OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effectiveness of deep dry needling versus manual therapy in the treatment of myofascial temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	47
The association between chiropractors’ view of practice and patient encounter-level characteristics in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study	37
The importance of health policy and systems research for strengthening rehabilitation in health systems: a call to action to accelerate progress	21
A new paradigm for musculoskeletal pain care: moving beyond structural impairments. Conclusion of a chiropractic and manual therapies thematic series	19
Assessing the readiness and feasibility to implement a model of care for spine disorders and related disability in Cross Lake, an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada: a research protocol	18
Chiropractic international research collaborative (CIRCuit): the development of a new practice-based research network, including the demographics, practice, and clinical management characteristics of	18
Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain	18
Diagnostic imaging in the management of older adults with low back pain: analysis from the BAck Complaints in Elders: Chiropractic – Australia cohort study	15
The effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy procedures for spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis	14
Sonographic evaluation of the degree of medial meniscal extrusion during Thessaly test in healthy knees	14
Description of recurrent headaches in 7–14-year-old children: Baseline data from a randomized clinical trial on effectiveness of chiropractic spinal manipulation in children with recurrent headaches	14
Reframing a debate in chiropractic	13
Spinal manipulation characteristics: a scoping literature review of force-time characteristics	12
Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care	12
The effect of spinal manipulative therapy and home stretching exercises on heart rate variability in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain: a randomized controlled trial	11
Naprapathy versus orthopaedic standard care for common musculoskeletal disorders: an 8-year follow-up of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Sweden	11
Chiropractic website claims related to non-musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study	10
A multidimensional nomogram combining clinical factors and imaging features to predict 1-year recurrence of low back pain with or without radicular pain after spinal manipulation/mobilization	9
Response to Lawrence DJ: the global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of th	9
The impact of a targeted education package on the knowledge, attitudes, and utilisation of patient reported outcome measures amongst chiropractors in Australia	9
The impact and public health response of chiropractors to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey across four continents	9
Correction: Use of electronic patient records and encrypted email patient communication among Swiss chiropractors: a population-based cross-sectional study	9
Re: Stress and musculoskeletal pain in physiotherapists during the pandemic depend on a plethora of influencing factors	8
European guidelines on radiographic image quality in chiropractic practice – proposal of a cross-sectional graded classification reporting principle	8
Developing key performance indicators for the Canadian chiropractic profession: a modified Delphi study	8

The nordic maintenance care program: patient experience of maintenance care—a qualitative study	7
Is the use of diagnostic imaging and the self-reported clinical management of low back pain patients influenced by the attitudes and beliefs of chiropractors? A survey of chiropractors in the Netherla	7
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of chronic whiplash patients: a clinical practice-based feasibility study	7
Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?	6
Correction to: Reframing a debate in chiropractic	6
Why is the prevailing model of joint manipulation (still) incorrect?	6
Provider kinematic strategies during the delivery of spinal manipulation and mobilization: a scoping review of the literature	6
“What you feel under your hands”: exploring professionals’ perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice—a qualitative study	6
The effect of clinical guidelines on the utilisation of radiographs in chiropractic clinics in Denmark - an interrupted time series analysis	6
A qualitative study exploring perceived barriers and enablers to fidelity of training and delivery for an intervention to reduce non-indicated imaging for low back pain	5
Impact of contextual factors on patient outcomes following conservative low back pain treatment: systematic review	5
Insights into physical activity promotion among Australian chiropractors: a cross-sectional survey	5
A descriptive evaluation of a job analysis survey in the chiropractic profession in Switzerland – an update after more than 10 years	5
Is blinding in studies of manual soft tissue mobilisation of the back possible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial with Swiss graduate students	5
GLA:D® Back Australia: a mixed methods feasibility study for implementation	5
Risk factors for low back pain in active military personnel: a systematic review	5
The primary spine practitioner as a new role in healthcare systems in North America	5
Factors that influence scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a scoping review	5
Investigating force-time characteristics of prone thoracic SMT and self-reported patient outcome measures: a feasibility study	5
Applying an osteopathic intervention to improve mild to moderate mental health symptoms: a mixed-methods feasibility randomised trial	5
Attitudes, beliefs, and recommendations for persistent low back pain patients: cross-sectional surveys of students and faculty at a chiropractic college	5
The prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractors’ webpages: a cross-sectional study	5
Potential effect modifiers for treatment with chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7–14 years: development of and results from a secondary analys	5
The association between cervical degenerative MRI findings and self-reported neck pain, disability and headache: a cross-sectional exploratory study	4
Factors that influence the scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a thematic analysis	4
The global end-ranges of neck flexion and extension do not represent the maximum rotational ranges of the cervical intervertebral joints in healthy adults - an observational study	4
The effect of lumbar spinal manipulation on biomechanical factors and perceived transient pain during prolonged sitting: a laboratory-controlled cross-sectional study	4
The association between contact sport exposure and cervical sensorimotor dysfunction: a scoping review of implications for future musculoskeletal injury risk	4
Do chiropractic interns use clinical practice guidelines when managing patients with neck pain in France? A feasibility study	4
Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data	4
Clinical indicators for recommending continued care to patients with neck pain in chiropractic practice: a cohort study	4
Suicide prevention, public health, and the chiropractic profession: a call to action	4
Assessing the change in prevalence and characteristics of canadians utilizing chiropractic services across two time periods 2001–2010 and 2015–2018: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study	4
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats	3
Digging deeper: exploring chiropractors online claims about non-musculoskeletal disorders	3
Supported biopsychosocial self-management for back-related leg pain: a randomized feasibility study integrating a whole person perspective	3
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part II: strengths and opportunities	3
Drivers, barriers, and response to care of Australian pregnant women seeking chiropractic care for low back and pelvic girdle pain: a qualitative case study	3
Inter-examinerreliability study of physical examination procedures to assess the cervical spine	3
Development and preliminary validation of the Danish headache questionnaire	3
A qualitative analysis of free-text patient satisfaction responses in Care Response, a database of patient-reported outcome and experience measures	3
Chiropractic pediatric patient management and interdisciplinary collaboration: a descriptive cross-sectional study of chiropractors in Quebec	3
Chiropractic care and research priorities for the pediatric population: a cross-sectional survey of Quebec chiropractors	3
Preliminary insights into the effects of spinal manipulation therapy of different force magnitudes on blood biomarkers of oxidative stress and pro-resolution of inflammation mediators	3
Chiropractic attitude and utilisation of evidence-based practice in South Africa: a secondary analysis	3
“What are the effects of diagnostic imaging on clinical outcomes in patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care? A matched observational study.” Jenkins et al., Chiropractic & Man	3
Manual therapy interventions in the management of adults with prior cervical spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a scoping review	3
Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers	3
Patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care who want diagnostic imaging are more likely to receive referral for imaging: a cross-sectional study	3
Assessing cultural competency among Canadian chiropractors: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Chiropractic Association members	3

An exploratory study to understand how people use Twitter to share experiences or information about spinal stenosis	3
Chiropractic case reports: a review and bibliometric analysis	3
The World Federation of Chiropractic Global Patient Safety Task Force: a call to action	2
I expected to be pain free: a qualitative study exploring athletes’ expectations and experiences of care received by sports chiropractors	2
Effect of ischemic compression on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Letter to the Editor: “The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial” and “Identifying potential treatment effect modifiers of the effecti	2
Correction: Why is the prevailing model of joint manipulation (still) incorrect?	2
Exploring visual pain trajectories in neck pain patients, using clinical course, SMS-based patterns, and patient characteristics: a cohort study	2
Psychological distress and musculoskeletal pain in manual therapists during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a cross-sectional study	2
Understanding Australian female chiropractors’ experiences of inappropriate patient sexual behaviour: a study using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis	2
A two-year follow-up: Twitter activity regarding misinformation about spinal manipulation, chiropractic care and boosting immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Musculoskeletal practitioners’ perceptions of contextual factors that may influence chronic low back pain outcomes: a modified Delphi study	2
Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial	2
One size does not fit all: Participants’ experiences of the selfBACK app to support self-management of low back pain—a qualitative interview study	2
Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep characteristics among adults with musculoskeletal pain and a comorbid sleep problem: a systematic review	2
Minimal important difference of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in persons with chronic low back pain	2
Multidisciplinary integrative care versus chiropractic care for low back pain: a randomized clinical trial	2
The one-week prevalence of neck pain and low back pain in post-secondary students at two Canadian institutions	2
Creating and testing a questionnaire to predict immediate and strong positive responders to spinal manipulative therapy for non-specific low back pain. A pilot study	2
Self-reported attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice among Swiss chiropractors: a national survey	2
Sports-related concussion: assessing the comprehension, collaboration, and contribution of chiropractors	2
Letter to the editor: the global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the l	2
Adherence to spinal imaging guidelines and utilization of lumbar spine diagnostic imaging for low back pain at a Canadian Chiropractic College: a historical clinical cohort study	2
'Which treatment do you believe you received?' A randomised blinding feasibility trial of spinal manual therapy	2
Identifying and addressing patient substance use: a survey of chiropractic clinicians	2
The Danish sports chiropractic landscape: an exploration of practice characteristics and salient developmental issues	2
Correction: Feasibility of a new clinical journal club implementation and its association with knowledge, attitudes, and application of evidence-based practice among chiropractic students and trainees	2
Pain cognitions and impact of low back pain after participation in a self-management program: a qualitative study	2
Management of people with low back pain: a survey of opinions and beliefs of Dutch and Belgian chiropractors	2