Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 16539
  Title Using a computerized continuous performance test to assess the effects of chiropractic adjustment on attention span: A pilot study
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Journal Chiropr J Aust. 2000 Jun;30(2):48-54
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Abstract/Notes Objective: This is a pilot study to assess the effects of a chiropractic adjustment on attention span as measured by a computerized continuous performance test. Increased attention to the learning task increases learning and achievement. Students experiencing impaired attention spans are at a heightened risk of academic failure, antisocial behavior gs and hyperactivity.

Setting an. Forty-one patients of the Palmer Chiropractic Clinic, aged 22-47 (mean age = 32), participated in the study.

Design.. Subjects were first screened and determined to need chiropractic adjustment. Those not requiring adjustment were released from the study. Attention span was assessed with the Conners' Continuous Performance Test Computer Program version 3.0 (1995) before and after chiropractic adjustment. This test is commonly used to assess attention span, and further controls were deemed unnecessary in a pilot study.

Results.. Individuals showed improved attention span of clinically significant levels after intervention. Observations were made to support controlled clinical trials.

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