FCER Conference on Chiropractic Research

A total of 83 abstracts have been accepted for platform presentation in the two research tracks of the 2006 CCR. The abstracts represent original, unpublished research in the categories of Cost Effectiveness, Education, Diagnosis and Basic Sciences, Safety, Epidemiology and Public Health, Outcomes Research, and Technique and Instrumentation. In their presentations to attendees, authors will provide information on how their research may impact practice.

Category	Presenter	Additional Authors	ABSTRACT TITLE
CE01	Mitchell Haas, D.C., MA	Rajiv Sharma, PhD; Adele Spegman, PhD, RN	Predictors of Cost-Effectiveness of Chiropractic and Medical Care for Low Back Pain: A Practice-Based Comparative Study
CE02	Adele Spegman, PhD, RN	Mitchell Haas, D.C.	Methodological Issues Surrounding RCTs as Community-Based Research: Dose-Response Studies
CE03	Richard Branson, D.C.	Tim Hammer, D.C., MPH; James Woodburn, MD, MPH; Georgia Paviloni, RN	Evaluation of Low Back Pain Chiropractic Treatment Costs and Outcomes in a Large Chiropractic Insurance Network
CE04	Murray E. Schneider, D.C., MSc	Shelley A. Parks, RN, BScN, COHN; Peter Shipka, BSc, D.C.	The Effectiveness of Onsite and Offsite Treatment Management of Workplace Low Back Injuries in Workers' Compensation Claims: A Cohort Study of Clinical and Cost Parameters for the Petrochemical Construction Sector
DB01	Gerald A Anzalone, D.C.		Axial Loaded Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine in a Chiropractic Patient Population
DB02	Peter Bull, D.C., MAppSc, FICC	Lisa Rimmelzwaan, BChSc, Mchiroprac	Traumatic Determinism: Sporting Injuries Presenting as Tumours
DB03	Peter Bull, D.C., MAppSc, FICC	Alicia Dal Pozzo, BChSc, Mchiro; Simone Dempsey, BChSc, Mchiro	The Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Clinic Patients Presenting with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH): A Case Control Study
DB06	Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, D.C.	Henrik Wulff Christensen, D.C., MD, PhD; Jan Hartvigsen, D.C., PhD; Werner Vach, PhD; Mitchell Haas, D.C., MA; Lise Hestbaek, D.C., PhD; Alan Adams, D.C., MS, MSEd; Gert	Manual Examination of the Spine: A Systematic, Critical Literature Review of Reproducibility
DB09	Julita A. Teodorczyk-Injeyan, PhD	H. Stephen Injeyan, PhD, D.C.; Richard Ruegg, PhD, D.C.	Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) Does Not Alter the State of Activation of Systematic T Lymphocytes in Normal Subjects
DB10	Brian A. Enebo, D.C., MS	David Sherwood, PhD; Don Aspergren, D.C.; Venu Akuthota, MD	Low Back Pain and Movement Efficiency in a Dynamic Coordination Task
DB11	Stephen Injeyan, PhD, D.C.	Julita Teodorczyk-Injeyan, PhD; Stephen Burnie, D.C.; Richard Ruegg, PhD, D.C.	Augmentation of Interleukin (IL)-2 Induced Antibody Production Following a Single Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) in Normal Subjects
DB12	Andre E. Bussieres, D.C., BSc, FCCS	Cindy Peterson, D.C., RN, MMedED, DACBR; John Taylor, D.C., DACBR; Mark Anthony Laudadio, BSc; Christian Eidd	Diagnostic Imaging Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Complaints: Adult Lower Extremity
DB13	Gregory D. Cramer, D.C., PhD	Joshua W. Little, D.C.; Clover Daley, BS; Charles N. R. Henderson, D.C., PhD	Development of Adhesions in the Zygapophyseal Joints Following Spinal Fixation
DB14	John Z. Srbely, Dac, D.C., PhD	James P. Dickey, PhD	Stimulation of Myofascial Trigger Points Causes Systematic Segmental Physiological Effects
DB16	Norman W. Kettner, D.C.	Kathleen K. S. Hui, MD; Angela Ryan, MD; Kenneth K. Kwong, PhD; Joseph Audette, MD; Vitaly Napadow, PhD	FMRI of Cortical and Subcortical Brain Response to Acupuncture in CTS Patients
DB17	Edward F. Owens, Jr, MS, D.C.		Sensory Deficits Seen in Neck and Back Pain Patients: Possible Evidence of Neurological Interference
DB18	Kevin Ivins, Dip Ed, Mchiro, PhD	Ray Hayek	Convergence Pattern of Sensory Afferents from T1, T4 Facet Joint and the Cardiovascular Structures in an Animal Model Using DiI and DiO Neuronal Tracers
DB19	Samar Hamid MB BS	Ray Hayek	Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Axonal Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury in an Animal Model
DB20	Per J. Palmgren, D.C.	Peter J. Sandstrom, D.C.; Sherdil Nath, MD; Hannu Heikkila, MD, PhD	Alterations of Sensorimotor Control, Postural Performance and Cervicocephalic Kinesthetic Sensibility in Healthy Volunteers Undergoing Cervical Facet Nerve Blockade and Cervical Chiropractic Manipulation
DB21	Peter J. Tuchin		Evidence Based Practice for Chiropractic Treatment of Migraine
DB22	Igor G. Bondarenko, MD, PhD	Juhani Tevren, D.C.; Rainer Boeger, MD; Jukka Chydenius, D.C.	Novel Molecular Factors in the Pathochemical Mechanisms Supporting Chronic Back Pain?
DB23	Kristan Giggey	Rodger Tepe, PhD	Effect of Instrument Applied Spinal Manipulative Therapy Upon Dual-Task Performance Involving Complex Postural and Cognitive Tasks
DB24	Ray Hayek, BSc, MCHiro, PhD	Jack Bassett, MSc, PhD; Sina Ali MSc, PhD	Joint Sensory Innervation: Implications for the Chiropractic Management of the Spine
DB25	Christopher J. Colloca, D.C.	Tony S. Keller, PhD; Robert J. Moore, PhD; Deed E. Harrison, D.C.; Robert Gunzburg, MD, PhD	Validation of a Non-Invasive Dynamic Spinal Stiffness Assessment Methodology in an Animal Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
EDU01	Anthony V. D'Antoni, D.C., MS		Federico di Montefeltro's Hyperkyphosis: A Visuohistorical Case Study with Applications for Chiropractic Education
EDU02	Jan Hartvigsen		Clinical Locomotion Science: A New Danish Multidisciplinary Research Center Involving Chiropractors
EDU03	Claire Johnson, MSEd, D.C.	Bart N Green, MSEd, D.C.	Searching for a Common International Identity: A Content Analysis of Oaths at Chiropractic Colleges
EDU04	Wayne Hoskins, BChSc, Mchiro	Henry Pollard, BSc, Grad D.C., MSportSc, PhD; John Reggars, D.C., Mchiro; Andrew Vitiello, BChSc, Mchiro; Rod Bonello, BSc, D.C., DO, MHA, FICC	The Current Status of Research Within Australian Chiropractic Institutions: Implications and Directions for the Future of the Profession
EDU05	Gene S. Tobias, PhD, D.C.	Emile Goubran, MD, PhD	Feedback on Students' Learning Following an OSCE-Style Evaluation
EDU08	Henry Pollard, PhD	Wayne Hoskins, BChSc, Mchiro; Ross Windshame, BChSc, Mchiro; Rorey Onleyc, BChSc, Mchiro	Chiropractic Research on Peripheral Treatment: A Review of Upper Limb Interventions
EDU10	Mario Pribicevic	Henry Pollard	The Treatment of Shoulder Pain: Current Trends in Chiropractic and Manual Therapy Management
EDU11	Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, D.C., Med	Cheryl Hawk, D.C, PhD	Identifying Domains of Chiropractic Health Promotion and Wellness
EDU12	Ronald LeFebvre, D.C.		Urgency of Referral in a Chiropractic Clinic: Recommendations
EPH04	Jan Hartvigsen	K. Christensen	Active Lifestyle and Incident Low Back Pain in Seniors
EPH05	Jan Hartvigsen	H. Frederiksen, K. Christensen	Physical and Mental Function and Incident Low Back Pain in Seniors
EPH06/07	Wayne Hoskins	Henry Pollard, Chris Daff, Andrew Odell, Peter Garbutt, Andrew McHardy, Katie Hardy, George Dragasevic	Low Back Pain in Australian Rules Football: A Cross-Sectional Survey from the Junior to Elite Senior Level with Matched Non-Athletic Controls
EPH07/06	Wayne Hoskins	Henry Pollard, Chris Daff, Andrew Odell, Peter Garbutt, Andrew McHardy, Katie Hardy, George Dragasevic	Low Back Pain in Elite and Semi-Elite Australian Football Codes: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Soccer, Australian Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Non-Athletic Controls
EPH08	Jay S. Greenstein, D.C., CCSP	Anthony Coco, BSc, CSCS	Baseline Pre-Season Injury Survey of a National Football League Cheerleading Team
EPH09	Henry Pollard	Kehui Luo	One-Year Prospective Study on Golf Injuries in Australian Amateur Golfers
EPH10	Henry Pollard, PhD	Kehui Luo ng, MApplStat, PhD	Golf-Related Lower Back Injuries: An Epidemiological Survey
EPH11	Jennifer Langworthy, Mphil	Jerrilyn Cambron, D.C., PhD	Ethical Care: Attitudes Towards and Implementation of Consent in UK and US Chiropractic
EPH12	Mario Pribicevic	Henry Pollard, BScGradDipChiro, PhD	The Epidemiology of Shoulder Pain in Chiropractic Practice: A Pilot Survey
EPH16	Rod Bonello, BSc, DO, D.C., MHA, FICC	Michael Swain, BSc, Mchir, Mphil; Henry Pollard, BSc, GradDipChiro, GradDipAppSc, MSportSc, PhD, ICSSD, FCC	Cervical Injuries in Rugby Union: Incidence, Severity, Etiology, and Prevention: A Prospective Cohort Study
EPH17	Henry Pollard	Michael Swain	Chiropractic Management of Cluster-Tic Syndrome: A Case Report
EPH18	Rod Bonello, BSc, DO, D.C., MHA, FICC	Sharyn Eaton, D.C., Mphil, PhD	Chiropractic Workforce in NSW Australia
OR01	Henrik H. Lauridsen, D.C., MSc	Jan Hartvigsen, D.C., PhD; Claus Manniche, MD, DMSc; Lars Korsholm, PhD; Neils Grunnet-Nilsson, D.C., MD, PhD	Danish Version of the Oswestry Disability Index for Patients with Low Back Pain. Part 1: Cross-cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity in Two Different Populations
OR02	Henrik H. Lauridsen, D.C., MSc	Jan Hartvigsen, D.C., PhD; Claus Manniche, MD, DMSc; Lars Korsholm, PhD; Neils Grunnet-Nilsson, D.C., MD, PhD	Danish Version of the Oswestry Disability Index for Patients with Low Back Pain. Part 2: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Clinically Significant Improvement in Two Low Back Pain Populations
OR03	Henrik H. Lauridsen, D.C., MSc	Jan Hartvigsen, D.C., PhD; Claus Manniche, MD, DMSc; Lars Korsholm, PhD; Neils Grunnet-Nilsson, D.C., MD, PhD	Responsiveness and Minimal Clinically Important Difference for Pain and Disability Instruments in Low Back Pain Patients
OR04	Marc P. McRae, MSc, D.C., CNS, DACBN		Treating Hypertension with Vitamin C: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Clinical Trials and Proposed Mechanism of Action
OR07	John Zhang, MD, PhD		Exercise and Custom-Made Flexible Orthotics on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability
OR09	Howard Vernon, D.C., PhD, FCCS	K. Humphreys, D.C., PhD; C. Hagino, MBA	Chronic Neck Pain in Adults Treated by Manual Therapy: A Systematic Sub-Group Analysis
OR10	John Zhang, MD, PhD	Phillip Haselden, D.C.; Roger Tepe, PhD	Chiropractic Adjustments Reduced Urinary Incontinence
OR11	Wayne Hoskins, BChSc, Mchiro	Henry Pollard, BSc, Grad D.C., MSportSc, PhD	The Effect of Sports Chiropractic on the Prevention of Athletic Injuries: A Randomized Controlled Trial
OR12	Wayne Hoskins	Andrew McHardy, Henry Pollard, Ross Windsham, Rorey Onley	Chiropractic Research on Peripheral Treatment: A Review of Lower Limb Interventions
OR13	Anthony J. Lisi, D.C.	Cheryl Hawk, D.C., PhD; Will Evans, D.C., PhD, CHES	A Systematic Review of Chiropractic Management of Pregnant Women
OR14	Jay S. Greenstein, D.C., CCSP	Bart Bishop, DPT, CSCS; Anthony Coco, BS, CSCS; Charles Ginsburg, D.C.; Sarah Day, MHEd, D.C.; Allen Huffman, D.C.; Paul Abosh, D.C.; Joe DelRosso, D.C.; Ricardo Tersigni, DC	Patient Satisfaction Scores of 1550 Patients in Outpatient, Multi-Center, Multidisciplinary Chiropractic and Physical Therapy Settings
OR19	James W. Brantingham, D.C., PhD	Kristy L. Zinnes, BA; Mitch Carter, D.C.	The Effects of Chiropractic Adjustment Using the Activator Technique on Balance Impairment and Risk of Falls in a 63-Year Old Female Professor with Meniere's Syndrome Assessed by the Berg Balance Scale and One Leg Standing
OR20	Don Nixdorf, D.C.		Reduction in Musculoskeletal Symptoms Associated with Menstrual Cramps
OR21	Fay Karpouzis	Henry Pollard, PhD; Rod Bonello, BSc, DO, D.C., MHA; FICC	A Comparative Clinical Investigation to Determine Whether the Addition of the Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) to an Existing Treatment Can Improve Outcomes of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
OR23	Silvano Mior	Jan Barnsley, PhD	Communication Between Family Physicians and Chiropractors: The Evolution of a Collaborative Relationship
OR25	Craig Schulz, D.C.	Roni Evans, D.C., MS; Michele Maiers, D.C., MPH; Jan Hartvigsen, D.C., PhD; Karen Schulz, D.C.	Two Mixed Methods Trials of Exercise and Manual Therapy for Seniors with Low Back and Neck Pain
OR26	Roni Evans, D.C., MS	Gert Bronfort, D.C. PhD; Craig Schulz, D.C.; Michele Maiers D.C., MPH; Yiscah Bracha, MS; Richard Grimm, MD, PhD	Rehabilitative Exercise and Manipulation for Chronic Neck Pain: Results of a Mixed Methods Clinical Trial with a One Year Follow Up
OR27	Andrea G. Haan, D.C.	Cynthia R. Long, PhD; Maria Hondras, D.C., MPH	Examining the Verbal Communication in the Chiropractor-Patient Encounter: A Feasibility Study
OR28	Michele Maiers, D.C., MPH	Gert Bronfort, D.C., PhD; Roni Evans, D.C., MS	Best Practices for Back Pain at Northwestern Health Sciences University: A Pilot Project
OR29	Gert Bronfort	CH Goldsmith, T Kay, T Haines, P Peloso, P Kroeling, N Graham, B Haraldsson, C Myers, J Ezzo, P Santguida, K Trihn, P Aker	Update on Conservative Management of Mechanical Neck Disorders: A Series of Systematic Reviews
OR30	James W. Brantingham, D.C., PhD	Corrie Myburgh, MTechChiro, PhD; Randal J. Moyer, BS; Neil Osmond Stakes, MTechChiro	The Effectiveness of Combined Spinal Manipulation and Patella Mobilization Compared to Patella Mobilization Alone in the Conservative Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study
OR31	Mario Pribicevic	Henry Pollard	A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Chiropractic Treatment for Shoulder Pain
OR34	Dennis Enix, D.C.	John Zhang, MD, PhD	The Analgesic Effect of Laser Therapy on Osteoarthritis Related Knee Pain and Quadriceps Alpha-Motor Neuron Inhibition
OR37	Ray Hayek	Sina Ali, PhD; Rita Holland, PhD; Sue Ellen McKelvy, D.C., PhD; Robyn Beirman MBBS	The Endocrine Response to Chiropractic Management of Asthma Sufferers
OR38	Ray Hayek	Peter Bull, D.C., FICC; Sharyn Eaton, D.C., PhD; Subra Vemulpad, PhD	The Effects of the "Spinal Support Bedding System" on Recumbent Postures, Using Computer Radiography and Pressure Mapping Analysis
S01	Joseph O. Di Duro		A Descriptive Literature Review of Infection as a Risk for Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection
S02	Brian A. Enebo, D.C., MS	David Sherwood, PhD	Peak Contact Force Consistency: Where do we Start?
S04	Joyce Miller, BSc, D.C., FACO, FCC	Marit Jensen, Mchiro; Kate Benfield	Is Chiropractic Care Safe for the Paediatric Population?
S05	Henry Pollard, BSc, MSportSc, PhD	Matthew Fernandez, BSportSc, Mchiro; Andrew McHardy, BMedSc, Mchiro, PhD	Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Patient Presenting to a Chiropractic Clinic: A Case Report
T01	Charles L. Blum, D.C.		Visceral Mimicry Syndrome and Cholecystectomy: A Chiropractic Case Study
T02	Sue A. Weber Hellstenius, BSc, D.C.		Craniocervical Dysfunction in the Infant and its Relation to Apnoea
T03	Charles L. Blum, D.C.		A Survey of State Scope of Practice Laws for Chiropractic: Cranial Therapy and TMJ--2003
T04	James W. George, D.C.	Roger Tepe, PhD; Damien Busold, D.C.; Sarah Keuss, D.C.; Clayton D. Skaggs, D.C.	The Effects of Active Release Technique on Carpal Tunnel Patients--A Pilot Study
T05	James W. George, D.C.	Roger Tepe, PhD; Jason Clewis; Ryan House; Erik Schlobohm; Clayton D. Skaggs, D.C.	Comparison of Active Release Technique and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation For Improving Hamstring Flexibility–A Randomized Controlled Trial
T10	John Z. Srbely, Dac, D.C., PhD	James P. Dickey, PhD	Therapeutic Ultrasound Modulates the Pain Pressure Threshold of Trigger Points
T11	James W. Brantingham, D.C., PhD	Matthew N. Chang, D.C.; David F. Gendreau, D.C., DACBR	The Effect of Chiropractic Adjusting, Exercises and Modalities on a 32-Year Old Professional Male Golfer with Hallux Rigidus: A Case Report
T12	Rodger Tepe, PhD	John Zhang, MD, PhD	A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Instrument-Applied Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy on Myofascial Trigger Points
T14	Rodger Tepe, PhD	John Zhang, MD, PhD; Dennis Enix, D.C.	A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Instrument-Applied Cervical Manipulative Therapy on Cervical Range of Motion
T15	Rodger Tepe, PhD	John Zhang, MD, PhD	A Pilot Investigation of Expert and Novice Intraexaminer and Interexaminer Reliability of Durometer Analysis of the Cervical Spine