A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS STUDY ON LOW BACK PAIN AND CHIROPRACTIC

Year 2025, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 70 - 80, 31.05.2025

Furkan Yildiz , Gülay Demir , Hanım Eda Göktaş

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to analyze scientific articles on low back pain and chiropractic in the Scopus database. The data were downloaded on October 24, 2023. As no previous bibliometric analysis on these keywords was found in the literature, this study was deemed necessary. Method: The data were analyzed using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny software. A total of 2,906 articles were examined, of which 254 were strongly interconnected, forming 18 common clusters. However, 1,165 articles were included in the final analysis. Results: The United States leads in the number of publications, while Denmark is at the forefront of international collaboration efforts. The most cited study, "A Comparison of Physical Therapy, Chiropractic Manipulation, and Provision of an Educational Booklet for the Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain," by Cherkin et al. (1998), published in The New England Journal of Medicine, has received 499 citations. The most cited journals in this field are the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapy, Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, and the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. The University of Southern Denmark is the leading institution in terms of research output. The most prolific author is Leboeuf-Yde, with 39 publications. The most frequently used keywords include chiropractic, low back pain, and manipulative. Conclusion: These findings are valuable not only for researchers studying low back pain and chiropractic but also for anyone interested in potential future developments in the field. Ultimately, this study contributes to the ongoing discourse on the role of chiropractic care in orthopedic rehabilitation and provides a roadmap for future research.

Keywords

Low back pain , chiropractic , VOSviewer , bibliometric analysis

BEL AĞRISI VE KAYROPRAKTİK İLE İLGİLİ BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZ ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamız bel ağrısı ve kayropraktik ile ilgili bugüne kadar tamamlanan Scopus veri tabanında yer alan konuyla ilgili bilimsel makaleleri analiz etmeyi amaçlamıştır. Veriler 24.10.2023 tarihinde indirilmiştir. Literatürde daha önce bel ağrısı ve kayropraktik anahtar kelimeleriyle ilgili bir bibliyometrik analize rastlamadığımızdan bu çalışmaya gerek duyulmuştur. Yöntem: Bu veriler VOSviewer ve biblioshine programları ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmamızda literatürde yer alan 2906 makale birbiriyle kuvvetli bağlantılı 254 çalışma ve 18 ortak küme vardır ancak analize 1165’i dahil edilmiştir. Bulgular: ABD makale sayıları açısından önde gelirken, Danimarka uluslararası iş birliği çabalarında öncüdür. Bel ağrısı ve kayropraktik kelimelerinin kullanıldığı yayın, Cherkin ve diğerleri (1998) tarafından yazılan “The New England Journal Of Medicine” dergisinde yayınlanan “A comparison of physical therapy, chiropractic manuplatiton and provision of an educational booklet fort he treatment of patients with low back pain” makalesi 499 atıf alarak en çok atıf alan eserdir. Çalışma aynı zamanda “Journal Of Manuplative And Physiological Therapy”, “Chiropractic And Manual Therapies”, “Journal Of Chiropractic Medicine” olmak üzere en çok atıf alan ilk üç dergidir. Özellikle, “University of South Denmark” üretken araştırma çıktısı ile bu konuda öne çıkan kurumdur. En çok yayın yapan yazar 39 makale ile “Leboeuf-yde”dir. En çok kullanılan anahtar kelimeler “Chiropractic,” low back pain”, “manipulative” içermektedir. Sonuç: Bulgular yalnızca bel ağrısı ve kayropraktik ile ilgilenen araştırmacılar için değil aynı zamanda gelecekteki potansiyel gelişmeler hakkında fikir edinmek isteyen herkes için değerlidir. Sonuçta bu araştırma bel ağrısı ve kayropraktik ortopedik rehabilitasyon sürecindeki önemini çevreleyen diyaloğa katkıda bulunuyor ve bu alanda gelecekteki araştırmalar için bir yol haritası sağlıyor.

Keywords

Bel ağrısı , kayropraktik , VOSviewer , bibliyometrik analiz

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