CCGPP Published Documents

CCGPP's mission is to collect evidence related to the practice of chiropractic, rate this evidence as to validity, utility and other factors and derive best practices from this information, which are suggestions for efficacious patient care. Thus, this information is to be interpreted as suggestions to inform clinical decision-making and not to be interpreted as a set of rigid rules. Incorporating the professional wisdom of the chiropractic doctor and the needs and values of the person seeking care with the existing evidence is the lens through which choices are made.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE EIGHT CLINICAL CHAPTERS COVERED IN THIS PROJECT BEING ASSEMBLED BY CCGPP IS A LITERATURE SYNTHESIS A literature synthesis is an academically rigorous analysis of all the available scientific literature on a specific topic. Reviewers use internationally accepted tools to rate each article according to specific criteria. These include the type of study (randomized controlled trial, case series, etc), the quality of the study, size of the study and many other factors which influence the credibility and strength of the study's conclusions. Each reviewer independently rates all the available articles, and the ratings are compared among the members of the review team. When there is disagreement among the reviewers regarding the conclusions, a formal consensus process is followed to arrive at an overall conclusion upon which all reviewers can agree. The resulting conclusions do not represent the reviewers' own beliefs but rather what the literature actually supports. A literature synthesis is a starting point. It indicates only what we can conclude with supportable, scientific evidence. Appropriate therapeutic approaches will consider the literature synthesis as well as clinical experience, coupled with patient preferences in determining the most appropriate course of care for a specific patient.

What constitutes evidence for best practice?: Triano JJ.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(9):637-43.
Literature syntheses for the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters: methodology.: Triano JJ.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(9):645-50.

Chiropractic management of low back pain and low back-related leg complaints: a literature synthesis.: Lawrence DJ, Meeker W, Branson R, Bronfort G, Cates JR, Haas M, Haneline M, Micozzi M, Updyke W, Mootz R, Triano JJ, Hawk C.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(9):659-74.
Chiropractic management of low back disorders: report from a consensus process.: Globe GA, Morris CE, Whalen WM, Farabaugh RJ, Hawk C; Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameter.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(9):651-8.

Manipulative therapy for lower extremity conditions: expansion of literature review.: Brantingham JW, Globe G, Pollard H, Hicks M, Korporaal C, Hoskins W.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):53-71.
Manipulative therapy of lower extremity conditions: Summary of Clinical Practice: Recommendations from the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters

Chiropractic management of tendinopathy: a literature synthesis.: Pfefer MT, Cooper SR, Uhl NL.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):41-52.
Chiropractic management of tendinopathy: Summary of Clinical Practice: Recommendations from the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters

Chiropractic management of fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review of the literature.: Schneider M, Vernon H, Ko G, Lawson G, Perera J.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):25-40.
Chiropractic management of fibromyalgia syndrome: Summary of Clinical Practice: Recommendations from the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters

Chiropractic management of myofascial trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review of the literature.: Vernon H, Schneider M.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):14-24.
Chiropractic management of myofascial trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome: Summary of Clinical Practice: Recommendations from the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters

Chiropractic care for nonmusculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review with implications for whole systems research.: Hawk C, Khorsan R, Lisi AJ, Ferrance RJ, Evans MW.
J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Jun;13(5):491-512.

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