Nkasi Stoll, Mrinalini Dey, Sam Norton, Maryam Adas, Ailsa Bosworth, Maya H Buch, Andrew Cope, Heidi Lempp, James Galloway, Elena Nikiphorou
Understanding the psychosocial determinants of effective disease management in rheumatoid arthritis to prevent persistently active disease: a qualitative study
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chiropractors commonly treat pediatric patients within private practices objectives study 1 identify treatment techniques health advice used quebec chiropractors pediatric patients 2 explore research priorities quebec chiropractors pediatric population 3 identify quebec chiropractors training field pediatric chiropractics webbased crosssectional survey conducted among licensed quebec chiropractors qc canada descriptive statistics used analyze quantitative variables results showed among 245 respondents 228 response rate practitioners adapted treatment techniques based patients age group thus using softer techniques younger pediatric patients slowly gravitating toward techniques used adults patients reached age six terms continuing education chiropractors reported average 787 h training subject per year mostly came either quebecs college chiropractors ocq 547 written articles 469 seminars conferences 437 musculoskeletal msk viscerosomatic conditions identified high research priorities clinicians quebec chiropractors adapt treatment techniques pediatric patients light limited sources continuing education field pediatric chiropractics practitioners mostly rely training provided provincial college scientific publications according practitioners future research priorities pediatric care focus msk conditions nonmsk conditions