Sasha Aspinall

BSc (Hons), BChiro, PhD

Lecturer in Clinical Chiropractic, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia

Email: sasha.aspinall@murdoch.edu.au

ResearchGate: Sasha Aspinall

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Research interests and skills

I am interested in evidence-based chiropractic care and spinal manipulation, including:

  • The neurophysiological mechanisms that contribute to clinical outcomes associated with spinal manipulation

  • The contribution of contextual effects (placebo etc) to clinical outcomes

  • The subset of people who have a rapid improvement in pain after spinal manipulation and how to identify them

  • Sham procedures for use in trials on spinal manipulation

 

Ongoing research

  • Gender distribution of speakers at chiropractic conferences (CARL project with Sasha Aspinall, Eric Roseen, Casper Nim, Cecilie K Øverås, Steen Harsted, James Young, Amy Miller, Greg Kawchuk, and Jan Hartvigsen)

  • A systematic review of sham lumbar manipulation: blinding strategies and their effectiveness

 

Research publications

Nim CG, Aspinall SL, Weibel R, Steenfelt MG, O’Neill S. Pressure pain thresholds in a real-world chiropractic setting: topography, changes after treatment, and clinical relevance? Chiropr Man Ther. 2022;30:25. doi: 10.1186/s12998-022-00436-2.

de Luca K, McDonald M, Montgomery L, Sharp S, Young A, Vella S, Holmes MM, Aspinall S, Brousseau D, Burrell C, Byfield D, Dane D, Dewhurst P, Downie A, Engel R, Gleberzon B, Hollandsworth D, Molgaard Nielsen A, O'Connor L, Starmer D, Tunning M, Wanlass P, French SD. COVID-19: How has a global pandemic changed manual therapy technique education in chiropractic programs around the world? Chiropr Man Ther. 2021;29:7. doi: 10.1186/s12998-021-00364-7.

Aspinall SL, Jacques A, Leboeuf-Yde C, Etherington SJ, Walker BF. Pressure pain threshold and temporal summation in adults with episodic and persistent low back pain trajectories: A secondary analysis at baseline and after lumbar manipulation or sham. Chiropr Man Ther. 2020;28(36). doi: 10.1186/s12998-020-00326-5.

Aspinall SL, Leboeuf-Yde C, Etherington SJ, Walker BF. Changes in pressure pain threshold and temporal summation in rapid responders and non-rapid responders after lumbar spinal manipulation and sham: A secondary analysis in adults with low back pain. Musculoskelet Sci Prac. 2020;47:102137. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102137.

Aspinall SL, Jacques A, Leboeuf-Yde C, Etherington SJ, Walker BF. No difference in pressure pain threshold and temporal summation after lumbar spinal manipulation compared to sham: A randomised controlled trial in adults with low back pain. Musculoskelet Sci Prac. 2019;43:18-25. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2019.05.011.

Aspinall SL, Leboeuf-Yde C, Etherington SJ, Walker BF. Feasibility of using the Neuropen for temporal summation testing. Pain Manag. 2019;9(4):361-8. doi:10.2217/pmt-2018-0063.

Aspinall SL, Leboeuf-Yde C, Etherington SJ, Walker BF. Manipulation-induced hypoalgesia in musculoskeletal pain populations: A systematic critical review and meta-analysis. Chiropr Man Ther. 2019;27(7). doi:10.1186/s12998-018-0226-7.

Dorron SL, Losco BE, Drummond PD, Walker BF. Effect of Lumbar Spinal Manipulation on Local and Remote Pressure Pain Threshold and Pinprick Sensitivity in Asymptomatic Individuals: A Randomised Trial. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2016. 24:47. doi: 10.1186/s12998-016-0128-5.