Narrative: Advanced Bio-Structural Correction (ABC™) is a methodology used internationally for the assessment and correction of subluxation, yet it remains sparsely represented in the peer-reviewed literature, where its evidence base is presently confined to single case reports and small case series. (1–22)
This paper presents the research strategy developed by the Advanced Biostructural Correction Australasia (ABCA) Research Committee and subsequently ratified by the ABCA Board and membership in 2025. The strategy sets out a vision and six objectives, organised around seven strategic initiatives spanning capacity building, network formation, a graded programme of research projects, dissemination, postgraduate pathways, funding, and ethical standards. It is accompanied by a five-year implementation timeline and a set of key performance indicators.
Early implementation is already evident: the first reliability study of an ABC™ assessment procedure has been published, (23) and a pilot clinical trial has been funded and is in progress with independent university collaborators. (24) We situate the strategy within the tradition of codified Chiropractic research recommendations in North America and Australia, (26–29) and we are candid about the principal challenge it must address: the current weakness of the ABC™ evidence base and the methodological and governance safeguards required to strengthen it credibly.
The strategy is offered as a transparent, accountable framework intended to move ABC™ from clinical observation toward formally tested knowledge, in the service of patients and the wider profession.
Author Keywords: Chiropractic; functional neurology; neuroplasticity; clinical intervention; nutrients.
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