Nothing Found
Sorry, no posts matched your criteria
Posts
Episode
James DeVocht, DC, PhD and I discuss research regarding the effect of chiropractic care on special operations forces reaction and response times, the biomechanical aspects of chiropractic care on patients, the cervical flexion-relaxation phenomenon and chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Dr. James DeVocht is an associate professor in the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at Palmer College of Chiropractic. He has a BS in physics (Brigham Young University, 1972), a DC (Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1983), a MS in mechanical engineering, with emphasis in biomedical engineering (Michigan Technological University, 1992), and a PhD in biomedical engineering (University of Iowa, 1996). He was in private practice in New Mexico (1984-1985). He has spent 11 years on active duty as an officer in the US Army, including 2 years as a research physicist. For the last 19 years he has been a research scientist at Palmer and is going to retire this year.
He has been a peer reviewer for several journals including Clinical Biomechanics, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, and Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT). He has also been an examiner of the PhD thesis of a research student at Macquarie University, Australia. His research interests include the use of electromyography (EMG) to quantify the effect of chiropractic treatment, descriptive studies of chiropractic adjustments, and chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Here is a link to Dr. DeVocht’s publications on researchgate.
Articles Discussed in the Podcast:
| 1. | Novel Electromyographic Protocols Using Axial Rotation and Cervical Flexion-Relaxation for the Assessment of Subjects With Neck Pain: A Feasibility Study. |
| DeVocht JW, Gudavalli K, Gudavalli MR, Xia T. | |
| J Chiropr Med. 2016 Jun;15(2):102-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2016.04.013. | |
| PMID: 27330512 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 2. | A pilot study of a chiropractic intervention for management of chronic myofascial temporomandibular disorder. |
| DeVocht JW, Goertz CM, Hondras MA, Long CR, Schaeffer W, Thomann L, Spector M, Stanford CM. | |
| J Am Dent Assoc. 2013;144(10):1154-63. | |
| PMID: 24080932 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 3. | Chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders using the activator adjusting instrument and protocol. |
| DeVocht JW, Schaeffer W, Lawrence DJ. | |
| Altern Ther Health Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;11(6):70-3. | |
| PMID: 16320863 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 4. | Spinal manipulation alters electromyographic activity of paraspinal muscles: a descriptive study. |
| DeVocht JW, Pickar JG, Wilder DG. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Sep;28(7):465-71. | |
| PMID: 16182019 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 5. | Experimental validation of a finite element model of the temporomandibular joint. |
| Devocht JW, Goel VK, Zeitler DL, Lew D. | |
| J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Jul;59(7):775-8. | |
| PMID: 11429739 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
William Weeks MD, PhD, MBA and I discuss topics such as: how doctors of chiropractic supply health care services, how patients use such services, and how best to integrate chiropractic with other health care providers; health care delivery science; value in spine care and; opioid overuse in back pain. Dr. Weeks is Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and Family Medicine at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. There, he works at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice as a Senior Research Scientist, where he teaches in Masters programs and conducts research on health economics, healthcare value, the complementary and alternative medicine market, and geographic variation in health services utilization in France. Dr. Weeks has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of health care services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, health care delivery science, and healthcare value. He received his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, his MBA from Columbia University, and his PhD in Economics from the Aix-Marseille School of Economics and Management. Dr. Weeks has been honored with the 2009 National Rural Health Association Outstanding Researcher Award and the 2016 Jerome F McAndrews award for excellence in research from the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Corporation Group. During 2016, Dr. Weeks holds the Fulbright-Toqueville Distinguished Chair at Aix-Marseille University.
Areas of Expertise:
Healthcare delivery science; healthcare value; health economics; physician incomes; the complementary and alternative medicine market
Awards:
2015-16 Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair 2015-2016 at Aix-Marseille University
2009 Researcher of the Year, National Rural Health Association
Professional Achievements:
Consulting
•Provided strategic consultative services, partnering opportunities, to a variety of healthcare organizations
•Reviewed operations and provided strategic advice to Maine Medical Center, Dupont/Nemours Children’s Hospital, and Christiana Care around enhancing value, leveraging research efforts, and moving toward becoming an Accountable Care Organization
•Conducted analytics and provided strategic advice to Community Health Network of Washington around performance variation, identification of best practices, and the development of a comprehensive plan to improve quality and reduce costs.
•Provided consulting services and policy updates to Amerinet, a group purchasing organization around accountable care and organization of healthcare services.
•Provided on-site and distance quality improvement and research education followed by ongoing coaching teams at Eastern Maine Medical Center and Central Maine Medical Center.
Professor and Senior Research Scientist
•Wrote research proposals, obtained grant funding, conducted original research, and published findings
•For The High Value Healthcare Collaborative, a CMMI ($26.1 million) and member funded (approximately $2.5 million per year) effort to examine and leverage variation in care quantity, understand and reduce healthcare costs, and enhance value of care delivered across 15 US healthcare systems, with considerable work focused on bundled payments.
•On the performance of physician practices and medical groups in the United States, funded by Commonwealth Fund and Kaiser Foundation ($536,254)
•Examining the association between public reporting of quality of care on care quality in Wisconsin, funded by Commonwealth Fund ($295,889)
•On chiropractic and alternative medicine care markets in the US, funded by NIH, Bernard Osher Foundation, and National Chiropractic Medicine Insurance Corporation ($1,170,451).
•In an effort to examine and select patient safety indicators for emerging and developing countries, funded by WHO ($35,000)
•Between 1992 – 2008 obtained over $10 million in grant funding as PI or Co-PI while working within the VA system.
Core Faculty and Course Director
•Designed, developed, directed, and taught masters level courses
•Leveraging Data to Inform Decision Making, Dartmouth’s Master in Healthcare Delivery Science program. Provides methods for examining, understanding, and using data from a variety of sources to inform managerial decision-making. 50 students per year.
•Critical Issues in Health and Health Care, Geisel School of Medicine’s MS and MPH programs. Required survey course designed to provide a foundation in and overview of current healthcare issues. 60-70 students per year.
•Strategic and Financial Management of Health Care Organizations, Geisel School of Medicine’s MS and MPH programs. Provided an overview of managerial and financial accounting practices and strategic frameworks in order to prepare students for managerial roles in healthcare environments. 50-60 students per year. Required course for MPH.
•Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers, TDI’s Office for Professional Education and Outreach. Online course providing basic financial and managerial accounting practices in healthcare settings.
http://tdi.dartmouth.edu/faculty/william-weeks-md-mba
Discover more of Dr. Hartvigsen’s publications on researchgate.
Links to articles mentioned in the podcast:
| 1. | Multistakeholder recommendations for improving value of spine care: Key themes from a roundtable discussion at the 2015 NASS Annual Meeting. |
| Weeks WB, Ventura J, Justice B, Hsu E, Milstein A. | |
| Spine J. 2016 Jul;16(7):801-4. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.02.031. No abstract available. | |
| PMID: 27045250 [PubMed – in process] | |
| Similar articles |
| 2. | Cross-Sectional Analysis of Per Capita Supply of Doctors of Chiropractic and Opioid Use in Younger Medicare Beneficiaries. |
| Weeks WB, Goertz CM. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 May;39(4):263-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.02.016. | |
| PMID: 27034107 [PubMed – in process] Free Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 3. | Characteristics of US Adults Who Have Positive and Negative Perceptions of Doctors of Chiropractic and Chiropractic Care. |
| Weeks WB, Goertz CM, Meeker WC, Marchiori DM. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Mar-Apr;39(3):150-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.02.001. | |
| PMID: 26948180 [PubMed – in process] Free Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 4. | The Association Between Use of Chiropractic Care and Costs of Care Among Older Medicare Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Multiple Comorbidities. |
| Weeks WB, Leininger B, Whedon JM, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Swenson R, O’Malley AJ, Goertz CM. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Feb;39(2):63-75.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.01.006. | |
| PMID: 26907615 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
Dr. Hartvigsen and I discuss some important issues facing the profession including: 1) What is Evidence Based Practice?; 2) How do we build chiropractic’s academic capacity (and what are the barriers)?; 3) The Chiropractic Profession in the Mainstream; 4) How can we get the research out to chiropractors and the public?; 5) Musculoskeletal health in the context of general health; 6) The current situation in Australia (pediatric chiropractic).
Professor Hartvigsen is Full Professor and Head of Research at the Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at the Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). He is also leading the Graduate Program for Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health and is co-founder of the Center for Muscle and Joint Health. He has published 136 scientific publications (67 in the past five years) including 26 systematic reviews, 13 editorials and commentaries and 10 book chapters and commissioned reports. His h-index is 26 and his work has received 1806 citations in the past five years. He has published as lead and senior author in leading general and musculoskeletal specialty journals such as BMJ, Spine, Pain, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Invited Keynote Presentations:
Jan Hartvigsen has given 104 keynotes or invited presentations at meetings and multidisciplinary conferences in the fields of chiropractic, physiotherapy, back pain, and orthopaedics. Noticeably he has been invited to speak at the Forum for Research on Back Pain in Primary Care, World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain (2x), World federation of Chiropractic Biennial Conference (4x), Forum on Manual Medicine, and The Nordic Congress on Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Research:
Jan Hartvigsen has received research support from numerous sources including from The Danish Regions 2001-2015, European Chiropractors Union 2012, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation 2012, IMK General Foundation 2006-2015, Danish League Against Rheumatism 2011, Danish Agency for Science, Technology, and Innovation 2008, Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority 2008, Danish Board of Health 2005, Health Ressources and Service Administration (USA) 2009-2012. In total he has received over 50 million DKK in research support as lead or co-applicant since 2005.
Jan Hartvigsen has supervised 70+ MSc students during thesis work. He has completed supervision of 13 PhD students and is currently supervising 6 PhD students.
Prof Hartvigsen has peer reviewed 200+ manuscripts for 38 scientific journals including BMJ, Annals of Internal Medicine, Pain, Brain, and Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. He has reviewed submissions for 17 international conferences since 2007. He has reviewed grant applications from 13 agencies since 2005 including Canadian Institutes for Health Research, National Institutes for Health Research (UK), Arthritis Research UK, The BUPA Foundation (UK), WorkSafe BC (Canada), and The Wellcome Trust (UK). He has been examiner on 13 PhD theses in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK, Canada, Holland and Australia. Jan Hartvigsen has evaluated candidates for scientific positions at University of Sydney (AU), MacQuarie University (AU), Curtin University (AU), Keele University (UK), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Alberta (Canada), and all major Danish universities.
Teaching:
He has extensive teaching experience in the areas of research methodology, biostatistics, clinical examination and treatment of spine problems, and epidemiology. He has been responsible for establishing and coordinating courses in all of these areas.
Discover more of Dr. Hartvigsen’s publications on researchgate.
Links to Articles mentioned in the podcast:
| 1. | Beyond the spine: a new clinical research priority. |
| Donovan J, Cassidy JD, Cancelliere C, Poulsen E, Stochkendahl MJ, Kilsgaard J, Blanchette MA, Hartvigsen J. | |
| J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2015 Mar;59(1):6-12. | |
| PMID: 25729080 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 2. | Is it all about a pain in the back? |
| Hartvigsen J, Natvig B, Ferreira M. | |
| Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Oct;27(5):613-23. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2013.09.008. Review. | |
| PMID: 24315143 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 3. | Musculoskeletal disorders and work disability. |
| Hartvigsen J. | |
| Pain. 2013 Oct;154(10):1904-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.036. Review. No abstract available. | |
| PMID: 23810853 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
Dr. Kent Stuber discusses his research interests, his role as editor of the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association and how chiropractors can get involved in research. Kent Stuber has been in practice in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for nearly 14 years. He did his chiropractic training at CMCC. He completed a Master of Science degree in Health and Social Care Research from the University of Sheffield in 2008. He is currently a MPhil/PhD student at the University of South Wales, studying patient-centeredness in chiropractic.
Kent is an Adjunct Professor in CMCC’s Division of Graduate Education and Research. He has published over 30 articles in over a dozen different peer-reviewed scientific journals. His research interests include patient-centered care, sports injuries, spinal stenosis, the psychometric properties and use of orthopaedic testing, as well as the treatment of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions.
Kent is a member of the International Task Force on Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis as well as the Guideline Implementation Group (GIG) of the Canadian Chiropractic Association’s Clinical Practice Guideline Initiative. In July 2015, Kent became the fifth Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, a peer-reviewed journal now in its 60th year of publication.
Dr. Stuber was born and raised in Calgary. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology from the University of Calgary before moving to Toronto where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Clinic Honours from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in 2002. Dr. Stuber’s post graduate education courses have included Graston Technique®, Active Release Techniques®, Kinesiotaping, Low-Tech Lumbar Spinal Stabilization Training, Managing Neck Pain Conditions, Evaluation and Management of Neck and Arm Pain, courses from the Titleist Performance Institute, and Taping and Support Techniques for Sports Practitioners. You can visit Dr. Stuber’s practice at: http://www.momentumhealth.ca.
Visit the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (JCCA) is the official, peer reviewed, quarterly research publication of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA). Published since 1957 and searchable from 1986 on this site and from 1978 in PubMed, the JCCA publishes research papers, commentaries and editorials relevant to the practice of chiropractic.
View Dr. Stuber’s publications on researchgate.com.
Here are the articles we discuss during the interview:
| 1. | Assessing patient-centered care in patients with chronic health conditions attending chiropractic practice: protocol for a mixed-methods study. |
| Stuber KJ, Langweiler M, Mior S, McCarthy PW. | |
| Chiropr Man Therap. 2016 May 9;24:15. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0095-x. | |
| PMID: 27162609 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 2. | ISSLS Prize Winner: Consensus on the Clinical Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Results of an International Delphi Study. |
| Tomkins-Lane C, Melloh M, Lurie J, Smuck M, Battié MC, Freeman B, Samartzis D, Hu R, Barz T, Stuber K, Schneider M, Haig A, Schizas C, Cheung JP, Mannion AF, Staub L, Comer C, Macedo L, Ahn SH, Takahashi K, Sandella D. | |
| Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Aug 1;41(15):1239-46. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001476. | |
| PMID: 26839989 [PubMed – in process] | |
| Similar articles |
| 3. | Chiropractic treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a review of the literature. |
| Stuber K, Sajko S, Kristmanson K. | |
| J Chiropr Med. 2009 Jun;8(2):77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2009.02.001. | |
| PMID: 19646390 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 4. | Core stability exercises for low back pain in athletes: a systematic review of the literature. |
| Stuber KJ, Bruno P, Sajko S, Hayden JA. | |
| Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Nov;24(6):448-56. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000081. Review. | |
| PMID: 24662572 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 5. | Chiropractic treatment of pregnancy-related low back pain: a systematic review of the evidence. |
| Stuber KJ, Smith DL. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(6):447-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.06.009. Review. | |
| PMID: 18722200 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 6. | The treatment experience of patients with low back pain during pregnancy and their chiropractors: a qualitative study. |
| Sadr S, Pourkiani-Allah-Abad N, Stuber KJ. | |
| Chiropr Man Therap. 2012 Oct 9;20(1):32. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-20-32. | |
| PMID: 23046615 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
In this episode Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, CHES discusses chiropractic maintenance vs. wellness care, various chiropractic guidelines on low back pain, health promotion and pediatric care as well as her two new books. Dr. Cheryl Hawk is an author of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. She has designed and taught courses on wellness and health promotion to health professions students and in post-graduate education. She has also collaborated on the design and implementation of an online wellness certification program for health professionals, with Will Evans, DC, PhD, MCHES, and Michael Perko, PhD, CHES, FAAHE, offered by the National Wellness Institute. She received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1976 from the National University of Health Sciences and practiced full-time for 12 years. In 1991, she earned a PhD in Preventive Medicine from the University of Iowa and also became a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). She is the author, with Will Evans, DC, PhD, MCHES, of Health Promotion and Wellness: An Evidence-Based Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. She is currently co-chair of the Research Working Group of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care. She has been named “Researcher of the Year” by both the American Chiropractic Association (2003) and the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (2005). Her areas of interest are health promotion and prevention, practice-based research and health services research.
And…Dr. Hawk is also working on two upcoming books, Evidence-based Chiropractic Practice and Careers in Chiropractic. Although they won’t be published until 2017, there’s never been anything like it for chiropractic. This will be 2 entire volumes written NOT for chiropractors, but for potential patients, other providers, and potential chiropractic students!
As mentioned in the interview, please find a link to the link to the CCGPP/Clinical Compass website and materials at http://clinicalcompass.org/
After CCGPP teams with specific skills review and rate all information gathered from multiple databases (synthesis), this information is then translated into easily usable tools (the “Chiropractic Clinical Compass©”). The synthesis is not the Compass©, it is merely an evidence stratification for the most common conditions seen by chiropractic doctors. CCGPP recognizes that information in this format is difficult to digest and implement. To assist comprehension and ease of application, the synthesis will be translated for use in the treatment room via a DIER (Dissemination, Implementation, Evaluation, and Revision) process (see Powerpoint presentation on the Introduction page of this website for more details on this process). This process will ultimately produce the Chiropractic Clinical Compass©. In addition, in today’s ever-changing health care environment, the literature synthesis can be used for many purposes and CCGPP is flexible and responsive to rapidly changing trends and needs.
The goals of CCGPP/Clinical Compass are:
- To promote the improvement of the quality of chiropractic services and of the professional reputation of doctors of chiropractic
- To promote the intellectual, academic, and clinical integrity of chiropractic practice
- To promote the intellectual, academic, and clinical integrity of practice guidelines and PR
Please support CCGPP/Clinical Compass by donations at http://clinicalcompass.org/donate
For a list of Dr. Hawk’s scientific publications please click here.
Here is a list of the publications we discuss during this interview:
| 1. | The Role of Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Dizziness or Balance Disorders: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey Data. |
| Ndetan H, Hawk C, Sekhon VK, Chiusano M. | |
| J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2016 Apr;21(2):138-42. doi: 10.1177/2156587215604974. | |
| PMID: 26362851 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 2. | Consensus process to develop a best-practice document on the role of chiropractic care in health promotion, disease prevention, and wellness. |
| Hawk C, Schneider M, Evans MW Jr, Redwood D. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2012 Sep;35(7):556-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.05.002. | |
| PMID: 22742964 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 3. | Chiropractic and public health: current state and future vision. |
| Johnson C, Baird R, Dougherty PE, Globe G, Green BN, Haneline M, Hawk C, Injeyan HS, Killinger L, Kopansky-Giles D, Lisi AJ, Mior SA, Smith M. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(6):397-410. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.07.001. | |
| PMID: 18722194 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 4. | A framework for chiropractic training in clinical preventive services. |
| Hawk C, Evans MW Jr. | |
| Chiropr Man Therap. 2013 Aug 20;21(1):28. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-21-28. | |
| PMID: 23962353 [PubMed] Free PMC Article | |
| Similar articles |
| 5. | Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain. |
| Globe G, Farabaugh RJ, Hawk C, Morris CE, Baker G, Whalen WM, Walters S, Kaeser M, Dehen M, Augat T. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Jan;39(1):1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.10.006. | |
| PMID: 26804581 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] | |
| Similar articles |
| 6. | Best Practices for Chiropractic Care of Children: A Consensus Update. |
| Hawk C, Schneider MJ, Vallone S, Hewitt EG. | |
| J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Mar-Apr;39(3):158-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.02.015. | |
| PMID: 27040034 [PubMed – in process] Free Article | |
| Similar articles |
Listen to Dr. Dean Smith interview Dr. Passmore regarding the science relating chiropractic to human performance. Dr. Passmore is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba. He also holds adjunct appointments in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Manitoba, the Research Department at New York Chiropractic College, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. His expertise deals with human perceptual learning and motor control. Dr. Passmore utilizes his theoretical and applied background in perceptual motor behaviour to explore performance-based outcome measures in an attempt to objectively determine population characteristics, movement outcomes and sustainability of interventions. Dr. Passmore practiced as a chiropractor in the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center (2007-09), and is currently in practice in Manitoba. He has held competitive grants from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB), Research Manitoba (RM), the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF), and the Alexander Gibson Fund.
Listen to this great interview with Dr. John Srbely as we talk about his research interests in chiropractic, myofascial pain, myofascial trigger points and central sensitization. Dr. Srbely is a researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences. He studies the physiologic mechanisms of myofascial trigger points and their role in the clinical expression and treatment of pain and joint/muscle dysfunction in chronic disease. A core theme to his research is the study of central sensitization which is a fundamental neuradaptive process associated with the pathophysiology of pain and disease.
Dr. Srbely’s research expertise and interests lie in the fields of clinical biomechanics and neurophysiology. He has a specific interest in the study of pain and joint function associated with aging and chronic disease such as osteoarthritis, myofascial pain and fibromyalgia. To this extent, he studies the physiologic mechanisms of myofascial trigger points and their role in the clinical expression and treatment of pain and joint/muscle dysfunction in chronic disease. A core theme to his research is the study of central sensitization. Central sensitization is a fundamental neuradaptive process associated with the pathophysiology of pain and disease, however, the impact of central sensitization on the physiologic expression of chronic myofascial pain and human mechanics/pathomechanics in chronic degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis is poorly understood. Dr. Srbely’s research initiatives aim to develop novel/enhance existing treatment approaches in clinical pain management (diagnosis and treatment) and musculoskeletal biomechanics/pathomechanics associated with chronic diseases and aging.
View Dr. Srbely’s research at researchgate.net.
Here are some of the articles we discuss in this episode:
|
1.
|
Knowledge Transfer within the Canadian Chiropractic Community. Part 1: Understanding Evidence-Practice Gaps.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2013 Jun;57(2):111-5.
PMID: 23754855 Free PMC article. No abstract available. |
|
2.
|
Immediate effects of spinal manipulative therapy on regional antinociceptive effects in myofascial tissues in healthy young adults.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jul-Aug;36(6):333-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.01.005. Epub 2013 Jul 3.
PMID: 23830709 Clinical Trial. |
|
3.
|
Spinal manipulative therapy and its role in the prevention, treatment and management of chronic pain.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2012 Mar;56(1):5-7.
PMID: 22457535 Free PMC article. No abstract available. |
|
4.
|
Chiropractic science: a contemporary neurophysiologic paradigm.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2010 Sep;54(3):144-6.
PMID: 20808613 Free PMC article. No abstract available. |
|
5.
|
Capsaicin-induced central sensitization evokes segmental increases in trigger point sensitivity in humans.
J Pain. 2010 Jul;11(7):636-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.10.005. Epub 2009 Dec 16.
PMID: 20015704 Clinical Trial. |
|
6.
|
Knowledge Transfer within the Canadian Chiropractic Community. Part 2: Narrowing the Evidence-Practice Gap.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2014 Sep;58(3):206-14.
PMID: 25202148 Free PMC article. No abstract available. |
Partner
Chiropractic Science is partnered with ChiroCredit.com the leading source for online Chiropractic Continuing Education to make these podcasts happen. Thanks ChiroCredit.
Security – SSL Certificate
Partner
Chiropractic Science is a Miami University Digital Health Literacy Partner. Health literacy is the ability to read, write, and talk about health habits in a variety of life situations and environments. Our interprofessional partnership promotes the use and dissemination of electronic materials for evidence-based EHealth.