Mechanical spinal pain is a common symptom in patients presenting to chiropractic offices and may present concurrent with other pathology. In the presence of unresolved persistent thoracic pain, clinicians should investigate other potential causes.
The knowledge of chiropractic students increased significantly following a course in cultural competence. Their confidence to serve diverse populations, however, did not change significantly. Further examination of the data revealed that baseline measures on confidence may be relatively high. Further study is required to determine the covariates of successful training in cultural competency.
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