Tavares Patricia
Department of Clinical Education, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2021 Aug;65(2):164-173.
This study aims to gather information on conditions seen, treatments rendered, and referrals made during a Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College outreach to the Dominican Republic serving those in need.
Data was extracted from templated patient files retrospectively.
Spinal, extremity and other/whole body chief complaints accounted for 71.79%, 24.64% and 3.57% respectively in patients ranging in age from 1.5 to 106 years whose data was collected. Mechanical pain accounted for 95.07% of all cervical, 96.81% of thoracic and 91.27% of lumbar spine diagnoses. Various non-mechanical conditions were also encountered.Manual therapy was performed in 96.10% of cases. Twenty referrals were made to urgent care, six to a World Spine Care clinic and 46 for further investigation, including local medical doctors or surgery.
This study reports empirical data collected from an 11-day outreach to the Dominican Republic that provided otherwise unattainable chiropractic care for musculoskeletal complaints.
本研究旨在收集加拿大纪念脊椎按摩疗法学院在多米尼加共和国开展的一次外展服务中所见到的病情、提供的治疗以及进行的转诊信息，服务对象为有需要的人群。
回顾性地从模板化的患者档案中提取数据。
在收集了数据的年龄从1.5岁至106岁的患者中，脊柱、四肢及其他/全身主要症状分别占71.79%、24.64%和3.57%。机械性疼痛在所有颈椎诊断中占95.07%，胸椎诊断中占96.81%，腰椎诊断中占91.27%。还遇到了各种非机械性病症。96.10%的病例进行了手法治疗。向紧急护理机构转诊20例，向世界脊椎保健诊所转诊6例，为进一步检查转诊46例，包括转诊给当地医生或安排手术。
本研究报告了从为期11天的多米尼加共和国外展服务中收集的实证数据，该服务为肌肉骨骼疾病提供了原本无法获得的脊椎按摩疗法护理。
