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Michael Swain is a chiropractor, health researcher, and 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 Ph.D. 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 an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors (UK) and Senior 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
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 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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
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
Service utilisation trends in the manual therapy professions within the Australian private healthcare setting between 2008 and 2017
Lystad, R. P., Brown, B. T., Swain, M. S. & Engel, R. M., 21 Sep 2020, In : Chiropractic & manual therapies. 28, p. 1-10 10 p., 49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The bench-top accuracy of the VerteTrack spinal stiffness assessment device
Young, A., Swain, M. S., Kawchuk, G. N., Wong, A. Y. L. & Downie, A. S., 18 Aug 2020, In : Chiropractic & manual therapies. 28, 9 p., 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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