Evidence-based Chiropractic II

Course Material

Course Syllabus

PowerPoint Presentations
    Introduction
    Literature searching
    Biostatistics basics - descriptive statistics 
    Inferential statistics and hypothesis testing
    Experimental designs
    Literature review designs
    Case reports and time series designs
    Epidemiology
    Reliability and validity designs
    Outcome measures and documentation
    Integrating EBC into clinical practice

Final project

Articles needed for class workshops
    Balon et al. A Comparison of Active and Simulated Chiropractic Manipulation as Adjunctive Treatment for Childhood Asthma

    Rose KA, Kim WS. The effect of chiropractic care for a 30-year-old male with advanced ankylosing spondylitis: a time series case report

    Erhard R et al. Far-lateral disk herniation: case report, review of the literature, and a description of nonsurgical management

    Bronfort G et al. Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review

    Owens EF Jr et al. Paraspinal skin temperature patterns: an interexaminer and intraexaminer reliability study

    Humphreys et al. An investigation into the validity of cervical spine motion palpation using subjects with congenital block vertebrae as a 'gold standard'

    Tuchin et al. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Migraine

    Hoiriis et al. A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Chiropractic Adjustments to Muscle Relaxants for Subacute Low Back Pain

Sample Questions
    Sample midterm questions
    Sample final questions

Sample Course Projects
    EBC Project Example
    EBC Project Example 2

Notes
    General Checklist
    Web Sites Checklist
    Therapy Articles Checklist
    Review Articles Checklist
    Case Reports Checklist
    Epidemiologic Checklist
    Diagnostic Accuracy Checklist

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