Table 1 Search terms used in a systematic review on the effect/benefit of chiropractic primary or early secondary prevention
| Journal/Online library | Search terms, issues and reference list used | Date of the last search | # articles included/# total articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | (chiropract* OR subluxat* OR ‘manual therapy’ OR ‘spinal manipulation’ OR ‘spinal manipulative’) AND (prevent* OR wellness OR disease OR mortality OR morbidity) | 04/10/2017 | 5 / 8628 |
| Embase | (chiropract* OR subluxat* OR ‘manual therapy’ OR ‘spinal manipulation’ OR ‘spinal manipulative’) AND (prevent* OR wellness OR disease OR mortality OR morbidity) [embase]/lim not [medline]/ lim) | 29/09/2017 | 1 / 2774 |
| Index Chiropractic Literature (ICL) | Prevention (search 1) | 07/10/2017 | 0 / 535 |
| Wellness (search 2) | 07/10/2017 | 1 / 199 | |
| Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (JCM) | All the issues from inception to 2017 were screened. | 07/10/2017 | 2 / 486a |
| Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR) | All the issues from inception to 2017 were screened. | 07/10/2017 | 8 / 351a |
| Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics (FNRE) | All the issues from inception to 2017 were screened. | 07/10/2017 | 0 / 126a |
| Hannon [8] |
Reference list of the article: Hannon SM. Objective Physiologic Changes and Associated Health Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments in Asymptomatic Subjects: A Review of the Literature. J. Vertebral Subluxation Res. 2004. | NA | 3 / 65 |