Parker Research Center
A Leader in Research
The Parker University Research Center coordinates and facilitates the development and execution of a research agenda consistent with the overall mission of Parker University. That agenda has led to the advancement of the University within the scientific/professional community and contributed sound scientific evidence that supports public health and the chiropractic profession, education, business and technology.
A Leader in Research
The Parker University Research Center coordinates and facilitates the development and execution of a research agenda consistent with the overall mission of Parker University. That agenda has led to the advancement of the University within the scientific/professional community and contributed sound scientific evidence that supports public health and the chiropractic profession, education, business and technology.
- Recognitions and Awards
- Collaboration & Grants
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Recognitions and Awards
March 2017 – Pohlman KA, Bodnar P, Ndetan H, Kawchuk G
Do clinician and patient reports of adverse events align? Assessing adverse events after chiropractic care at a chiropractic teaching clinic: an active surveillance pilot study.
March 2017 – Odhwani A, Giggleman, Sarkar Pradip, Pohlman KA.
Baseline evaluation of the evidence-based practice competencies for faculty and students at a chiropractic program: a cross-sectional survey.
https://www.journalchiroed.com/doi/abs/10.7899/JCE-18-24
March 2017 – Dr. Christine Goertz of Palmer College of Chiropractic and included Parker’s Dr. Katherine Pohlman
Assessment of chiropractic treatment for active duty, U.S. military personnel with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
ACC-RAC2018 ACC-NBCE Clinical Research Award awarded to Dr. Chris Malaya and team (including Parker’s Dr. Katherine Pohlman)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746780/
January 2016 – Ndetan, HT, Chiusano M.
The role of chiropractic care in the treatment of dizziness and balance disorder.
Excellence in Complementary, Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Poster Award: Cooper J, Pohlman KA. Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Chronic Low Back Pain: a Cross-sectional Survey of a Chiropractic Institution.
March 2018: Malaya C, Powell C, Haworth J, Smith D, Pohlman K. Impact of extremity manipulation on postural sway characteristics: a preliminary, randomized cross-over study. J Chiropr Educ 2018:32(1):60.
Podium Presentation, Chiropractic Australia and Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia, Fernandez M, Moore C, Peng W, de Luca K, Pohlman KA, Swain M, Adams J. The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: Analyses of 1,907 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network. October 2017
Parker University, September 2017
Visiting Scientist, Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, April 2017
Fellow, Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL) program, World Federation of Chiropractic & European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence, March 2017
Educational Fellowship from the NCMIC Foundation, August 2019
awarded to Dr. Chris Malaya
Visiting Scholar awarded to Dr. Katherine Pohlman from AECC College University, Bournemouth, England, October 2019
Visiting Scholar awarded to Dr. Katherine Pohlman from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, April 2020
Collaboration & Grants
One of the most important elements of clinical research involves the successful recruitment of patients. Previous studies of chiropractic practices reveal that word-of-mouth and patient referrals are superior methods of advertising. A similar trend is often observed in the recruitment of patients for clinical trials.
In an effort to gain greater public exposure and establish a positive rapport with the community, researchers at the Parker Research Center devote a significant portion of their time to various community health events/projects and organizations. Patients are not only presented with the opportunity to participate in research that might be of importance to them, but they become educated about chiropractic wellness and the benefits of chiropractic care to their overall health and well being.
Perhaps the motivation to make a difference in the lives of community members may best be described in a thank you letter from a former patient, “It pleases me to just be noticed and considered.”
Working with Others Nationally and Internationally
A significant portion of research conducted at the Parker Research Center has been made possible through collaborations with various educational institutions and organizations across the U.S. and abroad. These collaboration efforts add diversity and specialized expertise to our research projects, greatly influencing the quality of research produced at the Parker Research Center.
NCMIC Foundation, Inc. for P.I.E. Conference 2020 ”
Through the gracious contribution from NCMIC Foundation, Parker University received a grant in June 2019 to support the Process of Integrating Evidence (P.I.E.) for Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) Educators Conference. This grant will support travel and registration stipends for the P.I.E. conference hosted by Parker University in August 2020. The Parker University Research Center sincerely thanks NCMIC Foundation for helping to make this event possible.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Fernandez M, Moore C, Peng W, de Luca K, Pohlman K, Swain M, Adams J. The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: analyses of 1907 chiropractors from ACORN practice-based research network.
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2019) 27:19
Prevost C, Gleberson B, Carleo B, Anderson K, Clark M, Pohlman K. Pediatric and manual therapy: a systematic review.
BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine (2019) 19:60
Khan Y, Lawrence D, Vining R, Derby D. Measuring Biopsychosocial Risk for Back Pain in Chiropractic Patients using the STarT Back Screening Tool: A Cross-Sectional
Survey.
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2019) 27:2
Eklund A, De Carvalho D, Page I, Wong A, Johansson M, Pohlman K, Hartvigsen J, Swain M. Expectations influence treatment outcomes in patients with low back pain. A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial.
European Journal of Pain (2019) 23(7):1378-1389
Tollefson L, Cho J. Progression of diagnostic imaging findings of a patient with traumatic spondylolisthesis secondary to unilateral facet fractures: a case report.
Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (2019) 18(2):129-143
Gleberzon BJ, Pohlman KA, Russell E. Comparison of chiropractic student lexicon at two educational institutions: a cross-sectional survey. ”The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (2019)
63(1):36-43
Manrique C, Giggleman G. Comparison of first-year grade point average and national board scores between alternative admission track students in a chiropractic
program who took or did not take preadmission science courses. Journal of Chiropractic Education (2019) 00:0
Manansala C, Passmore S, Pohlman K, Toth A, Olin G. Change in young people’s spine pain following chiropractic care at a publicly funded heathcare facility in
Canada. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2019) 35:301-307
Funabashi M, Pohlman KA, Mior S, O’Beirne M, Westaway M, De Carvalho D, El-Bayoumi M, Haig
B, Wade DJ, Thiel HW, Cassidy JD, Hurwitz E, Kawchuk GN, Vohra S. SafetyNET Community-based patient safety initiatives:
development and application of a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Survey. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (2018) 62(3):130-142.
Goertz CM, Long CR, Vining Rd, Pohlman KA, Walter J, Coulter I. Effect of usual medical plus chiropractic care vs usual medical care alone on pain and disability among US service members with low back pain: a comparative effectiveness
clinical trial. JAMA Network Open (2018) 1(1):e180105
Adams J, Kawchuck G, Breen Ax, De Carvalho D, Eklund A, Fernandez M, Funabashi M, Holmes MM, Johansson MS, de Luca K, Moore C, Page I, Pohlman KA, Swain MS, Wong
AYL, Hartvigsen J. Leadership and capacity building in international chiropractic research: introducing the Chiropractic academy for research leadership (CARL). Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2018) 26:5
Pohlman KA, Carroll L, Hartling L, Tsuyuki R, Vohra S. Pediatric chiropractors’ attitudes and opinions towards patient safety. Journal of Manipulative Physiological
Therapeutics (2016) 39(7):487-493