The scoliosis quandary: are radiation exposures from repeated X-rays harmful?

PA Oakley, NN Ehsani, DE Harrison - Dose-Response, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
X-rays have been the gold standard for diagnosis, evaluation, and management of spinal
scoliosis for decades as other assessment methods are indirect, too expensive, or not …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing thoracic hyperkyphosis subluxation deformity: A systematic review of chiropractic biophysics® methods employed in its structural improvement

PA Oakley, DE Harrison - Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic, 2018 - journal.parker.edu
** Objective**: Thoracic hyperkyphosis is a serious postural health disorder that is
associated with many health conditions including morbidity and mortality.** Methods**: We …

A REVIEW OF CBP METHODS® APPLIED TO REDUCE LATERAL HEAD TRANSLATION POSTURES

P Oakley, D Harrison - Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic, 2022 - journal.parker.edu
Objective: To characterize the evidence of CBP® technique methods in the reduction of
lateral head translation postures and its effect on pain, disability and quality of life. Methods …

Radiophobic fear-mongering, misappropriation of medical references and dismissing relevant data forms the false stance for advocating against the use of routine and …

PA Oakley, DE Harrison - Dose-Response, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a faction within the chiropractic profession passionately advocating against the
routine use of X-rays in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with spinal …

Are restrictive medical radiation imaging campaigns misguided? It seems so: a case example of the American chiropractic association's adoption of “choosing wisely”

PA Oakley, DE Harrison - Dose-Response, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the 1980s, increased utilization of medical radiology, primarily computed tomography,
has doubled medically sourced radiation exposures. Ensuing fear-mongering media …

Radiophobia overreaction: College of chiropractors of British Columbia revoke full X-ray rights based on flawed study and radiation fear-mongering

PA Oakley, JW Betz, DE Harrison, LA Siskin… - Dose …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Fears over radiation have created irrational pressures to dissuade radiography use within
chiropractic. Recently, the regulatory body for chiropractors practicing in British Columbia …

Plain Radiography: A Unique Component of Spinal Assessment and Predictive Health

PA Arnone, AE McCanse, DS Farmen, MV Alano… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
While some research supports utilizing plain radiography for measuring biomechanical
alignment of the spine for prognosis and treatment, there are contrasting viewpoints …

Factors affecting chiropractor requests for full‐length spinal radiography: A scoping review

TR Readford, M Hayes… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chiropractors often refer their patients for full‐length (three‐to four‐region) radiographs of
the spine as part of their clinical assessment, which are frequently completed by …

Spinal kinematic assessment of chiropractic side-posture adjustments: development of a motion capture system

MT Weiner, BS Russell, LM Elkins, RS Hosek… - Journal of Manipulative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to develop a protocol and a data analysis system for
the assessment of postures and movements of doctors of chiropractic during side-posture …

Plain Radiography: A Unique and Essential Component of Spinal Assessment and Predictive Health

PA Arnone, AE McCanse, DS Farmen, MV Alano… - 2024 - preprints.org
While some research supports utilizing plain radiography for measuring biomechanical
alignment of the spine for prognosis and treatment, there are contrasting viewpoints …