Is research quality in orthopedic manual therapy trials stagnating? Reflections and pathways for improving research quality and advance our profession

Affiliations

¹ Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Sacred Heart University, CT, USA.
² Department of Physical Therapy, University of New England, ME, USA.
³ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Center for Rehabilitation Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX, USA.
⁴ Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.

Editorial

Sean P Riley et al. J Man Manip Ther. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;24(5):239-240.

doi: 10.1080/10669817.2016.1253561.

¹ Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Sacred Heart University, CT, USA.
² Department of Physical Therapy, University of New England, ME, USA.
³ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Center for Rehabilitation Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX, USA.
⁴ Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.

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