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Michael Swain is a sports chiropractor, health researcher, and senior 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, the University of Sydney in 2019. His research focuses on the epidemiology of injuries and adolescent musculoskeletal disorders. Mike is a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors (UK) and a Senior Fellow of the Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL).
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine and Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy, Pain and injury in adolescents and young adults, University of Sydney
Award Date: 15 Apr 2019
Sports Injury Epidemiology, Master of Philosophy, Neck injury in rugby union: incidence severity, aetiology and prevention, Macquarie University
Award Date: 21 Nov 2011
Master of Chiropractic, Macquarie University
Award Date: 26 Apr 2005
Bachelor of Chiropractic Science, Macquarie University
Award Date: 22 Apr 2003
International Chiropractic Sports Science Diploma, International Federation of Sports Chiropractic
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Projects
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MtCaRF: Young patients and chiropractors’ observation and analysis study (Young-COAST): A feasibility study
Beynon, A., Swain, M., Downie, A., French, S., Pohlman, K., de Luca, K., Neave, M., Young, A. & Sharp, S.
1/02/22 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
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MtCaRF : The clinical course of spinal pain in adolescents: a feasibility study
Swain, M., Kamper, S. J., Beynon, A., Pohlman, K. A., Hestbæk, L., Hancock, M., French, S., Maher, C. & Montgomery, L.
1/12/20 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Chiropractic and physical activity promotion: what are we doing or not doing?
Fernandez, M., Swain, M., De Luca, K., Moore, C. & French, S.
1/07/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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OOA_RS_Blackmore: Sacral prominence as a clinical sign for detecting leg-length inequality and its potential role in causing low back pain
Engel, R., Montgomery, D. & Swain, M.
1/10/18 → 1/10/18
Project: Research
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Induced leg length inequality affects pelvis orientation during upright standing immediately following a sit-to-stand transfer: a pre-post measurement study
Vella, S. P., Swain, M., Downie, A., Howarth, S. J., Funabashi, M. & Engel, R. M., 17 Mar 2023, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Overall prognosis of acute and chronic musculoskeletal, widespread, and neuropathic pain in children and adolescents
Montgomery, L. R. C., Kamper, S., Michaleff, Z. A., Williams, C. M., Dario, A., Campbell, P., Andreucci, A., van der Windt, D. A. W. M., Dunn, K. M. & Swain, M. S., 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 2, p. 1-21 21 p., CD014773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A sports chiropractic post-surgical rehabilitation following type 3 acromioclavicular joint separation in an amateur rugby union player
Swain, M. & Pollard, H., 28 Oct 2022, In: Chiropractic Journal of Australia. 49, 1, p. 110-144 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exceeding 2-h sedentary time per day is not associated with moderate to severe spinal pain in 11- to 13-year-olds: a cross-sectional analysis
Montgomery, L. R. C., Kamper, S. J., Hartvigsen, J., French, S. D., Hestbaek, L., Troelsen, J. & Swain, M. S., Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 181, 2, p. 653-659 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paramedic care for back pain: a review of Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines
Vella, S. P., Chen, Q., Maher, C. G., Simpson, P., Swain, M. S. & Machado, G. C., Dec 2022, In: Australasian Emergency Care. 25, 4, p. 354-360 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Graduate Poster Award - CA/COCA National Conference 2017
Swain, Michael (Recipient), 13 Oct 2017
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Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation - XVI International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research, Quebec, Canada
Swain, Michael (Recipient), 6 Jul 2019
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Best Senior Researcher Scientific Poster - CAANSW Scientific Symposium 2014
Swain, Michael (Recipient), 14 Sep 2014
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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
Fernandez, Matt (Recipient), Moore, Craig (Recipient), Eklund, Andreas (Recipient), Swain, Michael (Recipient), De Luca, Katie (Recipient), Sibbritt, David (Recipient), Adams, Jon (Recipient) & Peng, Wenbo (Recipient), 23 Mar 2019
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The bench-top performance of the VerteTrack system for the assessment of spinal stiffness
Annie Young (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Gregory Kawchuck (Speaker), Arnold Wong (Speaker) & Aron Downie (Speaker)
20 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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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 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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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 Sept 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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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 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Introducing CARL: The Chiropractic Academy of Research Leadership
Katie De Luca (Speaker), Michael Swain (Speaker), Matthew Fernandez (Speaker) & Craig Moore (Speaker)
15 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk