Medical Spinal Research Unit, Lillebaelt Hospital, Spine Centre of Southern Denmark, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Østre Hougvej 55, Middelfart, Denmark.
Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Chiropr Man Therap. 2024 Mar 26;32(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12998-024-00531-6.
Spinal manual therapy is central to chiropractic history, clinical practice, and professional identity. That chiropractors have developed an expertise in this domain has provided some considerable advantages. However, we contend it is also at the crux of the ideological schism that fractures the chiropractic profession. In this article, which is the first in a series of two, we discuss chiropractors' understanding and use of spinal manual therapy and do so with particular emphasis on what we see as weaknesses it creates and threats it gives rise to. These are of particular importance, as we believe they have limited the chiropractic profession's development. As we shall argue, we believe that these threats have become existential in nature, and we are convinced that they call for a resolute and unified response by the profession. Subsequently, in part II, we discuss various strengths that the chiropractic profession possesses and the opportunities that await, provided that the profession is ready to rise to the challenge.
脊柱手法治疗是整脊历史、临床实践和专业身份的核心。整脊医生在这一领域发展出了专业技能,这带来了一些相当大的优势。然而,我们认为,这也是导致整脊行业出现思想分歧的关键所在,这种分歧使整脊行业出现了分裂。在这篇文章中,它是一系列两篇文章中的第一篇,我们讨论了整脊医生对手法治疗脊柱的理解和使用,特别强调了我们认为它所造成的弱点和带来的威胁。这些都是非常重要的,因为我们相信它们限制了整脊行业的发展。正如我们将要论证的,我们相信这些威胁已经具有存在性,我们坚信,这些威胁需要整脊行业做出坚决和统一的回应。随后,在第二篇文章中,我们讨论了整脊行业所拥有的各种优势和所面临的机会,前提是该行业准备迎接挑战。