Sports chiropractors in Australia: a cross-sectional survey.

Q3 Health Professions

Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association Pub Date : 2020-12-01

Alex Pucciarelli, Nathan Randall, Matthew Hayward, John Triantis, William Owen, Michael Swain, Katie de Luca

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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 back pain (34%). Nearly half (43%) of musculoskeletal conditions were co-managed with another healthcare practitioner.

Conclusions: SCA members provided care for people of all sporting abilities, ranging from recreational to elite athletes, but most typically at the non-elite level. SCA members almost exclusively treat musculoskeletal conditions and apply various modalities in the management of athletes and sportspeople.

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澳大利亚的运动脊医:一项横断面调查。

背景:虽然一半的澳大利亚脊椎按摩师报告经常治疗运动员，但没有足够的证据来描述澳大利亚运动脊椎按摩师的特征。目的:对澳大利亚脊椎按摩运动协会(SCA)成员进行劳动力调查。方法:采用74项网络调查问卷，收集从业人员信息及执业特点。描述性统计总结了医生和病人的特点，病例量和管理方法。结果:SCA成员以男性为主(74%)，具有11.3(±8.4)年临床经验。业余或半职业运动员占SCA成员案件量的67%。运动员最有可能出现下肢肌肉骨骼疾病(44%)，其次是腰痛(34%)。近一半(43%)的肌肉骨骼疾病是与另一位保健医生共同管理的。结论:SCA成员为所有运动能力的人提供照顾，从休闲运动员到精英运动员，但最典型的是非精英水平。SCA成员几乎专门治疗肌肉骨骼疾病，并在运动员和运动员的管理中应用各种方式。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (JCCA) publishes research papers, commentaries and editorials relevant to the practice of chiropractic.