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ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2013

Chiropractors as Primary Spine Care Providers: precedents and essential measures.

W Mark Erwin, A Pauliina Korpela, Robert C Jones

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Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019
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  8. Spinal Health: The Backbone of Chiropractic's Identity.Journal of chiropractic humanities · 2016
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  13. Beyond the spine: a new clinical research priority.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2015
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  15. Letters to the editor.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

W Mark ErwinAssistant Professor, Divisions of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute ; Associate Professor, Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
A Pauliina Korpela
Robert C Jones

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chiropractors have the potential to address a substantial portion of spinal disorders; however the utilization rate of chiropractic services has remained low and largely unchanged for decades. Other health care professions such as podiatry/chiropody, physiotherapy and naturopathy have successfully gained public and professional trust, increases in scope of practice and distinct niche positions within mainstream health care. Due to the overwhelming burden of spine care upon the health care system, the establishment of a 'primary spine care provider' may be a worthwhile niche position to create for society's needs. Chiropractors could fulfill this role, but not without first reviewing and improving its approach to the management of spinal disorders. Such changes have already been achieved by the chiropractic profession in Switzerland, Denmark, and New Mexico, whose examples may serve as important templates for renewal here in Canada.

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chiropractorprimary carespine

Identifiers

PMID24302774
PMCPMC3845476

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