COVID-19: how has a global pandemic changed manual therapy technique education in chiropractic programs around the world?
Katie de LucaMarcus McDonaldLaura MontgomeryStephen SharpAnika YoungSimon VellaMichelle M HolmesSasha AspinallDanica BrousseauChris BurrellDavid ByfieldDawn DanePhilip DewhurstAron DownieRoger EngelBrian GleberzonDana HollandsworthAnne Molgaard NielsenLaura O'ConnorDavid StarmerMichael TunningPaul WanlassSimon D FrenchPublished in: Chiropractic & manual therapies (2021)
This study used a qualitative descriptive approach to describe how some chiropractic programs immediately responded to the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in their teaching of manual therapy techniques. Chiropractic programs around the world provided their students with rapid, innovative learning strategies, in an attempt to maintain high standards of chiropractic education; however, challenges included maintaining student engagement in an online teaching environment, psychomotor skills acquisition and staff workload.