Dr. Cynthia Long and I discuss the importance of statistics in chiropractic science. We talk about the role of statistics in research, when to involve a biostatistician into the research process, and the top statistical terms (such as power, effect size, significance, confidence intervals and many more). Dr. Long is Professor and Director of Research […]

Dr. Field and I discuss the clinical significance of patient reported outcomes and Care Response. Care Response is a free and pragmatic system to help practices gather and report clinical outcome and patient satisfaction information with minimal work from practice staff.  Dr. Field is a clinical and NHS services lead at the Back2Health partnership providing […]

Dr. Martin Descarreaux and I discuss his research regarding learning to perform chiropractic adjustments, neuromuscular responses following spinal manipulation and several other studies.  Dr. Descarreaux graduated from the UQTR’s first cohort of the chiropractic program in 1998, and completed a PhD in kinesiology at the Université Laval 6 years later. He is now a full […]

Dr. Michele Maiers and I discuss the patient perspective in chiropractic clinical trials, integrative care and  leveraging research to inform health care policy.

Dr. Alan Breen and I discuss spine dynamics and spine control along with quantitative fluoroscopy in chiropractic research and practice.

Dr. Mitch Haas and I discuss the dose-response relationship between chiropractic and health outcomes as well as chiropractors in public health. Dr. Haas has been an integral member of the research division at the University of Western States (UWS) since joining the faculty in 1987. He is now the associate vice president of research at […]

James DeVocht, DC, PhD and I discuss research regarding the effect of chiropractic care on special operations forces reaction and response times, the biomechanical aspects of chiropractic care on patients, the cervical flexion-relaxation phenomenon and chiropractic treatment of temporomandibular disorders. Dr. James DeVocht is an associate professor in the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at […]

In this podcast episode, André Bussières DC, PhD and I discuss topics such as: research utilization and knowledge translation in chiropractic (the Know-Do gap) as well as professional behaviour change, and the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative. Dr. André Bussières is an Assistant Professor at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy and an Associate Member, Department […]

William Weeks MD, PhD, MBA and I discuss topics such as: how doctors of chiropractic supply health care services, how patients use such services, and how best to integrate chiropractic with other health care providers; health care delivery science; value in spine care and; opioid overuse in back pain. Dr. Weeks is Professor of Psychiatry […]

Dr. Hartvigsen and I discuss some important issues facing the profession including: 1) What is Evidence Based Practice?; 2) How do we build chiropractic’s academic capacity (and what are the barriers)?; 3) The Chiropractic Profession in the Mainstream; 4) How can we get the research out to chiropractors and the public?; 5) Musculoskeletal health in […]