The chiropractic care of patients with asthma: a systematic review of the literature to inform clinical practice

A systematic review of complementary and alternative medicine in oncology: Psychological and physical effects of manipulative and body-based practices

“…The aim of this study was to achieve a global understanding of the effects of manipulative and body-based therapies as alternative and integrative therapies in oncology. First of all, although chiropractic and osteopathy are widely used by cancer patients and their use is often recommended on cancer websites [13, 78], our systematic review did not find any trials on chiropractic and osteopathy. This result is consistent with the findings of Alcantar et al [78] who showed in their systematic review of chiropractics in oncology in 2012 that most papers were based on survey and case discussions only.…”

Newspaper portrayals of spinal manipulation therapy: Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom

“…While the Canadian, American, and British Associations for Chiropractic all claim that chiropractic is used primarily to treat neuromusculoskeletal disorders, some SMT providers have made claims regarding the use of spinal manipulation to treat asthma and other chronic diseases. 16 These debates are fueled and informed, at least in part, by media coverage. To better understand how the media portrays SMT, we explored the content of print newspapers including article framing, evidence of efficacy, risks and benefits, and the overall tone of the article in terms of whether or not the article was supporting, opposing or neutral about SMT.…”