"Guidelines… yeah, they just haven't felt relevant to me." A qualitative exploration of chiropractors' perspectives on physical activity promotion.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundGlobally, almost one-third of adults are considered physically inactive. Chiropractors knownly promote physical activity (PA) within their musculoskeletal management plans, despite their limited PA and sedentary behavior (SB) guideline knowledge.ObjectiveTo deepen our understanding of chiropractors' perspectives, including factors that may influence PA promotion. Specifically our objectives are to (1) explore chiropractors' knowledge of PA guidelines, (2) examine chiropractors' practices in PA assessment and advice, and (3) identify barriers, enablers, and factors influencing PA promotion in chiropractic.MethodsTwenty registered Australian chiropractors were interviewed to understand their perspectives on promoting PA in practice. We used a qualitative descriptive approach with i

SUBMITTER: Fernandez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12783367 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature