OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the use of manual therapy in the management of traumatic brain injury: a scoping review	48
The relation between bulk (external) and internal measures of spinal stiffness	44
Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care	31
The 2023 patient profile and clinical management characteristics at a South African chiropractic training clinic: a descriptive cross-sectional study	25
Is blinding in studies of manual soft tissue mobilisation of the back possible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial with Swiss graduate students	21
The association between cervical degenerative MRI findings and self-reported neck pain, disability and headache: a cross-sectional exploratory study	19
Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers	18
A new role for spinal manual therapy and for chiropractic? Part I: weaknesses and threats	16
Identifying and addressing patient substance use: a survey of chiropractic clinicians	16
Management of people with low back pain: a survey of opinions and beliefs of Dutch and Belgian chiropractors	15
Can you be a manual therapist without using your hands?	14
Effect of ischemic compression on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Reporting the standard error of the mean: a critical analysis of three journals in manual medicine	13
Association between cervical MRI findings and patient-reported severity of headache in patients with persistent neck pain: a cross-sectional study	12
Multivariable prediction models for the recovery of and claim closure related to post-collision neck pain and associated disorders	12
The use of superficial heat in the management of low back pain by chiropractors and osteopaths in Australia: an observational cross-sectional survey	10
The effectiveness of manual and exercise therapy on headache intensity and frequency among patients with cervicogenic headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Prognostic factors for long-term improvement in pain and disability among patients with persistent low back pain	10
Dry needling as an adjunct treatment to multimodal rehabilitation protocol following rotator cuff repair surgery: a preliminary, randomized sham-controlled trial	10
Investigation of the factors influencing spinal manipulative therapy force transmission through the thorax: a cadaveric study	9
Attitudes, skills and implementation of evidence-based practice: a national cross-sectional survey of licensed naprapaths in Sweden	8
Impact of audible pops associated with spinal manipulation on perceived pain: a systematic review	8
Force variability of thoracic spine mobilization and manipulation delivered by experienced physiotherapists to healthy human volunteers and a manikin: an observational study	8
Correction to: No drugs, more sex? And Rock’n Roll: effective non-operative treatments and practical management strategies for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis	7
Perceptions and use of self-management support strategies to improve the management of spine pain patients in a French-Canadian chiropractic teaching program: a mixed method study	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
Diagnostic imaging in the management of older adults with low back pain: analysis from the BAck Complaints in Elders: Chiropractic – Australia cohort study	7
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies: a critical review of 20 years as an open-access journal	7
Diagnostic approach and management of patients with headache in Danish chiropractic practice	7
Developing key performance indicators for the Canadian chiropractic profession: a modified Delphi study	7
The effect of lumbar spinal manipulation on biomechanical factors and perceived transient pain during prolonged sitting: a laboratory-controlled cross-sectional study	7
Ten years of online incident reporting and learning using CPiRLS: implications for improved patient safety	7
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	7
Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010–2019: is there a gender equity problem?	7
Correction: Continuing education for the chiropractic profession: a cross-sectional study analyzing potential barriers to future chiropractic academic and research development	7
Comfort during side posture lumbopelvic manipulation in a low back pain population—effects of a typical versus modified flexed lumbopelvic position: a crossover randomized control trial	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
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	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
Immediate effects of upper cervical spinal manipulation on cervical sensorimotor control in individuals with chronic primary cervical pain: an exploratory randomized controlled trial	6
The response to individualized treatment after a standardized treatment protocol among neck pain sufferers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial	5
A systematic review on the associations between low back pain and frailty in community-dwelling older adults	5
Multimorbidity in patients with low back pain in Danish chiropractic practice: a cohort study	5
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	5
The association between students’ confidence and ability to modulate spinal manipulation force–time characteristics of specific target forces: a cross-sectional study	5
Social inequity in chiropractic utilisation – a cross-sectional study in Denmark, 2010 and 2017	5
The CARL II cohort: what we did and what came out of it	5
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	5
Clinical profiles and referral patterns of infants attending Danish chiropractic clinics: a nationwide cross-sectional study	5
Variability and repeatability of spinal manipulation force–time characteristics in thoracic spinal manipulation on a manikin	5
Characteristics of Australian and New Zealand osteopaths who treat patients presenting with non-musculoskeletal complaints: outcomes from two practice-based research networks	5
Patient preferences for chiropractors’ attire: a cross-sectional study of UQTR university-based chiropractic clinic	5
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
Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of spinal manipulation: a cross-sectional survey of Italian physiotherapists	4
Patient-centered consultations for persons with musculoskeletal conditions	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
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
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	4
Burnout amongst chiropractic faculty, practitioners, and trainees: a scoping review	4
The effect of clinical guidelines on the utilisation of radiographs in chiropractic clinics in Denmark - an interrupted time series analysis	4
Barriers and facilitators to self-management in people with back-related leg pain: a qualitative secondary analysis	4
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	4
Rehabilitation of back pain in the pediatric population: a mixed studies systematic review	4
Manual therapies in cystic fibrosis care: a scoping review	4
Which lumbar spinal stenosis patients will improve with nonsurgical treatment? A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled 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