Chiropractic, Episode 2, Aron Downie
from Beyond the Paper Hosted by Macquarie University
In this episode, Luke Ross interviews Aron Downie, a health researcher and full-time lecturer at Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic, who has been in clinical practice for 23 years. He completed his Master of Philosophy in 2011 and is currently enrolled in a PhD at the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. Aron’s research interests include the accuracy of clinical tests commonly used to screen patients with back pain, spinal imaging, and understanding patterns of recovery. Aron is a committee member of the Tertiary Education and Research Committee for the Australian Chiropractors Association, which advises on educational and research standards within the Chiropractic profession. Paper: Downie A, Hancock M, Jenkins H, Buchbinder R, Harris I, Underwood M, Goergen S, Maher CG. How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests across 21 years. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/13/bjsports-2018-10008
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