A big milestone for us this year was celebrating Dr Kelly Holt being awarded his PhD by the University of Auckland. Kelly conducted a randomised controlled trial that investigated the effects of chiropractic care on sensorimotor function associated with falls risk in older adults.
In this trial Kelly found that after 12 weeks of chiropractic care older people had improved proprioception, reaction times, the ability to combine and process multisensory information, and they physically felt better compared to a control group. We’re looking forward to publishing these exciting results and following up with more research in this field.
Current Projects
The projects we are currently engaged in are looking at the effects of chiropractic care on muscle strength, pelvic floor muscle function, reading ability, children with learning and behavioural disorders, balance and falls in older people, stroke rehabilitation, brain computer interfaces, injury prevention, and a whole host of other aspects of nervous system function. These studies are potentially relevant to everyone from babies to older people and everyone in between. The results we are seeing continue to excite us and exceed our expectations.
