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Trial reportChiropractic & manual therapies2023

Can self-assessment and augmented feedback improve performance and learning retention in manual therapy: results from an experimental study.

Mégane Pasquier, Sahel Memari, Arnaud Lardon, Martin Descarreaux

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Chiropractic & manual therapies, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Spinal manipulation/mobilization: past, present, future.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mégane PasquierResearch Department, Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie, 24 Boulevard Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94200, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France. mpasquier@ifec.net.
Sahel MemariResearch Department, Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie, 24 Boulevard Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94200, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France.
Arnaud LardonResearch Department, Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie, 24 Boulevard Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94200, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France.
Martin DescarreauxResearch Department, Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie, 24 Boulevard Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94200, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France.
L’Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie · FRUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate how feedback and self-assessment strategies affect performance and retention of manual skills in a group of chiropractic students.

methodsSeventy-five students participated in two spinal manipulation (SM) learning sessions using a force-sensing table. They were recruited between May and November 2022 during HVLA technical courses. Students were randomly assigned into three different groups: participants in group 1 received visual feedback, those in group 2 received visual feedback after self-assessment, and participants in group 3 (C) received no feedback. During the first session, participants started with one block of 3 familiarization trials, followed by two blocks of 6 SM HVLA (high velocity low amplitude) posterior-to-anterior thoracic SM trials, with 3 trials performed with a target force of 450 N and 3 others at 800 N. They received feedback according to their group during the first block, but no feedback was provided during the second block. All participants were invited to participate in a second session for the retention test and to perform a new set SM without any form of feedback.

resultsResults showed that visual feedback and visual feedback in addition to self-assessment did not improve short-term SM performance, nor did it improve performance at the one-week retention test. The group that received visual feedback and submitted to self-assessment increased the difference between the target force and the peak force applied, which can be considered a decrease in performance.

conclusionNo learning effects between the three groups of students exposed to different feedback and self-assessment learning strategies were highlighted in the present study. However, future research on innovative motor learning strategies could explore the role of external focus of attention, self-motivation and autonomy in SM performance training.

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Manipulation, SpinalSelf-AssessmentHumansLearningMotivationStudentsFeedbackMotor learningMotor skillsSpinal manipulation

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PMID37700344
PMCPMC10498620
OpenAlexW4386636633

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