The ‘Southampton Initiative’ was drawn to a close in October 2021. The initiative commenced in September 2017 with the appointment of part-time Senior Research Fellow, Prof. Dave Newell, to work alongside an interdisciplinary research team within the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. Dave was joined in September 2019 by part-time visiting Research Fellow, Jonathan...
Primary Researcher, Michelle Holmes PhD, is undertaking a CRC-funded study investigating the launch of a chiropractic Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) within the UK. This will boost UK chiropractic research capacity, aid ‘big data’ collection and the implementation of research findings within the clinical setting. Aided by fellow researcher, PhD student Amy Miller, the researchers are...
CRC-funded PhD student Marc Sanders is making good progress with his studies at the University of Southampton. Marc is investigating the implementation of chiropractic services into the wider healthcare setting, and is initially focusing particularly on the barriers and facilitators to global integration which will inform further exploration of this issue in a UK-based chiropractic...
Like everyone, the unprecedented events of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic had significant impact on the Chiropractic Research Council, with numerous barriers to hinder research productivity and a substantial reduction in income. However, despite all this, during 2020 we managed to make progress with several research initiatives that will help to build UK chiropractic research capacity for...
We are delighted to announce that with full funding provided by the Chiropractic Research Council (CRC), chiropractor Marc Sanders MSc DC, has been registered at the prestigious University of Southampton (UoS) to undertake a PhD programme. Marc will be joining a team of MSK researchers at the Aldemoor Hospital, University of Southampton, embedded within the Department...
The CRC is delighted to be funding a project to explore the feasibility and set-up of a Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) in the UK. The study, conducted by AECC University College researcher and CARL Fellow Michelle Holmes, will initially investigate how to establish a PBRN within the UK chiropractic profession. She will be exploring the...
A published article in the first year of graduation! Savanna conducted this study during her final year at AECC University College and during her time on the CRC-funded PERC ('Programme for Early Researchers in Chiropractic') internship last summer. She presented her preliminary findings at ECU EPIC 2019, BCA Autumn Conference and had a poster accepted...
The CRC is delighted to be funding the UK-arm of this large, international study, the first of its kind investigating chiropractic management of low back pain in the older adult. Low back pain is a common problem in older people, and older patients often make up a significant proportion of the average chiropractor's case-load. However, older subjects...
The Chiropractic Research Council (CRC) is unwavering in its stance in supporting chiropractic research and researchers and the benefit that this has to our patients and the public. This will continue during this difficult time as we all face the challenge of Coronavirus, COVID-19. In light of these unprecedented circumstances, many of our research activities will...
CRC-funded PhD post! Here's a great opportunity for those of you wishing to do a PhD. Exploring the implementation of chiropractic care in existing NHS primary care pathways, at the prestigious University of Southampton, working with Dave Newell, Jonathan Field, Mark Gurden, Neil Osborne and external supervisors from the University. Can be conducted on a full- or...