Current Research

The Research Department has a vision for the New Zealand College of Chiropractic to become an international centre of excellence in chiropractic research.



Many of the projects we are currently undertaking involve cutting edge neurophysiological research. These projects include utilising computerised balance platforms to investigate the effect of chiropractic care on falls risk and transcranial magnetic stimulation, electromyography and somatosensory evoked potential techniques to investigate the effects of chiropractic adjustments on nervous system function. Other major focuses of the College research programme include studying the reliability of a number of vertebral subluxation analytical techniques and also the effects of chiropractic adjustments on autonomic nervous system function.