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Use of Remote Consultations by Chiropractors in the United Kingdom During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey 在COVID-19大流行期间，英国脊医使用远程会诊：一项横断面调查

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.07.003

Marc W. Sanders DC, BSc, MSc , Jonathan Field DC, MSc, PhD , Dave Newell PhD , Neil Osborne DC, PhD

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Physical Fatigue Assessment, Linguistic Adaptation, and Validation of Fatigue Severity Scale among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Population 2型糖尿病人群体力疲劳评估、语言适应和疲劳严重程度量表的验证

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.028

Monica Shree Murugan MPT , Ramesh Kumar Jeyaraman PhD , Naveen Kumar Inbaraj MPT

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Chiropractic Referral for Computed-Tomography Angiography to Rule Out Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report 脊椎指压治疗转介电脑断层血管造影排除椎动脉夹层1例报告

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.025

Steven P. Brown DC , James J. Lehman DC

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Visual Assessment of Movement Impairment During Walking in Subjects With Tibiofemoral Rotation Syndrome: A Concurrent Validity Study 胫股旋转综合征患者行走时运动障碍的视觉评估：一项同步效度研究

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.08.007

Mehrnaz Kajbafvala PhD , Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani PhD , Reza Salehi PhD , Abbas Farjad Pezeshk PhD , Fahimeh Firoozeh MSc , Shahab Asgari MSc , Abbas Tabatabaei PhD

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Iron Deficiency Anemia and Associated Factors During Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study of Women Attending Antenatal Care Facility in Nigeria 怀孕期间缺铁性贫血及其相关因素：尼日利亚产前护理机构妇女的纵向研究

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.08.008

Muhammad Auwal Saliu MSc, Aliyu Salihu PhD, Sanusi Bello Mada PhD

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Resolution of Resting Tremors and Cervical Radiculopathy Following Chiropractic Treatment In a 58-Year-Old Male: A Case Report With 2-Year Follow-Up 一名58岁男性捏脊治疗后静息性震颤和颈椎神经根病的消退：一个2年随访的病例报告

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.08.009

Alesha Elaine Fleming DC , Romeia Al-Hajeri BS , Kendyl Taylor BS , Thomas Young DC

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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy in a Veteran Chiropractic Patient Referred for Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Case Report 退行性脊髓型颈椎病的老兵脊椎指压病人转诊腰椎神经根痛：一个病例报告

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.08.011

Tyler E. Barton DC , Derek J. Golley DC, MHA , Jonathan J. Danner DC , Andrew S. Dunn DC, MS, MEd

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Chiropractic Palliative Care for a Veteran With Chronic Low Back Pain and Advancing Testicular Cancer: A Case Report 一名患有慢性腰痛和晚期睾丸癌的退伍军人的捏脊缓和治疗：一例报告

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.017

Christopher B. Roecker DC, MS , Samuel M. Schut DC , Zachary E. Scott DC

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Relationship Between Trunk Muscle Thickness, Disability, and Pain in Middle and Old Aged Patients With Low Back Pain 中老年腰痛患者躯干肌厚、失能与疼痛的关系

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.027

Ruchi Basista PhD , Deepika Singla PhD , Abhinav Jain MBBS, DNB, MNAMS

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Effect of Transfer Energy Capacitive and Resistive Therapy on Shoulder Pain, Disability, and Passive Range of Motion in Patients With Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Preliminary Randomized Trial 转移能量、电容性和抵抗性治疗对肩粘连性囊炎患者肩关节疼痛、残疾和被动活动度的影响：一项初步随机试验

Journal of chiropractic medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2025.09.015

Maryam Raeisi MSc , Hosein Kouhzad Mohammadi PhD , Mojtaba Heshmatipour MSc , Mohammad Javad Tarrahi PhD , Navid Taheri PhD

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