Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of spinal manipulation: a cross-sectional survey of Italian physiotherapists

Abstract Background and Objective High-velocity low-amplitude thrust spinal manipulation (SM) is a recommended and commonly used manual therapy intervention in physiotherapy. Beliefs surrounding the safety and effectiveness of SM have challenged its use, and even advocated for its abandonment. Our s...

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Main Authors: Firas Mourad, Marzia Stella Yousif, Filippo Maselli, Leonardo Pellicciari, Roberto Meroni, James Dunning, Emilio Puentedura, Alan Taylor, Roger Kerry, Nathan Hutting, Hendrikus Antonius Kranenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-022-00449-x