ArticleChiropractic & manual therapies2018
Chiropractic in Global Health and wellbeing: a white paper describing the public health agenda of the World Federation of Chiropractic.
Article in Chiropractic & manual therapies, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of chiropractic care for fall prevention: rationale, state of the evidence, and recommendations for future research.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
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- Experiences and Perspectives of the American Public Health Association Chiropractic Health Care Section Leaders: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of chiropractic humanities · 2025Article
- Mapping evidence of spinal manipulation therapy for headaches in South Africa: a scoping review of grey literature.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional analysis of online information on low back pain across South African chiropractic websites.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Building Bridges Toward Common Goals - A Call for Greater Collaboration Between Public Health and Integrative, Complementary and Traditional Health Providers.Community health equity research & policy · 2025Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and trauma informed care for chiropractors: a call to awareness and action.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Article
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- Suicide prevention, public health, and the chiropractic profession: a call to action.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2021Article
- Misalignment of Stakeholder Incentives in the Opioid Crisis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Systems change to improve tobacco use identification and referral in the chiropractic setting: a pilot study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2018Article
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Abstract
The World Federation of Chiropractic supports the involvement of chiropractors in public health initiatives, particularly as it relates to musculoskeletal health. Three topics within public health have been identified that call for a renewed professional focus. These include healthy ageing; opioid misuse; and women's, children's, and adolescents' health. The World Federation of Chiropractic aims to enable chiropractors to proactively participate in health promotion and prevention activities in these areas, through information dissemination and coordinated partnerships. Importantly, this work will align the chiropractic profession with the priorities of the World Health Organization. Successful engagement will support the role of chiropractors as valued partners within the broader healthcare system and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve.
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