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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, 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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Projects
- 4 Finished
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
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
Research Outputs
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
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., Dec 2019, In : Australasian Journal on Ageing. 38, 4, p. 249-257 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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
Expectations influence treatment outcomes in patients with low back pain. A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial
Eklund, A., De Carvalho, D., Pagé, I., Wong, A., Johansson, M. S., Pohlman, K. A., Hartvigsen, J. & Swain, M., Aug 2019, In : European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom). 23, 7, p. 1378-1389 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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
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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
Matt 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
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Activities
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
Introducing CARL: The Chiropractic Academy of Research Leadership
Katie De Luca (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Craig Moore (Speaker)15 Oct 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Chiropractic identity, role, setting and future: a survey of Australian and New Zealand chiropractic students.
Katie De Luca (Speaker), Jordan Gliedt (Speaker), Matthew Fernandez (Speaker), Gregory Kawchuk (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker)21 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