tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Maintenance care in chiropractic – what do we know"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Maintenance care in chiropractic – what do we know? | Chiropractic Osteopathy BioMed Central Open Access Maintenance care in chiropractic - what do we know Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde and Lise Hestb k Address Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics part of Clinical Locomotion Science University of Southern Denmark Forskerparken 10 DK-5230 Odense M Denmark Email Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde - Lise Hestb k - Corresponding author Published 8 May 2008 Received 8 April 2008 Chiropractic Osteopathy 2008 16 3 doi 1746-1340-16-3 Accepted 8 May 2008 This article is available from http content 16 1 3 2008 Leboeuf-Yde and Hestb k licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Background Back problems are often recurring or chronic. It is therefore not surprising that chiropractors wish to prevent their return or reduce their impact. This is often attempted with a long-term treatment strategy commonly called maintenance care. However some aspects of maintenance care are considered controversial. It is therefore relevant to investigate the scientific evidence forming the basis for its use. Objectives A review of the literature was performed in order to obtain answers to the following questions What is the exact definition of maintenance care what are its indications for use and how is it practised How common is it that chiropractors support the concept of maintenance care and how well accepted is it by patients How frequently is maintenance care used and what factors are associated with its use Is maintenance care a clinically valid method of approach and is it costeffective for the patient Results Thirteen original studies .