Table 1 Databases included in electronic literature search and search terms used for each

PubMed

(chiropractic [Mesh] OR chiro*[Mesh] OR chiropractic [tiab] OR chiro* [tiab] OR “chiro* manipulation”) AND (gait [Mesh] OR gait [tiab] OR fall [Mesh] OR fall [tiab] OR balance [mesh] OR balance [tiab] OR vestibul* OR dizz*)

Embase

(‘chiropractic’/exp. OR chiropractic OR chiro OR chiropractice OR ‘chiropractice care’ OR (chiropractice AND (‘care’/exp. OR care)))

AND (‘gait’/exp. OR gait OR ‘exp gait’ OR (exp AND (‘gait’/exp. OR gait)) OR ‘falling’/exp. OR falling OR ‘balance’/exp. OR balance OR ‘exp balance’ OR (exp AND (‘balance’/exp. OR balance)) OR vestibular OR ‘dizz*or dizzy’ OR (dizz*or AND dizzy))

AND (‘Article’/it OR ‘Article in Press’/it)

Cochrane Library

(chiropractic or chiro):ti,ab,kw AND (gait or fall or balance or vestibular):ti,ab,kw

PEDro

1. chiro* AND gait

2. chiro* AND fall*

3. chiro* AND balance

4. chiro* AND vestibular

5. chiro* AND dizz*

ICL

All Fields:chiro* AND All Fields:gait OR All Fields:fall* OR All Fields:balance OR All Fields:vestibular OR All Fields:dizz*, Publication Type:Clinical Trial

OR All Fields:chiro* AND All Fields:gait OR All Fields:fall* OR All Fields:balance OR All Fields:vestibular OR All Fields:dizz*, Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial

OR All Fields:chiro* AND All Fields:gait OR All Fields:fall* OR All Fields:balance OR All Fields:vestibular OR All Fields:dizz*, Publication Type:Controlled Clinical Trial