center for Clinical and Translational Science in Chiropractic. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Project (1): Choate CG, Lamas G, McLean I, Long CR, Pickar JG: Upper Cervical Manipulation for Patients with Stage I Hypertension.
Projec t (2): DeVocht JW, Stanford C, Schaeffer WS, Hondras MA, Long CR: Conservative Treatment of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders - A Pilot Study.
Project (3): Gudavalli MR, Patwardhan AG, Voronov L, Havey R, Ghanayen A, Henderson CNR, Pickar JG, Vining R, Rowell R, Hondras MA, Long CR: Cervical Distraction Sham Development - Translating from Basic to Clinical Studies.
Choate CG, Hondras MA, Lawrence DJ, Owens EF, Long CR, Petri R (PI), Walter J, Jonas W: The Efficacy of Manual and Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain in Military Active Duty Personnel: A Feasibility Study. Samueli Institute for Information Biology.
Choate CG, Lawrence DJ: DoD Survey/Association of Chiropractic Colleges – Research Agenda Conference 2007. Samueli Institute for Information Biology.
Choate CG, Lawrence DJ, Long CR, Marchiori D, Owens EF: Expanding EBM and Research Across the Palmer College of Chiropractic. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Cooperstein R, Haneline MT: Validity of Manual Palpation for Intervertebral Rotational Malposition. Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research.
Cooperstein R, Haneline MT, Young M: Blocking Preference in Relation to Pelvic Torsion. Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research.
Gudavalli MR, Cox JM: Measurement of Treatment Parameters: Forces and Table Motions Cox Decompression Procedures in Field Doctors' Clinics. Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research.
Gudavalli MR, Wilder D, Myers J, Rowell RM: Biomechanical Feasibility Studies: Kinematic and Kinetic Characterization of High Velocity Low Amplitude (HVLA) Spinal Manipulations. Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research.
Haneline MT, Cooperstein R: Chiropractic Management of Acute Neck Pain: A Practice-Based Feasibility Study. Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.
Hondras MA, Choate CG, Long CR, Monti D, Edman J: Establishing a PBRN to Assess CAM Models of Pain Management. Health Resources and Services Administration.
Hondras MA, Gudavalli MR, Long CR, Owens EF, Rowell RM (PCCR Team); Bronfort G, Evans R, Schultz C, Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies (WHCCS) team at Northwestern Health Sciences University): Chiropractic and Self-Care for Back-Related Leg Pain. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health (subcontract of Northwestern Health Sciences University)
Pickar JG, Long CR, Ge W: Vertebral Position alters Muscle Spindle Sensitivity. National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.
Pickar JG, Choate C, Goel VJ, Gu davalli MR, Kawchuck GN, Long CR, Meeker WC, Owens EF, Qin YX, Wilder DG: Developmental Center to Study of Mechanisms and Effects of Chiropractic Manipulation. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Project (1): Pickar JG, Kawchuck GN, Long CR: Neural and Biomechanical Responses to Mechanical Features of Spinal Manipulation.
Project (2): Gudavalli MR, Qin Y, Goel VJ, Owens E, Long CR: Vertebral Displacements and Ligament Strains during Simulated Spinal Manipulation.
Project (3): Choate CG, Wilder D, Owens E, Gudavalli MR, Long CR, Hondras MA: Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Sensorimotor Functions in B ack Pain Patients.
Smith M, Luft M, Max W: CAM Use, Costs, Outcomes in Recurrent Back Pain Episodes. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
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Peer-Reviewed Publications 2007 - 2009
Ianuzzi A, Pickar JG, Khalsa PS. Determination of Torque-limits for Human and Cat Lumbar Spine Specimens During Displacement-controlled Physiological Motions. The Spine Journal 2009;9(1):77-86.
Radpasand M. Combination of Manipulation, Exercise, and Physical Therapy for the Treatment of a 57-year-old Woman with Lateral Epicondylitis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 20 09;32(2):166-172.
Haneline MT, Cooperstein R, Young M, Birkeland K. Spinal Motion Palpation: A Comparison of Studies that Assessed Intersegmental End Feel vs. Excursion. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2008;31(8):616-626.
Haneline MT, Cooperstein R, Young MD, Ross J. Determining Spinal Level using the Inferior Angle of the Scapula as a Reference Landmark: A Retrospective Analysis of 50 Radiographs. JCCA 2008;52(1):24-29.
Hondras MA, Long CR, Haan AG, Byrd Spencer L, Meeker WC. Recruitment and Enrollment for the Simultaneous Conduct of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials for Patients with Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain at a CAM Research Center. J Al t Comp Med 2008;14(8):983-992.
Khorsan MA, Coulter ID, Hawk C, Goertz Choate C. Measures in Chiropractic Research: Choosing Patient-Based Outcome Assessments. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2008;31(5):355-375.
Lawrence DJ. Designing Core Clinical Bioethics Training for Master's Level Students in America. Chiropr J Aust 2008;38(2):57-68.
Lawrence DJ, Polipnick J, Colby E. Barriers to and Opportunities for the Implementation of Best Practice Recommendations in Chiropractic. J Allied Health 2008;37(2):82-92.
Pickar JG, Ge W. Time course for the Development of Muscle History in Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Sp indles Arising from Changes in Vertebral Position. The Spine Journal 2008;8(2):320-328.
Rowell RM, Polipnick J. A Pilot Mixed Methods Study of Patient Satisfaction with Chiropractic Care for Back Pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2008;31(8):602-610.
Strunk RG, Hondras MA. A Feasibility Study Assessing Manual Therapies to Different Regions of the Spine for Patients with Subacute Chronic Neck Pain. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. 2008;7:1-8.
Azzam H, Goertz C, Fritts M, Jonas WB. Natural Products and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus. Liver International. 2007;27(1):17-25.
Bakkum B, Henderson CNR, Hong SP, Cramer G. Preliminary Morphologic Evidence That Vertebral Hypomobility Induces Synaptic Plasticity in the Spinal Cord. Journal of Manipulative & Phy siological Therapeutics 2007; 30(5):336-342.
Bakkum B, Henderson CNR, Hong SP, Cramer G. Preliminary Morphologic Evidence That Vertebral Hypomobility Induces Synaptic Plasticity in the Spinal Cord. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2007; 30(5):336-342.
Christianson JB, Finch MD, Choate CG, Findlay B. Consumer-focused Strategies of Innovative Hospitals: The Role of Complementary Therapies. Explore (NY). 2007;3(2):158-160.
Christianson JB, Finch MD, Choate CG, Findlay B. Implementation of Consumer-focused Innovations in Hospitals: The Experience of Earl y Adopters. Hospitals & Health Networks Online. 2007.
Cooperstein R, Haneline MT, Young M. Mathematical=2 0Modeling of the So-Called Allis Test: A Field Study in Orthopedic Confusion. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007;15(3):8-9. doi:10.1186/1746-1340-15-3.
Cooperstein R, Haneline MT. Spinous Process Palpation Using the Scapular Tip as a Landmark VS. a Radiographic Criterion Standard. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 2007;6(3):87-93.
Goldenberg LR, Owens EF, Pickar JG. Recruitment of Research Volunteers: Methods, Interests and Incentives. Journal of Chiropractic Education 2007;21(1):28-31.
Haas M, Cooperstein R, Peterson D. Disentangling Manual Muscle Testing and Applied Kinesiology: Critique and Reinterpretation of a Literature Review 2007; Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007, 15:11.
Haneline MT, Lewkovich. A Narrative Review of Pathophysiological Mechanisms Associated with Cervical Artery Dissection. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association 2007;51(3):146-157.
Haneline MT, Rosner A. The Etiology of Cervical Artery Dissesction. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 2007;6:110-120
Haneline MT. A Review of the Use of Likelihood Ratios in the Chiropractic Literature. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 2007;6(3):99-104.
Henderson CNR, Cramer G, Zhang Q, DeVocht JW, Fournier JT. Introducing the External Link Model (ELM) for Studying Sp ine Fixation and Misalignment: Part 1 Need, Rationale, and Applications. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2007;30(3):239-245.
Henderson CNR, Cramer G, Zhang Q, DeVocht JW, Fournier JT. Introducing the External Link Model (ELM) for Studying Spine Fixation and Misalignment: Part 2, Biomechanical Features. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2007;30(3):279-294.
Lawrence DJ. The Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics: A Foundation for Current Bioethical Debate. J Chiropr Humanit 2007;14:34-40.
Lawrence DJ. The Ethics of Educational Research: Commentary. J Manipulative Phsiol Ther 2007;30(4):326-330.
Lawrence DJ, Meeker WC. Chiropractic and CAM Utilization: A Description Review. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007;15(2). Doi:10-11-1186/1746-1340-15-2.
Owens EF, DeVocht JW, Wilder DG, Gudavalli MR, Meeker WC. The Reliability of a Posterior-to-Anterior Spinal Stiffness Measuring System in a Population of Patients with Low Back Pain. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2007;30(2):116-23.
Owens EF, DeVocht JW, Wilder DG, Gudavalli MR, Meeker WC. Comparison of Posteroanterior Spinal Stiffness Measure to Clinical and Demographic Findings at Baseline in Patients Enrolled in a Clinical Study of Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2007;30(7):493.500.
Pickar JG, Sung PS, Kang Y-M, Ge W. Response of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles Spindles is Greater to Spinal Manipulative Loading Compared with Slower Loading Under Length Control. The Spine Journal. 2007;7:583-595.
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