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Chiropractic and COVID-19

Edited by Dr. Bruce Walker

This thematic series will consider articles related to the chiropractic profession and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Submissions in the form of debates/commentaries, reviews or primary research about the reaction of the chiropractic profession and the implementation of changes to chiropractic practice related to the COVID-19 pandemic will be considered. Other topics could include the actions of clinicians, chiropractic societies, groups, chiropractic programs, accreditation authorities and other officials to the pandemic.
In addition, a critical analysis of the role of chiropractic treatment and immunity, plus any lessons learnt from the pandemic are also sought.

Rapid review of submissions is planned.

  2. Authors: Josef Finsterer, Carla Alexandra Scorza, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza and Antonio-Carlos Guimaraes de Almeida
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2024 32:4
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

    The original article was published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2023 31:34

    The Letter to the Editor to this article has been published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2024 32:5

  3. The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on healthcare, and the health of healthcare workers has been subject of much research. However, studies of health-related factors in manual therapists during t...

    Authors: Nathan Weiss, Eva Skillgate and Iben Axén
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2023 31:34
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Letter to the Editor to this article has been published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2024 32:4

  4. The emergence of an unprecedented novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-C0V-2), which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has created new scenarios in basic life supp...

    Authors: Chun-Cheung Woo
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2023 31:16
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  5. The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals has implications for healthcare delivery, including the public health guidance provided to patients. This study aims to assess the response and ...

    Authors: Craig Moore, Arnold Y. L. Wong, Katie de Luca, Diana De Carvalho, Melker S. Johansson, Katherine A. Pohlman, Amy Miller, Martha Funabashi, Paul Dougherty, Simon French, Jon Adams and Greg Kawchuk
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2022 30:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Remote consultations (RCs) enable clinicians to continue to support patients when face-to-face appointments are not possible. Restrictions to face-to-face care during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a pr...

    Authors: Shane Derbyshire, Jonathan Field, Jane Vennik, Marc Sanders and Dave Newell
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2021 29:47
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. Manual therapy is a cornerstone of chiropractic education, whereby students work towards a level of skill and expertise that is regarded as competent to work within the field of chiropractic. Due to the COVID-...

    Authors: Katie de Luca, Marcus McDonald, Laura Montgomery, Stephen Sharp, Anika Young, Simon Vella, Michelle M. Holmes, Sasha Aspinall, Danica Brousseau, Chris Burrell, David Byfield, Dawn Dane, Philip Dewhurst, Aron Downie, Roger Engel, Brian Gleberzon…
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2021 29:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. In March 2020, the World Health Organization elevated the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic to a pandemic and called for urgent and aggressive action worldwide. Public health experts have communicated cl...

    Authors: Iben Axén, Cecilia Bergström, Marc Bronson, Pierre Côté, Casper Glissmann Nim, Guillaume Goncalves, Jeffrey J. Hébert, Joakim Axel Hertel, Stanley Innes, Ole Kristoffer Larsen, Anne-Laure Meyer, Søren O’Neill, Stephen M. Perle, Kenneth A. Weber II, Kenneth J. Young and Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:65
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  10. Authors: Pierre Côté, André Bussières, J. David Cassidy, Jan Hartvigsen, Greg N. Kawchuk, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Silvano Mior and Michael Schneider
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:48
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  11. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes, as many state and local governments enacted stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses were closed. State chiropractic licensing boards play an importa...

    Authors: Shawn M. Neff, Christopher B. Roecker, Casey S. Okamoto, Samuel L. Holguin, Jason G. Napuli, Ross Mattox, Nathan A. Hinkeldey and David J. Paris
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:44
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Social media has become an increasingly important tool in monitoring the onset and spread of infectious diseases globally as well monitoring the spread of information about those diseases. This includes the sp...

    Authors: Greg Kawchuk, Jan Hartvigsen, Steen Harsted, Casper Glissmann Nim and Luana Nyirö
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:34
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. The 2019 coronavirus pandemic is a current global health crisis. Many chiropractic institutions, associations, and researchers have stepped up at a time of need. However, a subset of the chiropractic professio...

    Authors: Joshua Plener, Ben Csiernik, Geronimo Bejarano, Jesper Hjertstrand and Benjamin Goodall
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:26
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  14. Internet analytics are increasingly being integrated into public health regulation. One specific application is to monitor compliance of website and social media activity with respect to jurisdictional regulat...

    Authors: Greg Kawchuk, Jan Hartvigsen, Stan Innes, J. Keith Simpson and Brian Gushaty
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) posted reports claiming that chiropractic care can impact the immune system. These claims clash with recommendations ...

    Authors: Pierre Côté, André Bussières, J. David Cassidy, Jan Hartvigsen, Greg N. Kawchuk, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Silvano Mior and Michael Schneider
    Citation: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:21
    Content type: Commentary Published on: