Publications by authors named "Tamara Pooke"
The impact of scoliosis bracing combined with physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) on trunk muscle endurance in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis is unknown. ScoliBrace, a rigid, three-dimensional, over-corrective thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO), and ScoliBalance, a PSSE program, were used to treat adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. A retrospective study of the trunk muscle endurance of 33 AIS patients who received ScoliBrace and ScoliBalance was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between patients' sociodemographic factors (age, sex, ethnicity, and education background) and dimensions of patients' trust in chiropractic doctors in Malaysia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the International Medical University Healthcare Chiropractic Center with a total of 302 respondents. Self-administered questionnaires were enclosed in an envelope and passed to participants by the researchers.
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the demographics and clinical profiles of patients visiting a chiropractic teaching clinic in Malaysia.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using existing medical records of all new patients who visited the International Medical University Bukit Jalil teaching clinic between August 2018 and July 2019. Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, information on location of presenting complaints, duration of complaint and referral sources were reviewed.
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the number and type of indications for radiographs ordered in a chiropractic teaching clinic in Malaysia.
Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective analysis was conducted using the medical health records of new patients who presented to the International Medical University Bukit Jalil teaching clinic for chiropractic care between August 2018 and July 2019. Data about sociodemographic characteristics, region of presenting complaint, radiography ordering rates, and referral indications were collected.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the value of interprofessional learning in developing interprofessional relationships, as perceived by medical students participating as simulated patients for chiropractic students.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of university medical students, using an online survey and interview sessions, was conducted at the International Medical University, Malaysia, from July 2020 to October 2020. Only students who had previously participated as a simulated patient within a chiropractic examination setting were included; this involved interacting with chiropractic students in observed structured clinical examinations, including history taking, physical examination or motion palpation, and adjustment setups for end-of-semester examinations.