Chiropractic is being challenged to produce research to back up its claims of therapeutic effect. This paper presents an argument for using a qualitative approach for some of this research, namely the research methodology of phenomenology.
The aim of the paper is to provide the basis for the chiropractor to embark on a research project using a phenomenological methodology. It should be viewed as a resource pack guiding the reader to more in depth resources and giving a basic guide to the uses, advantages and disadvantages of phenomenology as a research methodology.
Also included are sections on the critical evaluation of phenomenology and the place of phenomenology within evidence based practice.
