ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2017
'I didn't pay her to teach me how to fix my back': a focused ethnographic study exploring chiropractors' and chiropractic patients' experiences and beliefs regarding exercise adherence.
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mixed methods systematic review of the literature base exploring working alliance in the chiropractic profession.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Person-centred care in chiropractic: a foundational but evolving commitment in contemporary practice.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- Contributors to Adherence to Exercise Therapy in Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Research.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Evaluation of chiropractic students' knowledge and attitudes following pain interventions: A randomized educational trial at 2 institutions.The Journal of chiropractic education · 2024Article
- Physical activity counselling and exercise prescription practices of chiropractors in Canada and internationally: an exploratory survey.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Brief action planning to facilitate the management of acute low back pain with radiculopathy and yellow flags: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo inform future research and exercise prescription for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), this study explored chiropractors' and chiropractic patients' experiences and beliefs regarding the barriers and facilitators to prescribed exercise adherence.
methodsA focused ethnographic approach was used involving 16 semi-structured interviews, including pilot interviews (n = 4) followed by interviews with chiropractors (n = 6) and chiropractic patients with CLBP (n = 6).
resultsBarriers and facilitators to prescribed exercise adherence revolved around four themes: diagnostic and treatment beliefs motivating behavior, passive-active treatment balance, the therapeutic alliance and patient-centered care, and exercise delivery.
conclusionExercise adherence may be facilitated in patients with CLBP with simple exercise prescription changes made by chiropractors. However, changing chiropractors' and patients' diagnostic and treatment beliefs that are barriers to exercise adherence appears challenging. Training chiropractors in pain neuroscience education and the intentional use of behavior change techniques warrants future investigation.
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