OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is 5. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of contextual factors on patient outcomes following conservative low back pain treatment: systematic review	31
The effectiveness and safety of conservative interventions for positional plagiocephaly and congenital muscular torticollis: a synthesis of systematic reviews and guidance	27
Misinformation about spinal manipulation and boosting immunity: an analysis of Twitter activity during the COVID-19 crisis	23
Reliability and validity of manual palpation for the assessment of patients with low back pain: a systematic and critical review	22
Vitalism in contemporary chiropractic: a help or a hinderance?	17
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 literature	17
Skills, attitudes and uptake of evidence-based practice: a cross-sectional study of chiropractors in the Swedish Chiropractic Association	17
The clinical utility of routine spinal radiographs by chiropractors: a rapid review of the literature	16
Chiropractic case reports: a review and bibliometric analysis	14
Effects of spinal manipulative therapy on inflammatory mediators in patients with non-specific low back pain: a non-randomized controlled clinical trial	14
Taping for conditions of the musculoskeletal system: an evidence map review	13
Effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7–14 years - a randomised clinical trial	12
Immediate effects of cervicothoracic junction mobilization versus thoracic manipulation on the range of motion and pain in mechanical neck pain with cervicothoracic junction dysfunction: a pilot rando	12
A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity	12
Misinformation, chiropractic, and the COVID-19 pandemic	12
COVID-19: how has a global pandemic changed manual therapy technique education in chiropractic programs around the world?	11
Assessing forces during spinal manipulation and mobilization: factors influencing the difference between forces at the patient-table and clinician-patient interfaces	11
The Nordic maintenance care program: maintenance care reduces the number of days with pain in acute episodes and increases the length of pain free periods for dysfunctional patients with recurrent and	11
Guidance concerning chiropractic practice in response to COVID-19 in the U.S.: a summary of state regulators’ web-based information	10
Immediate effects of a lumbar spine manipulation on pain sensitivity and postural control in individuals with nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial	10
Service utilisation trends in the manual therapy professions within the Australian private healthcare setting between 2008 and 2017	10
Systematic review of guideline-recommended medications prescribed for treatment of low back pain	10
Effect of ischemic compression on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Disability burden due to musculoskeletal conditions and low back pain in Australia: findings from GBD 2019	9
Musculoskeletal healthcare at a Swiss university hospital chiropractic medicine outpatient clinic in 2019: a health services research study	9

Knowledge of and adherence to radiographic guidelines for low back pain: a survey of chiropractors in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	9
Inter-examinerreliability study of physical examination procedures to assess the cervical spine	9
What are the effects of diagnostic imaging on clinical outcomes in patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care: a matched observational study	9
Corticosteroid injection or dry needling for musculoskeletal pain and disability? A systematic review and GRADE evidence synthesis	9
The use of internet analytics by a Canadian provincial chiropractic regulator to monitor, evaluate and remediate misleading claims regarding specific health conditions, pregnancy, and COVID-19	9
Pressure pain threshold and temporal summation in adults with episodic and persistent low back pain trajectories: a secondary analysis at baseline and after lumbar manipulation or sham	8
Risk factors for low back pain in active military personnel: a systematic review	8
The effectiveness of manual and exercise therapy on headache intensity and frequency among patients with cervicogenic headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
“What you feel under your hands”: exploring professionals’ perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice—a qualitative study	8
Words matter: the prevalence of chiropractic-specific terminology on Australian chiropractors’ websites	8
Patient-centered consultations for persons with musculoskeletal conditions	7
PROMIS® General Life Satisfaction scale: construct validity in musculoskeletal pain patients	7
Efficiency of primary spine care as compared to conventional primary care: a retrospective observational study at an Academic Medical Center	7
The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial	7
Association between chiropractic care and use of prescription opioids among older medicare beneficiaries with spinal pain: a retrospective observational study	7
The primary spine practitioner as a new role in healthcare systems in North America	7
Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of spinal manipulation: a cross-sectional survey of Italian physiotherapists	6
Musculoskeletal pain distribution in 1,000 Danish schoolchildren aged 8–16 years	6
Spinal manipulation and modulation of pain sensitivity in persistent low back pain: a secondary cluster analysis of a randomized trial	6
Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep characteristics among adults with musculoskeletal pain and a comorbid sleep problem: a systematic review	6
The bench-top accuracy of the VerteTrack spinal stiffness assessment device	6
Dry needling for spine related disorders: a scoping review	6
Short-term effect of kinesiology taping on pain, functional disability and lumbar proprioception in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a double-blinded, randomized trial	6
Immediate impact of extremity manipulation on dual task performance: a randomized, crossover clinical trial	6
Determining Trendelenburg test validity and reliability using 3-dimensional motion analysis and muscle dynamometry	6
The prevalence of psychosocial related terminology in chiropractic program courses, chiropractic accreditation standards, and chiropractic examining board testing content in the United States	6
BAck complaints in the elders - chiropractic (BACE-C): protocol of an international cohort study of older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care	6
Pain cognitions and impact of low back pain after participation in a self-management program: a qualitative study	6
Exploring supervised machine learning approaches to predicting Veterans Health Administration chiropractic service utilization	6
Who are the chiropractic students favouring a limitless scope of practice? Exploring the relationship with personality, magical thinking, and academic achievement	5
The professional contribution of chiropractors to Danish elite football clubs: a qualitative exploration of role and perceived value in an interprofessional service provision context	5
A descriptive study of sports chiropractors with an International Chiropractic Sport Science Practitioner qualification: a cross-sectional survey	5
I expected to be pain free: a qualitative study exploring athletes’ expectations and experiences of care received by sports chiropractors	5
Mixed methods systematic review of the literature base exploring working alliance in the chiropractic profession	5
Chiropractic students’ cognitive dissonance to statements about professional identity, role, setting and future: international perspectives from a secondary analysis of pooled data	5