Publications by authors named "B Vaughan"
Background: Manual therapy is routinely used in the management of upper back pain (UBP), a disabling condition. However, the approach to diagnosis and treatment techniques used by manipulative physiotherapists and osteopaths is largely unknown.
Objectives: To explore knowledge about UBP, including diagnosis and treatment, by New Zealand (NZ) osteopaths and manipulative physiotherapists and to investigate differences (if any) in the self-reported approaches to diagnosis and management of UBP between the professions.
Background: Chronic pain management is challenging. Those with chronic pain present to health professionals, including osteopaths.
Methods: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of the Osteopathy Research Connect - New Zealand (ORC-NZ), a practice-based research network (PBRN).
Article Synopsis
- * Data was collected through a secondary analysis of practice-based research networks, and statistical tests identified differences in practitioner characteristics based on their patient demographic focus.
- * Results showed that a significant portion of osteopaths treat these populations, with a trend towards female practitioners and those with more experience being more likely to provide care to pregnant women and young children.
Whilst some guidance exists, the literature is relatively scarce on designing and reporting on case series studies for non-surgical techniques/interventions or interventions that may be considered outside the medical model. This commentary presents a set of thirteen design attributes and an adapted checklist for consideration by clinicians when considering a case series design focused on a non-surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Short 'programmes' of professional development can have limited impact on clinical supervisors' practices. This paper reports on an innovative programme of professional development, implemented in a tertiary teaching hospital, that was designed to build clinical supervision capacity, improve the educational practice of frontline clinical supervisors and cultivate future educational leaders.
Approach: The programme was a partnership venture between St.