OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The association between chiropractors’ view of practice and patient encounter-level characteristics in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study	52
Naprapathy versus orthopaedic standard care for common musculoskeletal disorders: an 8-year follow-up of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Sweden	43
Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care	27
Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of chronic whiplash patients: a clinical practice-based feasibility study	25
Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers	24
Is blinding in studies of manual soft tissue mobilisation of the back possible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial with Swiss graduate students	23
The association between cervical degenerative MRI findings and self-reported neck pain, disability and headache: a cross-sectional exploratory study	19
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats	17
Management of people with low back pain: a survey of opinions and beliefs of Dutch and Belgian chiropractors	16
Identifying and addressing patient substance use: a survey of chiropractic clinicians	16
Effect of ischemic compression on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Multivariable prediction models for the recovery of and claim closure related to post-collision neck pain and associated disorders	13
Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial	13
Reporting the standard error of the mean: a critical analysis of three journals in manual medicine	11
Can you be a manual therapist without using your hands?	11
The effectiveness of manual and exercise therapy on headache intensity and frequency among patients with cervicogenic headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Reliability and validity of manual palpation for the assessment of patients with low back pain: a systematic and critical review	10
Prognostic factors for long-term improvement in pain and disability among patients with persistent low back pain	9
Association between chiropractic care and use of prescription opioids among older medicare beneficiaries with spinal pain: a retrospective observational study	9
“Chiropractic is manual therapy, not talk therapy”: a qualitative analysis exploring perceived barriers to remote consultations by chiropractors	9
Attitudes, skills and implementation of evidence-based practice: a national cross-sectional survey of licensed naprapaths in Sweden	9
Investigation of the factors influencing spinal manipulative therapy force transmission through the thorax: a cadaveric study	9
Impact of audible pops associated with spinal manipulation on perceived pain: a systematic review	8
Developing key performance indicators for the Canadian chiropractic profession: a modified Delphi study	8
Diagnostic imaging in the management of older adults with low back pain: analysis from the BAck Complaints in Elders: Chiropractic – Australia cohort study	8

A multidimensional nomogram combining clinical factors and imaging features to predict 1-year recurrence of low back pain with or without radicular pain after spinal manipulation/mobilization	8
Ten years of online incident reporting and learning using CPiRLS: implications for improved patient safety	8
A comparative study of sonographic and clinical parameters in patient with upper trapezius muscle trigger point following dry needling and intramuscular electrical stimulation: a randomized control tr	7
Potential effect modifiers for treatment with chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7–14 years: development of and results from a secondary analys	7
Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?	7
“What are the effects of diagnostic imaging on clinical outcomes in patients with low back pain presenting for chiropractic care? A matched observational study.” Jenkins et al., Chiropractic & Man	6
Efficacy of different biomechanical strategies for modulating force–time parameters of high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation of the thoracic spine: a randomized crossover experimental study	6
Pain trajectories and possible predictors of a favourable course of low back pain in patients consulting musculoskeletal physicians in The Netherlands	6
The effect of lumbar spinal manipulation on biomechanical factors and perceived transient pain during prolonged sitting: a laboratory-controlled cross-sectional study	6
Minimal important difference of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in persons with chronic low back pain	6
Multimorbidity in patients with low back pain in Danish chiropractic practice: a cohort study	6
The association between students’ confidence and ability to modulate spinal manipulation force–time characteristics of specific target forces: a cross-sectional study	6
Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data	6
Adherence to spinal imaging guidelines and utilization of lumbar spine diagnostic imaging for low back pain at a Canadian Chiropractic College: a historical clinical cohort study	6
Patient preferences for chiropractors’ attire: a cross-sectional study of UQTR university-based chiropractic clinic	6
Variability and repeatability of spinal manipulation force–time characteristics in thoracic spinal manipulation on a manikin	6
Corticosteroid injection or dry needling for musculoskeletal pain and disability? A systematic review and GRADE evidence synthesis	5
Social inequity in chiropractic utilisation – a cross-sectional study in Denmark, 2010 and 2017	5
A process evaluation of the Mind Your Back trial examining psychologically informed physical treatments for chronic low back pain	5
A cross-sectional analysis of persistent low back pain, using correlations between lumbar stiffness, pressure pain threshold, and heat pain threshold	5
Feasibility of a new clinical journal club implementation and its association with knowledge, attitudes, and application of evidence-based practice among chiropractic students and trainees: a before-a	5
Burnout amongst chiropractic faculty, practitioners, and trainees: a scoping review	5
Chiropractic students’ characteristics influencing confidence and competence in modulating spinal manipulation force–time characteristics of specific target forces: a secondary analysis of a cross-sec	5
The response to individualized treatment after a standardized treatment protocol among neck pain sufferers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial	5
Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of spinal manipulation: a cross-sectional survey of Italian physiotherapists	5
Patient-centered consultations for persons with musculoskeletal conditions	5
Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain	4
The effect of clinical guidelines on the utilisation of radiographs in chiropractic clinics in Denmark - an interrupted time series analysis	4
Manual therapies in cystic fibrosis care: a scoping review	4
Barriers and facilitators to self-management in people with back-related leg pain: a qualitative secondary analysis	4
The primary spine practitioner as a new role in healthcare systems in North America	4
A descriptive evaluation of a job analysis survey in the chiropractic profession in Switzerland – an update after more than 10 years	4
Applying an osteopathic intervention to improve mild to moderate mental health symptoms: a mixed-methods feasibility randomised trial	4
Chiropractic international research collaborative (CIRCuit): the development of a new practice-based research network, including the demographics, practice, and clinical management characteristics of	4
Rehabilitation of back pain in the pediatric population: a mixed studies systematic review	4
Prognostic factors associated with improvement in patients with an episode of non-specific low back pain without radicular syndrome: a prospective observational exploratory study	4
Risk factors for low back pain in active military personnel: a systematic review	4
A qualitative analysis of free-text patient satisfaction responses in Care Response, a database of patient-reported outcome and experience measures	4
Clinical indicators for recommending continued care to patients with neck pain in chiropractic practice: a cohort study	4
The effect of spinal manipulative therapy and home stretching exercises on heart rate variability in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain: a randomized controlled trial	4
GLA:D® Back Australia: a mixed methods feasibility study for implementation	4
Assessing the readiness and feasibility to implement a model of care for spine disorders and related disability in Cross Lake, an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada: a research protocol	4
Correction: Use of electronic patient records and encrypted email patient communication among Swiss chiropractors: a population-based cross-sectional study	4
Is the use of diagnostic imaging and the self-reported clinical management of low back pain patients influenced by the attitudes and beliefs of chiropractors? A survey of chiropractors in the Netherla	4
Do chiropractic interns use clinical practice guidelines when managing patients with neck pain in France? A feasibility study	4
The association between contact sport exposure and cervical sensorimotor dysfunction: a scoping review of implications for future musculoskeletal injury risk	4
The prevalence of chiropractic-related terminology on South African chiropractors’ webpages: a cross-sectional study	4
Psychological distress and musculoskeletal pain in manual therapists during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a cross-sectional study	3
Chiropractic care and research priorities for the pediatric population: a cross-sectional survey of Quebec chiropractors	3
Efficiency of primary spine care as compared to conventional primary care: a retrospective observational study at an Academic Medical Center	3

Systematic review of guideline-recommended medications prescribed for treatment of low back pain	3
Diversity of the chiropractic profession in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Chiropractic Association members	3
Creating and testing a questionnaire to predict immediate and strong positive responders to spinal manipulative therapy for non-specific low back pain. A pilot study	3
Letter to the Editor: “The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial” and “Identifying potential treatment effect modifiers of the effecti	3
Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability and pain intensity outcomes in older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study	3
Who are the chiropractic students favouring a limitless scope of practice? Exploring the relationship with personality, magical thinking, and academic achievement	3
Physical activity promotion in chiropractic: a systematic review of clinician-based surveys	3
Exploring visual pain trajectories in neck pain patients, using clinical course, SMS-based patterns, and patient characteristics: a cohort study	3
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part II: strengths and opportunities	3
Contextual factors related to aging determine force-based manipulation dosage: a prospective cross-sectional study	3
Mechanisms of manipulation: a systematic review of the literature on immediate anatomical structural or positional changes in response to manually delivered high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipul	3
Dry cupping therapy combined with conventional therapy does not provide additional benefits over conventional therapy alone in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomized trial	3
Understanding Australian female chiropractors’ experiences of inappropriate patient sexual behaviour: a study using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis	3
The nordic maintenance care program: patient experience of maintenance care—a qualitative study	2
Use of electronic patient records and encrypted email patient communication among Swiss chiropractors: a population-based cross-sectional study	2
Effects of the combination of traditional Thai massage, scapular stabilization exercise, and chest mobilization in subjects with forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial	2
Description of recurrent headaches in 7–14-year-old children: Baseline data from a randomized clinical trial on effectiveness of chiropractic spinal manipulation in children with recurrent headaches	2
Reframing a debate in chiropractic	2
Correction: Why is the prevailing model of joint manipulation (still) incorrect?	2
Factors that influence scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a scoping review	2
Sonographic evaluation of the degree of medial meniscal extrusion during Thessaly test in healthy knees	2
The impact of a targeted education package on the knowledge, attitudes, and utilisation of patient reported outcome measures amongst chiropractors in Australia	2
Database coverage and their use in systematic reviews regarding spinal manipulative therapy: an exploratory study	2
Intervention usage for the management of low back pain in a chiropractic teaching clinic	2
Effects of weekly pain monitoring on back pain outcomes: a non-randomised controlled study	2
No drugs, more sex? And Rock’n Roll: effective non-operative treatments and practical management strategies for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis	2
Supported biopsychosocial self-management for back-related leg pain: a randomized feasibility study integrating a whole person perspective	2
Development and preliminary validation of the Danish headache questionnaire	2
“What you feel under your hands”: exploring professionals’ perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice—a qualitative study	2
The association between individual radiographic findings and improvement after chiropractic spinal manipulation and home exercise among older adults with back-related disability: a secondary analysis	2
The short-term effect of a myofascial protocol versus light touch applied to the cervical spine towards the prevention of balance disorders in the elderly: protocol of a randomised controlled trial	2
Exploring the immediate and short-term effect of lumbar spinal manipulation on pressure pain threshold: a randomized controlled trial of healthy participants	2
Where are the chiropractic clinical outcomes registries? A scoping review	2
A new paradigm for musculoskeletal pain care: moving beyond structural impairments. Conclusion of a chiropractic and manual therapies thematic series	2
The one-week prevalence of neck pain and low back pain in post-secondary students at two Canadian institutions	2
Insights into physical activity promotion among Australian chiropractors: a cross-sectional survey	2
Chiropractic pediatric patient management and interdisciplinary collaboration: a descriptive cross-sectional study of chiropractors in Quebec	2
Assessing the change in prevalence and characteristics of canadians utilizing chiropractic services across two time periods 2001–2010 and 2015–2018: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study	2