ArticleChiropractic & osteopathy2010
Chiropractic diagnosis and management of non-musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Parents' and healthcare professionals' perspectives on manual therapy in infants: A mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Spinal manipulation and mobilisation in the treatment of infants, children, and adolescents: a systematic scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Measurement of range-of-motion in infants with indications of upper cervical dysfunction using the Flexion-Rotation-Test and Lateral-Flexion-Test: a blinded inter-rater reliability study in a clinical practice setting.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Observational
- The treatment of migraine patients within chiropractic: analysis of a nationally representative survey of 1869 chiropractors.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation Therapy on Twitter: Case Study Examining the Presence of Critiques and Debates.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2016Article
- [Manual medicine and osteopathic methods on the growing spine].Der Orthopade · 2016Review
- Children and adolescents presenting to chiropractors in Norway: National Health Insurance data and a detailed survey.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2016Article
- Otitis media and spinal manipulative therapy: a literature review.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2012Article
- The use of spinal manipulative therapy for pediatric health conditions: a systematic review of the literature.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2012Article
- Demographic survey of pediatric patients presenting to a chiropractic teaching clinic.Chiropractic & osteopathy · 2010Article
- Chiropractic care for children: too much, too little or not enough?Chiropractic & osteopathy · 2010Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundA great deal has been published in the chiropractic literature regarding the response, or lack thereof, of various common pediatric conditions to chiropractic care. The majority of that literature is of low scientific value (that is, case reports or case series). The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature from the point of view of clinicians, rather than researchers, and to discuss some additional detail of the conditions themselves.
methodsDatabases searched were PubMed, Mantis, Index to Chiropractic Literature, and CINAHL. Keywords were chiropractic paired with colic, crying infant, nocturnal enuresis, asthma, otitis media and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
resultsMost of the published literature centers around case reports or series. The more scientifically rigorous studies show conflicting results for colic and the crying infant, and there is little data to suggest improvement of otitis media, asthma, nocturnal enuresis or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. DISCUSSION: The efficacy of chiropractic care in the treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders has yet to be definitely proven or disproven, with the burden of proof still resting upon the chiropractic profession.
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