Sports chiropractors in Australia: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whilst half of all Australian chiropractors report often treating athletes, there is insufficient evidence to characterise the sports chiropractor in Australia.

Objective

To perform a workforce survey of Sports Chiropractic Australia (SCA) members.

Methods

A 74-item web-based questionnaire collected information about practitioner and practice characteristics. Descriptive statistics summarised practitioner and patient characteristics, caseload and management approaches.

Results

SCA members were predominantly male (74%) with 11.3 (±8.4) years of clinical experience. Amateur or semi-professional sportspeople comprised 67% of SCA members' caseload. Athletes were most likely to present with a lower limb musculoskeletal condition (44%), followed by low bac

SUBMITTER: Pucciarelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7815177 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature