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Michael Swain is a chiropractor, health researcher and full time lecturer in the Department of Chiropractic at Macquarie University. His clinical interests are in sports injuries and pain management. He completed his Master of Philosophy at Macquarie University in 2011 and his PhD at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney in 2019. His research focuses on the epidemiology of injuries and adolescent musculoskeletal disorders. Mike is an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors (UK) and a competitively appointed Fellow of the Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL); for further details see https://www.carlresearchfellows.org/.
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine and Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Sydney
Sports Injury Epidemiology, Master of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Master of Chiropractic, Macquarie University
Bachelor of Chiropractic Science, Macquarie University
International Chiropractic Sports Science Diploma, The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic
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Chiropractic
Medicine & Life Sciences
Research
Medicine & Life Sciences
Football
Medicine & Life Sciences
Pain
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neck Injuries
Medicine & Life Sciences
Wounds and Injuries
Medicine & Life Sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Medicine & Life Sciences
Exercise
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Projects 2015 2019
MISC - MRES Chiropractors' Association: Validating chiropractic assessment of spinal stiffness: bench-top performance of the VerteTrack system
Downie, A., Swain, M., Young, A., Kawchuk, G. & Wong, A.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Other
The relationship between sedentary time and spinal pain in children and adolescents
Swain, M., Montgomery, L., French, S., Kamper, S. J. & Hartvigsen, J.
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Other
Research Outputs 2006 2019
An Australian survey on health and injuries in adult competitive surfing
Burgess, A., Swain, M. S. & Lystad, R. P., Mar 2019, In : Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 59, 3, p. 462-468 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Health Surveys
Wounds and Injuries
Mental Health
Quality of Life
Back Injuries
Characteristics of chiropractors who manage people aged 65 and older: a nationally representative sample of 1903 chiropractors
Moore, C., de Luca, K., Wong, A. Y. L., Fernandez, M., Swain, M., Hartvigsen, J., Adams, J. & Peng, W., 11 Apr 2019, In : Australasian Journal on Ageing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Chiropractic
Low Back Pain
Lower Extremity
Spine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Clinicians’ ability to detect a palpable difference in spinal stiffness compared with a mechanical device
Kawchuk, G. N., Miazga, S., Pagé, I., Swain, M., De Carvalho, D., Funabashi, M., Breen, A. & Wong, A., Feb 2019, In : Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 42, 2, p. 89-95 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Spine
Equipment and Supplies
Palpation
Chiropractic
Physical Therapists
Prevalence and practice characteristics of urban and rural or remote Australian chiropractors: analysis of a nationally representative sample of 1830 chiropractors
Adams, J., De Luca, K., Swain, M., Funabashi, M., Wong, A., Pagé, I., Sibbritt, D. & Peng, W., Feb 2019, In : Australian Journal of Rural Health. 27, 1, p. 34-41 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Chiropractic
Health Policy
Workload
Migraine Disorders
Research
The prevalence and determinants of physical activity promotion by Australian chiropractors: a cross sectional study
Fernandez, M., Moore, C., Eklund, A., Swain, M., de Luca, K., Sibbritt, D., Adams, J. & Peng, W., Aug 2019, In : Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 45, p. 172-178 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Odds Ratio
Public Health
Occupational Health
Prizes
Best Graduate Poster Award - CA/COCA National Conference 2017
Michael Swain (Recipient), 13 Oct 2017
Prize
Best Senior Researcher Scientific Poster - CAANSW Scientific Symposium 2014
Michael Swain (Recipient), 14 Sep 2014
Prize
Discussing physical activity in the chiropractic consultation: analyses of 1924 practitioners from the ACORN practice-based research network. Best Regional Poster - Pacific. WFC / ECU / EPIC Conference, Berlin, Gernamy, 2019
Matthew Fernandez (Recipient), Craig Moore (Recipient), Andreas Eklund (Recipient), Michael Swain (Recipient), Katie De Luca (Recipient), David Sibbritt (Recipient), Jon Adams (Recipient) & Wenbo Peng (Recipient), 23 Mar 2019
Prize
First Place Podium Prize - ACA Research Symposium (Research Excellence [Podium]) 2018
Michael Swain (Recipient), 21 Oct 2018
Prize
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honors and awards
Activities 2017 2018
A Conversation with CARL: the Chiropractic Academy for Research and Leadership
Katie De Luca (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Craig Moore (Speaker)1 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Characteristics of chiropractors who manage people aged 65 and older: A nationally representative sample of 1903 chiropractors
Katie De Luca (Speaker), Craig Moore (Speaker), Arnold Wong (Speaker), Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Jan Hartvigsen (Speaker), Jon Adams (Speaker), Wenbo Peng (Speaker)31 Aug 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: Analyses of 1,907 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network.
Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Craig Moore (Speaker), Wenbo Peng (Speaker), Katie De Luca (Speaker), Katie Pohlman (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Jon Adams (Speaker)21 Oct 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Professional and practice characteristics of rural Australian chiropractors: A secondary analysis of the Australian Chiropractic Research Network (ACORN) project data.
Jon Adams (Speaker), Katie De Luca (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Martha Funabashi (Speaker), Arnold Wong (Speaker), Isabelle Page (Speaker), Wenbo Peng (Speaker)13 Oct 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: Analyses of 1,907 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network.
Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Craig Moore (Speaker), Wenbo Peng (Speaker), Katie De Luca (Speaker), K. A. Pohlman (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Jon Adams (Speaker)13 Oct 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation