The management of common recurrent headaches by chiropractors: a descriptive analysis of a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headache management is common within chiropractic clinical settings; however, little is yet known about how this provider group manage headache sufferers. The aim of this study is to report on the prevalence of headache patients found within routine chiropractic practice and to assess how chiropractors approach key aspects of headache management applicable to primary care settings.

Methods

A 31-item cross-sectional survey was distributed to a national sample of chiropractors (n = 1050) to report on practitioner approach to headache diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, treatment and outcome assessment of headache patients who present with recurrent headache disorders.

Results

The survey attracted a response rate of 36% (n = 381). One in five new patie

SUBMITTER: Moore C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192187 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature