Luana Nyirö

DCM, B Med UZH, M Chiro Med UZH (magna cum laude)

Consultant, Department of Chiropractic Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich; PhD Candidate, Care and Rehabilitation Science, University of Zurich

Email: Luana.Nyiroe@balgrist.ch

X: @LuanaNyiro

ResearchGate: Luana Nyirö

 
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Research interests and skills

I am interested in the underlying effects and mechanisms of manual therapies, e.g. chiropractic care. The aim of my PhD is to explore the influence of central pain modulation as well as spinal manipulation on different afferent pathways. My key research interests are specific and unspecific psychophysical and biomechanical effects of spinal manipulation.

 

Ongoing research

  • Clinical Study: Influence of central pain modulation on superficial and deep spinal tissue

  • Systematic Review & Clinical Study: Characterisics of force-time profiles of spinal manipulation

  • Clinical Study: Influence of spinal manipulation on proprioceptive function

 

Research publications

HoNim C, Downie AS, Kongsted A, Aspinall SL, Harsted S, Nyirö L, Vach W. Response to Riddle and Dumenci on "Prospective Back Pain Trajectories or Retrospective Recall-Which Tells Us Most About the Patient?". J Pain. 2024 Jun 18:104597

Nim C, Downie AS, Kongsted A, Aspinall SL, Harsted S, Nyirö L, Vach W. Prospective Back Pain Trajectories or Retrospective Recall-Which Tells Us Most About the Patient? J Pain. 2024 May 6:104555

Lalji R, Hofstetter L, Kongsted A, von Wyl V, Braun J, Puhan MA, Hincapié CA; Swiss ChiCo Clinicians Group. Swiss chiropractic cohort (Swiss ChiCo) pilot study: feasibility for a musculoskeletal cohort study conducted within a nationwide practice-based research network. Eur Spine J. 2024 May;33(5):2068-2078

Gorrell MChiroprac LM, Nyirö L, Pasquier M, Pagé I, Heneghan NR, Schweinhardt P, Descarreaux M. Spinal mobilization force-time characteristics: A scoping literature review. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 14;18(11)

Gorrell LM, Nyirö L, Pasquier M, Pagé I, Heneghan NR, Schweinhardt P, Descarreaux M. Spinal manipulation characteristics: a scoping literature review of force-time characteristics. Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 Sep 13;31(1):36

Elgendi M, Cecchini V, Nyirö L, Gorrell LM, Schweinhardt P, Menon C. Analysis of Force Profile Features in Spinal Manipulation Therapy. IEEE Access. 2023 vol. 11, pp. 133386-133393.

Streuli D, Nyirö L, Rosner J, Schilder A, Csato M, Schweinhardt P. Intra- and inter-session reliability of electrical detection and pain thresholds of cutaneous and muscle primary afferents in the lower back of healthy individuals. Pflugers Arch. 2023 Oct;475(10):1211-1223.

Nim CG, Aspinall SL, Cook CE, Corrêa LA, Donaldson M, Downie AS, Harsted S, Hartvigsen J, Jenkins HJ, McNaughton D, Nyirö L, Perle SM, Roseen EJ, Young JJ, Young A, Zhao GH, Juhl CB. The effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy procedures for spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 May 24;31(1):14.

Kawchuk GN, Harsted S, Hartvigsen J, Nyirö L, Nim CG. A two-year follow-up: Twitter activity regarding misinformation about spinal manipulation, chiropractic care and boosting immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 Jan 23;31(1):4

Langenfeld A, Gassner AP, Wirth B, Mühlemann MB, Nyirö L, Bastiaenen C, Swanenburg J. Responsiveness of the German version of the Neck Disability Index in chronic neck pain patients: a prospective cohort study with a seven-week follow-up. Arch Physiother. 2022 Oct 17;12(1):23

Hofstetter L, Häusler M, Mühlemann M, Nyirö L, Mühlemann D, Hincapié CA. Musculoskeletal healthcare at a Swiss university hospital chiropractic medicine outpatient clinic in 2019: a health services research study. Chiropr Man Therap. 2022 Feb 11;30(1):7

Nyirö L, Potthoff T, Siegenthaler MH, Riner F, Schweinhardt P, Wirth B. Translation and validation of the German version of the Young Spine Questionnaire. BMC Pediatr. 2021 Aug 24;21(1):359

Harsted S, Nyirö L, Downie A, Kawchuk GN, O'Neill S, Holm L, Nim CG. Posterior to anterior spinal stiffness measured in a sample of 127 secondary care low back pain patients. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Jul;87:105408

Kawchuk G, Hartvigsen J, Harsted S, Nim CG, Nyirö L. Misinformation about spinal manipulation and boosting immunity: an analysis of Twitter activity during the COVID-19 crisis. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 Jun 9;28(1):34

Nyirö L, Peterson CK, Humphreys BK. Exploring the definition of «acute» neck pain: a prospective cohort observational study comparing the outcomes of chiropractic patients with 0-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks and 4-12 weeks of symptoms. Chiropr Man Therap. 2017 Aug 16;25:24