Chiropractic services in the active duty military setting: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal injuries are one of the most prevalent battle and non-battle related injuries in the active duty military. In some countries, chiropractic services are accessed to manage such injuries within and outside military healthcare systems; however, there is no recent description of such access nor outcomes. This scoping review aimed to synthesize published literature exploring the nature, models, and outcomes of chiropractic services provided to active duty military globally.

Method

We employed scoping review methodology. Systematic searches of relevant databases, including military collections and hand searches were conducted from inception to October 22, 2018. We included peer-reviewed English literature with qualitative and quantitative designs, descri

SUBMITTER: Mior S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6628474 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature