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Aron Downie is a chiropractor, health researcher and full time lecturer at Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney Medical School. His research focus interests are recovery from spinal pain and the accuracy of screening tools for detection of pathology for people with back pain.
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Health professionals' perceptions of the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in clinical practice: a survey
Tu, R. (PhD Student), Downie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), French, S. (Chief Investigator), Saragiotto, B. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Scaff, S. (PhD Student)
Project: Research
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Characterization of force-time characteristics of prone cervico-thoracic spinal manipulative therapy using a manikin
Downie, A., Brown, B., Swain, M. & Funabashi, M.
1/04/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Young patients and chiropractors’ observation and analysis study (Young-COAST): A feasibility study
Beynon, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Swain, M. (Chief Investigator), Downie, A. (Co-Investigator), French, S. (Co-Investigator), Pohlman, K. (Co-Investigator), de Luca, K. (Co-Investigator), Neave, M. (Student CI), Young, A. (Research Assistant) & Sharp, S. (Research Assistant)
1/02/22 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Do X-rays for spinal pain in patients receiving spinal manipulative therapy change patient outcomes? A pilot randomised controlled trial.
Jenkins, H. (Primary Chief Investigator), French, S. (Associate Investigator), Hancock, M. (Associate Investigator), Downie, A. (Associate Investigator), Moore, C. (Associate Investigator) & Whillier, S. (Associate Investigator)
16/11/20 → 16/11/21
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Erring on the side of safety: Using an Active Surveillance Reporting System to prospectively identify adverse events at the Macquarie University chiropractic teaching clinics.
Burrell, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), De Luca, K. (Chief Investigator), Downie, A. (Chief Investigator), Giuriato, R. (Chief Investigator), Pohlman, K. A. (Associate Investigator) & Funabashi, M. (Associate Investigator)
1/11/20 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Physiotherapy and chiropractic healthcare utilization in adults with spinal pain: four-year trajectories of 47,777 Danish individuals
Nim, C., Hartvigsen, J., Skovsgaard, C. V., Kongsted, A., Downie, A. & Clausen, S., 22 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Public Health (Germany). 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy in treating spinal pain does not depend on the application procedures: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Nim, C., Aspinall, S. L., Cook, C. E., Corrêa, L. A., Donaldson, M., Downie, A. S., Harsted, S., Hansen, S., Jenkins, H. J., McNaughton, D., Nyirö, L., Perle, S. M., Roseen, E. J., Young, J. J., Young, A., Zhao, G. H., Hartvigsen, J. & Juhl, C. B., Feb 2025, In: The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 55, 2, p. 109-122 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The role of force-sensing devices in spinal manipulative therapy research, education, and clinical practice
Funabashi, M., Starmer, D., Smith, N. M., Choi, G., Dane, A., Downie, A. S., Duarte, F. C. K., Hollandsworth, D., Malaya, C. A., Pagé, I. & Nim, C., May 2025, In: Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 69, 1, p. 6-15 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of back pain with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older men: a cohort study
Roseen, E. J., McNaughton, D. T., Harrison, S., Downie, A. S., Øverås, C. K., Nim, C. G., Jenkins, H. J., Young, J. J., Hartvigsen, J., Stone, K. L., Ensrud, K. E., Lee, S., Cawthon, P. M., Fink, H. A. & Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) research group, 1 Aug 2024, In: Pain Medicine. 25, 8, p. 505–513 9 p., pnae040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors that influence the scope of practice of the chiropractic profession in Australia: a thematic analysis
Wiggins, D., Downie, A., Engel, R., Grace, S. & Brown, B. T., 27 May 2024, In: Chiropractic & manual therapies. 32, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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CAA National Grand Prize for Research Excellence
De Luca, K. (Recipient), Parkinson, L. (Recipient), Downie, A. (Recipient), Byles, J. E. (Recipient) & Blyth, F. M. (Recipient), 21 Oct 2015
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Chiropractors Association of Australia (CAA) -NSW: Best researcher award
Downie, A. (Recipient), 10 Oct 2015
Prize
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Chiropractors Association of Australia (CAA) NSW: Chiropractor of the Year
Downie, A. (Recipient), 12 Nov 2015
Prize: Other distinction
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Chiropractic management of low back pain
Aron Downie (Speaker)
17 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Prognosis of low back pain – where to from here?
Aron Downie (Speaker)
15 Jun 2020 → 20 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Clinical decision making - translating red flags into clinical practice
Aron Downie (Speaker)
9 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Development of an electronic clinical decision support system for the management of low back pain in community pharmacy
Downie, A. (Speaker), Hancock, M. (Speaker), Abdel Shaheed, C. (Speaker), McLachlan, A. (Speaker), Kocaballi, B. (Speaker), Williams, C. M. (Speaker), Michaleff, Z. A. (Speaker) & Maher, C. G. (Speaker)
31 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Clinical decision making - translating red flags into clinical practice
Aron Downie (Speaker)
28 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk