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Individuals with Persistent Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Exhibit Impaired Pain Modulation, as well as Poorer Physical and Psychological Health, Compared with Pain-Free Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Plinsinga ML, Coombes BK, Mellor R, Vicenzino B. Pain Med. 2020 Mar 31. pii: pnaa047. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa047.

Individuals with Persistent Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Exhibit Impaired Pain Modulation, as well as Poorer Physical and Psychological Health, Compared with Pain-Free Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Plinsinga ML, Coombes BK, Mellor R, Vicenzino B. Pain Med. 2020 Mar 31. pii: pnaa047. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa047.

Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections in the Hip and Knee: Perhaps Not as Safe as We Thought?

Kompel AJ, Roemer FW, Murakami AM, Diaz LE, Crema MD, Guermazi A. Radiology. 2019 Oct 15:190341. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019190341.

Isometric versus isotonic exercise for greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a randomised controlled pilot study  

Christopher Clifford, Lorna Paul, Grant Syme, Neal L MillarBMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 18 Sept 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000558

Short-term outcomes of conservative treatment for femoroacetabular impingement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mallets E, Turner A, Durbin J, Bader A, Murray L. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jul;14(4):514-524.

Prognostic factors for progression of osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review.

Teirlinck CH, Dorleijn DMJ, Bos PK, Rijkels-Otters JBM, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Luijsterburg PAJ. Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 Aug 23;21(1):192. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1969-9.

Inguinal segmental nerve conduction of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in healthy controls and in patients with meralgia paresthetica.

Tataroglu C, Coban A, Sair A, Kızilay Z. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Jun 18. pii: S0967-5868(18)32133-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.06.027.

Hip muscle atrophy in patients with acetabular labral joint pathology.

Mendis MD, Wilson SJ, Hayes DA, Hides JA. Clin Anat. 2019 Jul 13. doi: 10.1002/ca.23429.

Lifetime risk of knee and hip replacement following a GP diagnosis of osteoarthritis: a real-world cohort study.

Burn E, Murray DW, Hawker GA, Pinedo-Villanueva R, Prieto-Alhambra D. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 Jun 17. pii: S1063-4584(19)31088-X. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.004.

No evidence of systemic inflammation in symptomatic patients with femoroacetabular impingement.

Talks BJ, Fernquest S, Palmer A, Broomfield J, Pattinson K, Bradwell A, Glyn-Jones S. J Orthop Res. 2019 May 20. doi: 10.1002/jor.24348.

Gait- and posture-related factors associated with changes in hip pain and physical function in patients with secondary hip osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study.

Tateuchi H, Akiyama H, Goto K, So K, Kuroda Y, Ichihashi N. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 May 1. pii: S0003-9993(19)30293-X. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.006.

Hip Fractures in Older Adults in 2019.

Berry SD, Kiel DP, Colón-Emeric C. JAMA. 2019 May 10. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.5453.

What is the Prevalence of Hip Intra-Articular Pathologies and Osteoarthritis in Active Athletes with Hip and Groin Pain Compared with Those Without? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Heerey JJ, Kemp JL, Mosler AB, Jones DM, Pizzari T, Scholes MJ, Agricola R, Crossley KM. Sports Med. 2019 Jun;49(6):951-972. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01092-y.

Concurrent Criterion-related Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness to Treatment of the Figure-of-Four Position for Measurement of Anterior Hip Joint Structures Tightness.

Martínez TC, Lluch E, Torres-Cueco R, Pecos-Martín D, McConnell J. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Feb 19. pii: S0161-4754(17)30356-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.004.

The outcomes of Perthes’ disease of the hip: a study protocol for the development of a core outcome set.

Leo DG, Leong WY, Gambling T, Long A, Murphy R, Jones H, Perry DC. Trials. 2018 Jul 13;19(1):374. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2695-3.

Hip muscle atrophy in patients with acetabular labral joint pathology.

Mendis MD, Wilson SJ, Hayes DA, Hides JA. Clin Anat. 2019 Jul 13. doi: 10.1002/ca.23429.

Site specificity of mechanical and structural properties of human fascia lata and their gender differences: a cadaveric study

Shun Otsuka, Tomiko Yakura, Yusuke Ohmichi, Mika Ohmichi, Munekazu Naito, Takashi Nakano, Yasuo Kawakami. Jopurnal of Biomechanics. June 22, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.06.018

Hip arthroscopy versus best conservative care for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (UK FASHIoN): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Damian R Griffin, Edward J Dickenson, Peter D H Wall, Felix Achana, Jenny L Donovan, James Griffin, Rachel Hobson, Charles E Hutchinson, Marcus Jepson, Nick R Parsons, Stavros Petrou, Alba Realpe, Joanna Smith, Nadine E Foster on behalf of the UK FASHIoN Study Group. The Lancet. 02 June 2018. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31202-9

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial

Rebecca Mellor,et al. BMJ 2018;361:k1662. 02 May 2018. Doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1662

What is the prevalence of imaging-defined intra-articular hip pathologies in people with and without pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Joshua J Heerey, Joanne L Kemp, Andrea B Mosler, Denise M Jones, Tania Pizzari, Richard B Souza, Kay M Crossley. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Mar 14 2018.  doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098264

Lower limb biomechanics in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

King MG, Lawrenson PR, Semciw AI, Middleton KJ, Crossley KM. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Feb 13. pii: bjsports-2017-097839. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097839.

Nerve entrapment in the hip region: Current concepts review.

Martin R, Martin HD, Kivlan BR. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Dec;12(7):1163-1173

Comparison of 2 Exercise Rehabilitation Programs for Multidirectional Instability of the Glenohumeral Joint: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Warby SA, Ford JJ, Hahne AJ, Watson L, Balster S, Lenssen R, Pizzari T. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Oct 1:363546517734508. doi: 10.1177/0363546517734508.

Multicenter Analysis of Midterm Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Labral Repair in the Hip: Minimum 5-Year Follow-up.

Hevesi M, Krych AJ, Johnson NR, Redmond JM, Hartigan DE, Levy BA, Domb BG. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Oct 1:363546517734180. doi: 10.1177/0363546517734180.

Neuroimmune expression in hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

da Silva MR, Linhares D, Vasconcelos DM, Alves CJ, Neves N, Costa G, Lamghari M. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Sep 11;18(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1755-2.

Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits-Hip Osteoarthritis: Revision 2017.

Cibulka MT, Bloom NJ, Enseki KR, Macdonald CW, Woehrle J, McDonough CM. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Jun;47(6):A1-A37. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.0301.

Prevalence of neuropathic pain in knee or hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

French HP, Smart KM, Doyle F. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2017 Feb 20. pii: S0049-0172(16)30434-6. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.02.008.

Surgical criteria for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a scoping review.

Peters S, Laing A, Emerson C, Mutchler K, Joyce T, Thorborg K, Hölmich P, Reiman M. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Feb 20. pii: bjsports-2016-096936. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096936.

Exercise therapy in patients with hip osteoarthritis: Effect on hip muscle strength and safety aspects of exercise-results of a randomized controlled trial.

Steinhilber B, Haupt G, Miller R, Janssen P, Krauss I. Mod Rheumatol. 2016 Aug 3:1-10.

The effects of manual therapy or exercise therapy or both in people with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sampath KK, Mani R, Miyamori T, Tumilty S. Clin Rehabil. 2016 Dec;30(12):1141-1155.

The Warwick Agreement on femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI syndrome): an international consensus statement 

D R Griffin, E J Dickenson, J O’Donnell, K L Bennell Br et al. J Sports Med 2016;50:1169-1176 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096743

Pain distribution in primary care patients with hip osteoarthritis.

Poulsen E, Overgaard S, Vestergaard JT, Christensen HW, Hartvigsen J. Fam Pract. 2016 Aug

Coordination of deep hip muscle activity is altered in symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement.

Diamond LE, Van den Hoorn W, Bennell KL, Wrigley TV, Hinman RS, O’Donnell J, Hodges PW. J Orthop Res. 2016 Aug

Kinematic gait patterns and their relationship to pain in mild-to-moderate hip osteoarthritis.

Leigh RJ, Osis ST, Ferber R. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2016 May

The management of greater trochanteric pain syndrome: A systematic literature review.

Reid D. J Orthop. 2016 Jan 22;13(1):15-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.12.006.

Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for the diagnosis of hip femoroacetabular impingement/labral tear: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25515771 

Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24756895 

Relationship between the alpha and beta angles in diagnosing CAM-type femoroacetabular impingement on frog-leg lateral radiographs.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25047794 

The innervation of the human acetabular labrum and hip joint: an anatomic study

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/15/41

Effect of physical therapy on pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24846036  

Trochanteric bursitis: the last great misnomer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25198303 

Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests of the hip: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22773321

EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23595142

Function of the ligamentum teres during multi-planar movement of the hip joint.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885673

A literature review of studies evaluating gluteus maximus and gluteus medius activation during rehabilitation exercises.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22007858

Clinical presentation of patients with tears of the acetabular labrum.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818969

Are Stability and Instability Relevant Concepts for Back Pain?

Reeves NP, Cholewicki J, van Dieën JH, Kawchuk G, Hodges PW. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Apr 25:1-32. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8144.

Relationship of joint hypermobility with low Back pain and lumbar spine osteoarthritis.

Goode AP, Cleveland RJ, Schwartz TA, Nelson AE, Kraus VB, Hillstrom HJ, Hannan MT, Flowers P, Renner JB, Jordan JM, Golightly YM. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 9;20(1):158. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2523-2.

Joint hypermobility is not positively associated with prevalent multiple joint osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of older adults.

Gullo TR, Golightly YM, Flowers P, Jordan JM, Renner JB, Schwartz TA, Kraus VB, Hannan MT, Cleveland RJ, Nelson AE. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 11;20(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2550-z.

A Proposal to Add a New Dedicated Chapter in ICD-11: Disorders Related to Chronic Pain.

Lu Y, Cheng J, Han JS, Gallagher RMM, Fan BF, Liu Y, Song XJ, Stanos SP, Lamer TJ, Yu S, Zhang DY, Fu ZJ, Yi X, Liu XL, Ma K, Jin Y, Yang XQ, Huang D, Xiao LZ, Feng ZY, Cheng Z. Pain Med. 2019 Apr 6. pii: pnz060. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz060.

Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

Treede RD, Rief W, Barke A, Aziz Q, Bennett MI, Benoliel R, Cohen M, Evers S, Finnerup NB, First MB, Giamberardino MA, Kaasa S, Korwisi B, Kosek E, Lavandʼhomme P, Nicholas M, Perrot S, Scholz J, Schug S, Smith BH, Svensson P, Vlaeyen JWS, Wang SJ. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):19-27. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001384.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: functioning properties of chronic pain.

Nugraha B, Gutenbrunner C, Barke A, Karst M, Schiller J, Schäfer P, Falter S, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):88-94. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001433.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: applicability in primary care.

Smith BH, Fors EA, Korwisi B, Barke A, Cameron P, Colvin L, Richardson C, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):83-87. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001360.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain.

Perrot S, Cohen M, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):77-82. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001389.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic secondary visceral pain.

Aziz Q, Giamberardino MA, Barke A, Korwisi B, Baranowski AP, Wesselmann U, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):69-76. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001362.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain.

Benoliel R, Svensson P, Evers S, Wang SJ, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):60-68. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001435.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.

Scholz J, Finnerup NB, Attal N, Et Al; Classification Committee of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG). Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):53-59. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001365.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic postsurgical or posttraumatic pain.

Schug SA, Lavandʼhomme P, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):45-52. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001413.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic cancer-related pain.

Bennett MI, Kaasa S, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):38-44. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001363.

The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic primary pain.

Nicholas M, Vlaeyen JWS, Rief W, Barke A, Aziz Q, Benoliel R, Cohen M, Evers S, Giamberardino MA, Goebel A, Korwisi B, Perrot S, Svensson P, Wang SJ, Treede RD; IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):28-37. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001390.

Physical disuse contributes to widespread chronic mechanical hyperalgesia, tactile allodynia, and cold allodynia through neurogenic inflammation and spino-parabrachio-amygdaloid pathway activation.

Ohmichi Y, Ohmichi M, Tashima R, Osuka K, Fukushige K, Kanikowska D, Fukazawa Y, Yawo H, Tsuda M, Naito M, Nakano T. Pain. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001867.

The compelling link between physical activity and the body’s defense system.

Nieman DC, Wentz LM. J Sport Health Sci. 2019 May;8(3):201-217. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2018.09.009.

A systematic review of the role of inflammatory biomarkers in acute, subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain 

Patrick Morris, Kareem Ali, Mackenzie Merritt, Joey Pelletier and Luciana G Macedo. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:142. 3 March 2020. DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-3154-3

Association between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

Lim YZ, Wang Y, Cicuttini FM, Hughes HJ, Chou L, Urquhart DM, Ong PX, Hussain SM. Clin J Pain. 2020 Jan 27. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000810.

Microbiota impacts on chronic inflammation and metabolic syndrome – related cognitive dysfunction.

Arnoriaga-Rodríguez M, Fernández-Real JM. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2019 Dec;20(4):473-480. doi: 10.1007/s11154-019-09537-5.

Biological motion during inflammation in humans.

Lasselin J, Sundelin T, Wayne PM, Olsson MJ, Paues Göranson S, Axelsson J, Lekander M. Brain Behav Immun. 2019 Nov 27. pii: S0889-1591(19)30642-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.11.019.

Mechanoflammation in osteoarthritis pathogenesis.

Vincent TL. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2019 Dec;49(3S):S36-S38. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.09.018.

A Mediational Analysis of Stress, Inflammation, Sleep, and Pain in Acute Musculoskeletal Trauma.

Walton DM, Pourkazemi F, Ghodrati M, Elliott JM. Clin J Pain. 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000790.

Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span.

Furman D, Campisi J, Verdin E, Carrera-Bastos P, Targ S, Franceschi C, Ferrucci L, Gilroy DW, Fasano A, Miller GW, Miller AH, Mantovani A, Weyand CM, Barzilai N, Goronzy JJ, Rando TA, Effros RB, Lucia A, Kleinstreuer N, Slavich GM. Nat Med. 2019 Dec;25(12):1822-1832. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0675-0.

Stress and the brain-gut axis in functional and chronic-inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases: A transdisciplinary challenge.

Labanski A, Langhorst J, Engler H, Elsenbruch S. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Nov 2;111:104501. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104501.

Characterization of neuroinflammation and periphery-to-CNS inflammatory cross-talk in patients with disc herniation and degenerative disc disease.

Palada V, Ahmed AS, Finn A, Berg S, Svensson CI, Kosek E. Brain Behav Immun. 2019 Jan;75:60-71. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.09.010.

Mediation of the Acute Stress Response by the Skeleton.

Berger JM, Singh P, Khrimian L, Morgan DA, Chowdhury S, Arteaga-Solis E, Horvath TL, Domingos AI, Marsland AL, Kumal Yadav V, Rahmouni K, Gao XB, Karsenty G. Cell Metab. 2019 Sep 4. pii: S1550-4131(19)30441-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.012.

Non-specific Low Back Pain: Inflammatory Profiles of Patients with Acute and Chronic Pain.

Teodorczyk-Injeyan JA, Triano JJ, Injeyan HS. Clin J Pain. 2019 Jul 5. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000745.

Disease Specific Autoantibodies in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies.

Stuhlmüller B, Schneider U, González-González JB, Feist E. Front Neurol. 2019 May 8;10:438. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00438.

A cross talk between dysbiosis and gut-associated immune system governs the development of inflammatory arthropathies

Alexander Kalinkovich, Gregory Livshits. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 31 May 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.05.007

Prevalence of inflammatory posterior arch abnormalities on lumbar spine MRI in spondyloarthritis patients compared with low back pain patients.

Braun H, Geniez C, Degboe Y, Constantin A, Cantagrel A, Nigon D, Sans N, Faruch-Bilfeld M, Ruyssen-Witrand A. Eur Radiol. 2019 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06231-7.

Inflammatory biomarkers do not distinguish between patients with sciatica and referred leg pain within a primary care population: results from a nested study within the ATLAS cohort.

Hider SL, Konstantinou K, Hay EM, Glossop J, Mattey DL. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 May 10;20(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2604-2.

Neuroimmune interactions in chronic pain – an interdisciplinary perspective.

Hore Z, Denk F. Brain Behav Immun. 2019 Apr 25. pii: S0889-1591(18)31174-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.04.033.

Inflammatory biomarkers in patients with sciatica: a systematic review.

Jungen MJ, Ter Meulen BC, van Osch T, Weinstein HC, Ostelo RWJG. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 9;20(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2541-0.

Stress and inflammation – The need to address the gap in the transition between acute and chronic stress effects.

Rohleder N. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Feb 20. pii: S0306-4530(18)30695-4. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.02.021.

Pain and immunity: implications for host defence.

Baral P, Udit S, Chiu IM. Nat Rev Immunol. 2019 Mar 15. doi: 10.1038/s41577-019-0147-2.

Systemic inflammation during midlife and cognitive change over 20 years: The ARIC Study.

Walker KA, Gottesman RF, Wu A, Knopman DS, Gross AL, Mosley TH Jr, Selvin E, Windham BG. Neurology. 2019 Feb 13. pii: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007094. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007094.

Roles of inflammation, neurogenic inflammation, and neuroinflammation in pain.

Matsuda M, Huh Y, Ji RR. J Anesth. 2018 Nov 17. doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2579-4.

Elevated inflammatory cytokine expression in CSF from patients with symptomatic thoracic disc herniations correlates with increased pain scores.

Andrade P, Cornips EMJ, Sommer C, Daemen MA, Visser-Vandewalle V, Hoogland G. Spine J. 2018 Aug 1. pii: S1529-9430(18)31082-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.07.023.

Multiple confounders influence the association between low-grade systemic inflammation and musculoskeletal pain. A call for a prudent interpretation of the literature.

Lutke Schipholt IJ, Scholten-Peeters GGM, Bontkes HJ, Coppieters MW. Spine J. 2018 Jul 25. pii: S1529-9430(18)31036-2. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.07.019.

The association between pro-inflammatory biomarkers and nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review.

van den Berg R, Jongbloed EM, de Schepper EIT, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Koes BW, Luijsterburg PAJ. Spine J. 2018 Jun 27. pii: S1529-9430(18)30628-4. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.06.349.

Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease.

Song H, Fang F, Tomasson G, Arnberg FK, Mataix-Cols D, Fernández de la Cruz L, Almqvist C, Fall K, Valdimarsdóttir UA. JAMA. 2018 Jun 19;319(23):2388-2400. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7028.

An Inflammation-Centric View of Neurological Disease: Beyond the Neuron.

Skaper SD, Facci L, Zusso M, Giusti P. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018 Mar 21;12:72. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00072.

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Musculoskeletal Disease: Common Inflammatory Pathways Suggest a Central Role for Loss of Muscle Integrity.

Collins KH, Herzog W, MacDonald GZ, Reimer RA, Rios JL, Smith IC, Zernicke RF, Hart DA. Front Physiol. 2018 Feb 23;9:112. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00112.

Neuroinflammation and Central Sensitization in Chronic and Widespread Pain.

Ji RR, Nackley A, Huh Y, Terrando N, Maixner W. Anesthesiology. 2018 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002130.

Clinical evolution of patients with new-onset inflammatory back pain: a population-based cohort study.

Wang R, Crowson CS, Wright K, Ward MM. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Feb 22. doi: 10.1002/art.40460.

Inflammation in the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain.

Sommer C, Leinders M, Üçeyler N. Pain. 2018 Mar;159(3):595-602. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001122.

Neuroinflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots in chronic radicular pain patients.

Albrecht D, Ahmed S, Kettner N, Borra R, Cohen-Adad J, Deng H, Houle T, Opalacz A, Roth S, Melo MV, Chen L, Mao J, Hooker J, Loggia ML, Zhang Y. Pain. 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001171.

Cytokine Involvement in Biological Inflammation Related to Degenerative Disorders of the Intervertebral Disk: A Narrative Review

Christopher M. De Geer. J Chiropractic Medicine. February 4, 2018.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2017.09.003

Immune Cytokines and Their Receptors in Inflammatory Pain.

Cook AD, Christensen AD, Tewari D, McMahon SB, Hamilton JA. Trends Immunol. 2018 Jan 12. pii: S1471-4906(17)30242-9. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2017.12.003.

Inflammatory biomarkers of low back pain and disc degeneration: a review.

Khan AN, Jacobsen HE, Khan J, Filippi CG, Levine M, Lehman RA Jr, Riew KD, Lenke LG, Chahine NO. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2017 Dec;1410(1):68-84. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13551.

Elevated Production of Nociceptive CC Chemokines and sE-Selectin in Patients With Low Back Pain and the Effects of Spinal Manipulation: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

Teodorczyk-Injeyan JA, McGregor M, Triano JJ, Injeyan SH. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jan;34(1):68-75. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000507.

Cytokines in tendon disease: A Systematic Review.

Morita W, Dakin SG, Snelling SJB, Carr AJ. Bone Joint Res. 2017 Dec;6(12):656-664. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.612.BJR-2017-0112.R1.

Sense and Immunity: Context-Dependent Neuro-Immune Interplay.

Foster SL, Seehus CR, Woolf CJ, Talbot S. Front Immunol. 2017 Nov 3;8:1463. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01463. eCollection 2017.

Neuroimmune expression in hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

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New insights into lumbar flexion tests based on inverse and direct kinematic musculoskeletal modeling

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Sensitivity of Musculoskeletal Model-based Lumbar Spinal Loading Estimates to Type of Kinematic Input and Passive Stiffness Properties

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To Flex or Not to Flex? Is There a Relationship Between Lumbar Spine Flexion During Lifting and Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

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Inertial Measurement Unit-based Evaluation of Global and Regional Lumbar Spine and Pelvis Alignment in Standing Individuals With a Flat Lumbar Posture.

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Lumbar muscle stiffness is different in individuals with low back pain than asymptomatic controls and is associated with pain and disability, but not common physical examination findings.

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The effect of chronic, non-specific low back pain on superficial lumbar muscle activity: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Investigating differences in trunk muscle activity in non-specific chronic low back pain subgroups and no-low back pain controls during functional tasks: a case-control study.

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Top 100 Cited Articles on Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Bibliographic Analysis

Khalifah Aldawsari, Mohammad T. Alotaibi, Khalid Alsaleh. Global Spine Journal. August 20, 2019 DOI: 10.1177/2192568219868194

Severity of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis affects pelvic rigidity during walking

Helen Bumann, Corina Nüesch, Stefan Loske, S. Kimberly Byrnes, Balázs Kovacs, Ruben Janssen, Stefan Schären, Annegret Mündermann, Cordula Netzer. The Spine Journal. August 31, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.08.016

Low back pain and its relationship with sitting behaviour among sedentary office workers.

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Christopher T.V. Swain, Fumin Pan, Patrick J. Owen, Hendrik Schmidt, Daniel L. Belavy. Journal of Biomechanics. 13 August 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.08.006

Links between the Hip and the Lumbar Spine (Hip Spine Syndrome) as they Relate to Clinical Decision Making for Patients with Lumbopelvic Pain.

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Interaction Between Thoracic Movement and Lumbar Spine Muscle Activation Patterns in Young Adults Asymptomatic for Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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Is occupational or leisure physical activity associated with low back pain? Insights from a cross-sectional study of 1059 participants.

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Local Sagittal Alignment of the Lumbar Spine and Range of Motion in 627 Asymptomatic Subjects: Age-Related Changes and Sex-Based Differences.

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Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature.

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Correlations Between Individuals’ Characteristics and Spinal Stiffness in Individuals With and Without Back Pain: A Combined Analysis of Multiple Data Sets

Isabelle Pagé, Michael Swain, Arnold Wong, Alexander Breen, … Gregory Kawchuk. JMPT. November–December 2018, Pages 734-752. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.04.006

Comparison of Postural Balance between Subgroups of Nonspecific Low-back Pain Patients Based on O’Sullivan Classification System and Normal Subjects during Lifting.

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Sagittal Alignment with Downward Slope of the Lower Lumbar Motion Segment Influences its Modes of Failure in Direct Compression: A Mechanical and Microstructural Investigation

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Lumbar Muscle Activation Pattern During Forward and Backward Walking in Participants With and Without Chronic Low Back Pain: An Electromyographic Study

Bushra Ansari, Mohammad Ejaz Hussain. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. 20 January 2019. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2018.03.008

Does movement matter in people with back pain? Investigating ‘atypical’ lumbo-pelvic kinematics in people with and without back pain using wireless movement sensors.

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Rizwan Arshad, Fumin Pan, Sandra Reitmaier, Hendrik Schmidt. Journal of zbiomechanics. 17 November 2018. Doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.022

Effects of lumbo-pelvic rhythm on trunk muscle forces and disc loads during forward flexion: A combined musculoskeletal and finite element simulation study

Tao Liu, Kinda Khalaf, Samer Adeeb, Marwan El-Rich. Journal of Biomechanics. 25 October 2018. Doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.10.009

Passive elastic contribution of hip extensors to joint moments during walking in people with low back pain

Mark G. Hines, Neale A. Tillin, Jin Luo, Raymond Y.W. Lee. Clinical Biomechanics. October 14, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.10.012

Muscle activity pattern dysfunction during sit to stand and stand to sit in the movement system impairment subgroups of low back pain.

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People with low back pain show reduced movement complexity during their most active daily tasks.

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Kaja Kastelic, Matej Voglar, Nejc Šarabon. J. Electromyography and Kinesiology. 11 September 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.09.002

Subgroups of lumbo-pelvic flexion kinematics are present in people with and without persistent low back pain.

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Michael F. Knox, Lucy S. Chipchase, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Rick J. Romero, Paul W.M. Marshall. The Spine Journal. June 12, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.06.008

Is there evidence to use kinematic/kinetic measures clinically in low back pain patients? A systematic review

Enrica Papi, Anthony M.J. Bull, Alison H. McGregor. Clinical Biomechanics. April 11, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.04.006

Dynamic multi-segmental postural control in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain compared to pain-free controls: A cross-sectional study.

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Flexion-Relaxation Phenomenon in Children and Adolescents With and Without Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: An Electromyographic and Kinematic Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.

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Trunk and lower limb coordination during lifting in people with and without chronic low back pain

Pranata, L. Perraton, D. El-Ansary, R. Clark, B. Mentiplay, K. Fortin, B. Long, R. Brandham, A.L. Bryant. Journal of Biomechanics. February 19, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.02.016

Comparison of standing postural control and gait parameters in people with and without chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional case–control study 

Catharine Siân MacRae, Duncan Critchley, Jeremy S Lewis, Adam Shortland. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 23 January, 2018. Doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000286

Experimental Low Back Pain Decreased Trunk Muscle Activity in Currently Asymptomatic Recurrent Low Back Pain Patients during Step Tasks

Lars Henrik Larsen, Rogerio Pessoto Hirata, Thomas Graven-Nielsen. The Journal of Pain. January 8, 2018. DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2017.12.263

The effect of short duration low back vibration on pain developed during prolonged standing.

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What does the shape of our back tell us? correlation between sacrum orientation and lumbar lordosis

Hendrik Schmidt, Maxim Bashkuev, Jeronimo Weerts, Joern Altenscheidt, Christoph Maier, Sandra Reitmaier. The Spine Journal. November 21, 2017.  DOI:10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.005

Relative mobility of the pelvis and spine during trunk axial rotation in chronic low back pain patients: A case-control study.

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Automatic activity of deep and superficial abdominal muscles during stable and unstable sitting position in individuals with chronic low back pain

Amir Massoud Arab, Sanaz Shanbehzadeh, Omid Rasouli, Mohsen Amiri, Fatemh Ehsani. Journal of Bodywork and Movement. October 25, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.10.009

Differences in lumbar spine and lower extremity kinematics in people with and without low back pain during a step-up task: a cross-sectional study.

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The transverse abdominal muscle is excessively active during active straight leg raising in pregnancy-related posterior pelvic girdle pain: an observational study.

Mens JMA, Pool-Goudzwaard A. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Aug 25;18(1):372. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1732-9.

The impact of office chair features on lumbar lordosis, intervertebral joint and sacral tilt angles: a radiographic assessment.

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Mechanical Demands on the Lower Back in Patients with Non-chronic Low Back Pain during a Symmetric Lowering and Lifting Task

Iman Shojaei, Elizabeth G. Salt, Quenten Hooker, Babak Bazrgari. Journal of Biomechanics. July 5, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.06.032

Variations during repeated standing phases of asymptomatic subjects and low back pain patients

Hendrik Schmidt, Maxim Bashkuev, Jeronimo Weerts, Friedmar Graichen, Joern Altenscheidt, Christoph Maier, Sandra Reitmaier. J.Biomechanics. June 21, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.06.016

Kinematic chain reactions on trunk and dynamic postural steadiness in subjects with recurrent low back pain.

Paul S. Sung, Michael J. Maxwell. Journal of Biomechanics. June 8, 2017 DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.06.001

Influences of lumbar disc herniation on the kinematics in multi-segmental spine, pelvis, and lower extremities during five activities of daily living.

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A combined passive and active musculoskeletal model study to estimate L4-L5 load sharing

Azari, N. Arjmand, A. Shirazi-Adl, T. Rahimi-Moghaddam. J Biomech. May 11, 2017 DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.04.026

The relationships between low back pain and lumbar lordosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chun SW, Lim CY, Kim K, Hwang J, Chung SG. Spine J. 2017 May 2. pii: S1529-9430(17)30191-2. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.04.034.

The effects of bending speed on the lumbo-pelvic kinematics and movement pattern during forward bending in people with and without low back pain

Sharon M. H. Tsang, Grace P. Y. Szeto, Linda M. K. Li, Dim C. M. Wong, Millie M. P. Yip and Raymond Y. W. Lee BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 17 April 2017 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1515-3

Effects of Holding an External Load on the Standing Balance of Older and Younger Adults With and Without Chronic Low Back Pain.

Shigaki L, Vieira ER, de Oliveira Gil AW, Araújo CG, Carmargo MZ, Sturion LA, de Oliveira MR, da Silva RA. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017 Apr 8. pii: S0161-4754(17)30020-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.01.007.

Structure-Specific Movement Patterns in Patients With Chronic Low Back Dysfunction Using Lumbar Combined Movement Examination.

Monie AP, Price RI, Lind CRP, Singer KP. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017 Apr 13. pii: S0161-4754(17)30056-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.02.011.

The Clinical Value of Assessing Lumbar Posteroanterior Segmental Stiffness: A Narrative Review of Manual and Instrumented Methods.

Wong AY, Kawchuk GN. PM R. 2016 Dec 16. pii: S1934-1482(16)31268-0. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.12.001.

Timing and magnitude of lumbar spine contribution to trunk forward bending and backward return in patients with acute low back pain

Iman Shojaei, Milad Vazirian, Elizabeth G. Salt, Linda R. Van Dillen, Babak Bazrgari DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.12.039

Neural mechanisms and functional correlates of altered postural responses to perturbed standing balance with chronic low back pain.

Jacobs JV, Roy CL, Hitt JR, Popov RE, Henry SM. Neuroscience. 2016 Dec 17;339:511-524. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.032.

Inequality in leg length is important for the understanding of the pathophysiology of lumbar disc herniation.

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The Contribution of Biomechanical-Biological Interactions of the Spine to Low Back Pain.

Marras WS, Walter BA, Purmessur D, Mageswaran P, Wiet MG. Hum Factors. 2016 Jul 18. pii: 0018720816657235.

The Effect of Sitting on Stability Balls on Nonspecific Lower Back Pain, Disability, and Core Endurance: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study.

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Analysis of relative kinematic index with normalized standing time between subjects with and without recurrent low back pain.

Sung PS, Danial P. Eur Spine J. 2016 Aug

Does experimental low back pain change posteroanterior lumbar spinal stiffness and trunk muscle activity? A randomized crossover study.

Wong AY, Parent EC, Prasad N, Huang C, Chan KM, Kawchuk GN. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2016 May

Are lumbar multifidus fatigue and transversus abdominis activation similar in patients with lumbar disc herniation and healthy controls? A case control study.

Ramos LA, França FJ, Callegari B, Burke TN, Magalhães MO, Marques AP. Eur Spine J. 2016 May

Biomechanics of changes in lumbar posture in static lifting.

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Age-related differences in pelvic and trunk motion and gait adaptability at different walking speeds.

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Measurement of Lumbar Spine Functional Movement in Low Back Pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25503596

Sagittal plane rotation center of lower lumbar spine during a dynamic weight-lifting activity

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26805460

Does Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra Have Any Influence on Sacral Tilt?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26274527

Effect of Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Low-Back Pain on the Lumbar Lordosis in Supine and Standing: A Cross-Sectional MRI Study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26502098

Functional Limitations Due to Lumbar Stiffness in Adults With and Without Spinal Deformity.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26731705

Association Between Rotation-Related Impairments and Activity Type in People With and Without Low Back Pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25933914

Assessing the Perception of Trunk Movements in Military Personnel with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain Using a Virtual Mirror

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370585/?tool=pmcentrez

Trunk motor control deficits in acute and subacute low back pain are not associated with pain or fear of movement.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25862508

Male Spine Motion During Coitus Implications for the Low Back Pain Patient

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381984 

Relating the Diers formetric measurements with the subjective severity of acute and chronic low back pain.

Roman I, Luyten M, Croonenborghs H, Lason G, Peeters L, Byttebier G, Comhaire F. Med Hypotheses. 2019 Dec;133:109390. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109390.

Pathological Effects of Cortisol on Intervertebral Disc Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Lower Back Pain Patients.

Hingert D, Nilsson J, Barreto Henriksson H, Baranto A, Brisby H. Cells Tissues Organs. 2019 Jul 3:1-12. doi: 10.1159/000500772.

Epidural and Paraspinal Abscess Presenting as Acute Low Back Pain.

Harris KK, Delic JA, Nelson EO. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jun;49(6):482. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8456.

Prevalence of inflammatory posterior arch abnormalities on lumbar spine MRI in spondyloarthritis patients compared with low back pain patients.

Braun H, Geniez C, Degboe Y, Constantin A, Cantagrel A, Nigon D, Sans N, Faruch-Bilfeld M, Ruyssen-Witrand A. Eur Radiol. 2019 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06231-7.

A definition of flare in low back pain (LBP): A multiphase process involving perspectives of individuals with LBP and expert consensus.

Costa N, Ferreira ML, Setchell J, Makovey J, Dekroo T, Downie A, Diwan A, Koes B, Natvig B, Vicenzino B, Hunter D, Roseen E, Rasmussen-Barr E, Guillemin F, Hartvigsen J, Bennell K, Costa L, Macedo L, Pinheiro M, Underwood M, Van Tulder M, Johansson M, Enthoven P, Kent P, O’Sullivan P, Suri P, Genevay S, Hodges PW. J Pain. 2019 Mar 20. pii: S1526-5900(18)30522-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009.

What Triggers an LBP Flare? A Content Analysis of Individuals’ Perspectives.

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Predicting pain recovery in patients with acute low back pain: Updating and validation of a clinical prediction model.

da Silva T, Macaskill P, Kongsted A, Mills K, Maher CG, Hancock MJ. Eur J Pain. 2018 Aug 24. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1308.

Individual Variation in Pain Sensitivity and Conditioned Pain Modulation in Acute Low Back Pain: Impact of Stimulus Type, Sleep, Psychological and Lifestyle Factors.

David M. Klyne, G. Lorimer Moseley, Michele Sterling, Mary F. Barbe, Paul W. Hodges. The Journal of Pain. March 26, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.017

Inflammatory biomarkers of low back pain and disc degeneration: a review.

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What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain

Jenny Setchell, Nathalia Costa, Manuela Ferreira, Joanna Makovey, Mandy Nielsen, Paul W. Hodges. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. August 30, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.08.003

Systemic inflammatory profiles and their relationships with demographic, behavioural and clinical features in acute low back pain.

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Can screening instruments accurately determine poor outcome risk in adults with recent onset low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Inflammatory Mediators and Pain in the First Year After Acute Episode of Low-Back Pain in Elderly Women: Longitudinal Data from Back Complaints in the Elders-Brazil.

Queiroz BZ, Pereira DS, Rosa NM, Lopes RA, Andrade AG, Felício DC, Jardim RM, Leopoldino AA, Silva JP, Pereira LS. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Nov 24.

Systemic inflammatory profiles and their relationships with demographic, behavioural and clinical features in acute low back pain.

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Acute Low Back Pain: Differential Somatosensory Function and Gene Expression Compared With Healthy No-Pain Controls.

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First episode of acute low back pain – an exploratory cluster analysis approach for early detection of unfavorable recovery.

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Estimating the Risk of Chronic Pain: Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model (PICKUP) for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain.

Traeger AC, Henschke N, Hübscher M, Williams CM, Kamper SJ, Maher CG, Moseley GL, McAuley JH. PLoS Med. 2016 May 17

The safety of spinal manipulative therapy in children under 10 years: a rapid review

Melissa Corso, Carol Cancelliere, Silvano Mior, Anne Taylor-Vaisey and Pierre Côté. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2020 28:12. 25 February 2020. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-020-0299-y

Spinal epidural hematoma in a patient on chronic anticoagulation therapy performing self-neck manipulation: a case report.

Cooper J, Battaglia P, Reiter T. Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Sep 19;27:41. doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0264-9.

Mobile Phone-Induced Vertebral Artery Dissection.

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[Pseudoaneurysm of Neck External Carotid Artery Related to Chiropractic Manipulation].

Okada M, Uyama A, Okamura Y, Miyake S, Terazono T, Yamamoto K, Takaishi Y, Kondoh T. No Shinkei Geka. 2019 Jul;47(7):799-804. doi: 10.11477/mf.1436204026.

Do adverse events after manual therapy for back and/or neck pain have an impact on the chance to recover? A cohort study

Vesa Tabell, Ina M. Tarkka, Lena W. Holm and Eva Skillgate. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2019 27:27. 12 June 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-019-0248-9

Thrombolysis for atlantoaxial dislocation mimicking acute ischemic stroke: Case report and review.

Tsou A, Juan YH, Chen TY, Lin SK. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 27. pii: S0735-6757(19)30195-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.03.044.

Vertebral Artery Dissection in Sport: A Systematic Review.

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Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study.

Hincapié CA, Tomlinson GA, Côté P, Rampersaud YR, Jadad AR, Cassidy JD. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jul;27(7):1526-1537. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y.

Chiropractic spinal manipulation and the risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a belief elicitation study.

Hincapié CA, Cassidy JD, Côté P, Rampersaud YR, Jadad AR, Tomlinson GA. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jul;27(7):1517-1525. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5295-0.

Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low Back Pain and Risk of Adverse Drug Events

James M. Whedon, Andrew W.J. Toler, Justin M. Goehl, Louis A. Kazal. JMPT. May 26, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.01.004

Characterizing Adverse Events Reported Immediately After Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, Brooks WJ, Norman L. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2018 Mar 1;118(3):141-149. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.033.

Active versus passive adverse event reporting after pediatric chiropractic manual therapy: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Katherine A. Pohlman, Linda Carroll, Ross T. Tsuyuki, Lisa Hartling and Sunita Vohra. Trials 2017 18:575. 1 December 2017. Doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2301-0

What are the risks of manual treatment of the spine? A scoping review for clinicians

Gabrielle Swait and Rob Finch. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies . Dec 7. Doi:10.1186/s12998-017-0168-5

Considerations to improve the safety of cervical spine manual therapy

Nathan Hutting, Roger Kerry, Michel W. Coppieters, Gwendolijne GM. Scholten-Peeters. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. November 3, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.msksp.2017.11.003

Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study

Cesar A. Hincapié, George A. Tomlinson, Pierre Côté, Y. Raja Rampersaud, Alejandro R. Jadad, J. David Cassidy. European Spine Journal. 16 Oct 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y

The risk associated with spinal manipulation: an overview of reviews.

Nielsen SM, Tarp S, Christensen R, Bliddal H, Klokker L, Henriksen M. Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 24;6(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0458-y.

Adverse events in a chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial for migraineurs.

Chaibi A, Benth JŠ, Tuchin PJ, Russell MB. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2017 Mar 14;29:66-71. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.03.003.

Assignment of adverse event indexing terms in randomized clinical trials involving spinal manipulative therapy: an audit of records in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases

Lindsay M. Gorrell, Roger M. Engel, Reidar P. Lystad and Benjamin T. Brown. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 14 March 2017. DOI: 10.1186/s12874-017-0320-x

Clinicians’ Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic Review.

Hoffmann TC, Del Mar C. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Mar 1;177(3):407-419. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.8254.

Migraine as a risk factor for young patients with ischemic stroke: a case-control study.

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Does case misclassification threaten the validity of studies investigating the relationship between neck manipulation and vertebral artery dissection stroke? Yes.

Paulus JK, Thaler DE. Chiropr Man Therap. 2016 Nov 5;24:42.

Does case misclassification threaten the validity of studies investigating the relationship between neck manipulation and vertebral artery dissection stroke? No.

Murphy DR, Schneider MJ, Perle SM, Bise CG, Timko M, Haas M. Chiropr Man Therap. 2016 Nov 5;24:43.

Risk of Carotid Stroke after Chiropractic Care: A Population-Based Case-Crossover Study.

Cassidy JD, Boyle E, Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Bondy SJ, Haldeman S. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2016 Nov 21. pii: S1052-3057(16)30434-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.10.031.

Arterial dissections following cervical manipulation: the chiropractic experience.

Haldeman S, Carey P, Townsend M, Papadopoulos C. CMAJ. 2001 Oct 2;165(7):905-6.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Chiropractic Care and Cervical Artery Dissection: No Evidence for Causation.

Church EW, Sieg EP, Zalatimo O, Hussain NS, Glantz M, Harbaugh RE. Cureus. 2016 Feb

The Association Between Cervical Spine Manipulation and Carotid Artery Dissection: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24387889

Serious Adverse Events and Spinal Manipulative Therapy of the Low Back Region: A Systematic Review of Cases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23787298

Clinical perceptions of the risk of vertebral artery dissection after cervical manipulation: the effect of referral bias.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14589464

Chiropractic care and the risk of vertebrobasilar stroke: results of a case–control study in U.S. commercial and Medicare Advantage populations

http://www.chiromt.com/content/23/1/19

Safety of thrust joint manipulation in the thoracic spine: a systematic review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26309386

Clinical Reasoning: Partial Horner syndrome and upper right limb symptoms following chiropractic manipulation

http://www.neurology.org/content/84/21/e175.long

Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation of Cervical Arterial Dissection: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Case-Control Study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25996363

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis due to cervical chiropractic manipulation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25692510

The Perils of Complementary Alternative Medicine

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4128590/?tool=pmcentrez

Lumbar disc herniation and cauda equina syndrome following spinal manipulative therapy: a review of six court decisions in Canada.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24485443

Recognition of Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection Preempting Spinal Manipulative Therapy: A Patient Presenting With Neck Pain and Headache for Chiropractic Care

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4322017/?tool=pmcentrez

Case Misclassification in Studies of Spinal Manipulation and Arterial Dissection

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4157954

SafetyNET: An interdisciplinary research program to support a safety culture for spinal manipulation therapy

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876382014000912

The Association Between Cervical Spine Manipulation and Carotid Artery Dissection: A Systematic Review of the Literature

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24387889

Lumbar disc herniation and cauda equina syndrome following spinal manipulative therapy: A review of six court decisions in Canada

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24485443

Adverse events after manual therapy among patients seeking care for neck and/or back pain: a randomized controlled trial

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995636/?tool=pmcentrez

Prevalence of adverse effects among students taking technique classes: A retrospective study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211586

Quantifying strain in the vertebral artery with simultaneous motion analysis of the head and neck: a preliminary investigation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25457973

Adverse events after manual therapy among patients seeking care for neck and/or back pain: a randomized controlled trial

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/15/77

Risk of traumatic injury associated with chiropractic spinal manipulation in Medicare Part B beneficiaries aged 66 to 99 years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25494315

Ischemic stroke after cervical spine injury: analysis of 11,005 patients using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24462534

Outcomes of usual chiropractic. The OUCH randomized controlled trial of adverse events.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23778372

The Quality of Reports on Cervical Arterial Dissection following Cervical Spinal Manipulation

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%252Fjournal.pone.0059170

International framework for examination of the cervical region for potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy intervention.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24378471

Outcomes from magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed symptomatic cervical disk herniation patients treated with high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulative therapy: a prospective cohort study with 3-month follow-up.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23948425

Chiropractic and stroke: association or causation?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23952462

Serious Adverse Events and Spinal Manipulative Therapy of the Low Back Region: A Systematic Review of Cases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23787298

How do chiropractors manage clinical risk? A questionnaire study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684541/?tool=pmcentrez

[Retrospective analysis and prevention strategies for accidents associated with cervical manipulation in China].

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23256360

Risk factors and clinical presentation of craniocervical arterial dissection: A prospective study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441544/?tool=pmcentrez

Should we abandon cervical spine manipulation for mechanical neck pain? No

http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3680

A replication of the study ‘Adverse effects of spinal manipulation: a systematic review’

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Vertebral artery strains during high-speed, low amplitude cervical spinal manipulation.

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Safety of cervical spine manipulation: are adverse events preventable and are manipulations being performed appropriately? A review of 134 case reports

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Outcomes of usual chiropractic, harm & efficacy, the ouch study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Craniocervical Arterial Dissection in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment

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Deaths after chiropractic: a review of published cases.

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Possible adverse events in children treated by manual therapy: a review

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Adverse events associated with the use of cervical manipulation and mobilization for the treatment of neck pain in adults: a systematic review.

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Standardization of Adverse Event Terminology and Reporting in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Application to the Cervical Spine

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“C3, 4, 5 Keeps the Diaphragm Alive.” Is phrenic nerve palsy part of the pathophysiological mechanism in strangulation and hanging? Should diaphragm paralysis be excluded in survived cases?: A review of the literature.

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A model framework for patient safety training in chiropractic: a literature synthesis.

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Adverse events associated with paediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine: Results of a Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program survey

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Predictors of a favorable outcome in patients treated by chiropractors for neck pain.

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Adverse Events Following Chiropractic Care for Subjects With Neck or Low-Back Pain: Do The Benefits Outweigh the Risks?

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Cervical arterial dysfunction and manual therapy: a critical literature review to inform professional practice.

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Benign adverse events following chiropractic care for neck pain are associated with worse short-term outcomes but not worse outcomes at three months.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19050572

Examining vertebrobasilar artery stroke in two Canadian provinces.

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Manual Therapy and Cervical Arterial Dysfunction, Directions for the Future: A Clinical Perspective

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The relation between the spatial distribution of vertebral artery compromise and exposure to cervical manipulation.

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Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover study.

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Chiropractic: a critical evaluation.

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Predictors of adverse events following chiropractic care for patients with neck pain.

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Adverse effects of spinal manipulation: a systematic review

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1905885/?tool=pmcentrez

Chiropractic manipulation: reasons for concern?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17904731

Safety of chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine: a prospective national survey.

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Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Spinal Manipulation: A Systematic Review

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Diaphragmatic paralysis following minor cervical trauma.

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An Etiologic Model to Help Explain the Pathogenesis of Cervical Artery Dissection: Implications for Cervical Manipulation

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16690389

Cervical Artery Dissection. A Comparison of Highly Dynamic Mechanisms: Manipulation versus Motor Vehicle Collision

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An analysis of the etiology of cervical artery dissections: 1994 to 2003.

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Frequency and clinical predictors of adverse reactions to chiropractic care in the UCLA neck pain study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15990659

RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS

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Stroke, cerebral artery dissection, and cervical spine manipulation therapy.

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Manipulation of the cervical spine: a systematic review of case reports of serious adverse events, 1995-2001.

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Chiropractic Manipulation and Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

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Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Cervical Chiropractic Manipulation: Case Report and Review

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Neurological complications of cervical spine manipulation.

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Sudden gait perturbations elicit sex-specific neuromuscular trunk responses in persons with low back pain.

Mueller J, Martinez-Valdes E, Mueller S, Kulig K, Mayer F. J Biomech. 2020 Jan 16:109646. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109646.

Perception of verticality is altered in people with severe chronic low back pain compared to healthy controls: A cross-sectional study

Muhammad Alrwaily, Patrick J. Sparto, Susan L. Whitney. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 24 October 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102074

Differences in brain processing of proprioception related to postural control in patients with recurrent non-specific low back pain and healthy controls.

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Do lumbar magnetic resonance imaging changes predict neuropathic pain in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain?

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Visual network alterations in brain functional connectivity in chronic low back pain: A resting state functional connectivity and machine learning study.

Shen W, Tu Y, Gollub RL, Ortiz A, Napadow V, Yu S, Wilson G, Park J, Lang C, Jung M, Gerber J, Mawla I, Chan ST, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Kaptchuk T, Li S, Rosen B, Kong J. Neuroimage Clin. 2019 Mar 14;22:101775. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101775.

Compressing the lumbar nerve root changes the frequency-associated cerebral amplitude of fluctuations in patients with low back/leg pain.

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Are signs of central sensitisation in acute low back pain a precursor to poor outcome?

David M. Klyne, G. Lorimer Moseley, Michele Sterling, Mary F. Barbe, Paul W. Hodges. The Journal of Pain. 7 March 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.001

Changes in the Organization of the Secondary Somatosensory Cortex While Processing Lumbar Proprioception and the Relationship With Sensorimotor Control in Low Back Pain.

Goossens N, Janssens L, Brumagne S. Clin J Pain. 2019 Feb 5. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000692.

Diminished Kinesthetic and Visual Motor Imagery Ability in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain.

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Sensorimotor Cortical Activity in Acute Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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Topographic mapping of pain sensitivity of the lower back – a comparison of healthy controls and patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

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Motor Control Changes in Low-Back Pain: Divergence in Presentations and Mechanisms.

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Diminished kinesthetic and visual motor imagery ability in adults with chronic low back pain

Roy La Touche, Mónica Grande-Alonso, Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Luis Gónzalez-Ferrero, Luis Suso-Martí, Alba Paris-Alemany. PM&R. June 14, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.025

Anatomic Study of Superior Cluneal Nerves: Application to Low Back Pain and Surgical Approaches to Lumbar Vertebrae

Joe Iwanaga, Emily Simonds, Mayank Patel, Rod J. Oskouian, R. Shane Tubbs. World Neurosurgery. May 19, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.087

Posterior Branches of Lumbar Spinal Nerves – Part I: Anatomy and Functional Importance.

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Posterior Branches of Lumbar Spinal Nerves – part II: Lumbar Facet Syndrome – Pathomechanism, Symptomatology and Diagnostic Work-up.

Kozera K, Ciszek B, Szaro P. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2017 Apr 12;19(2):101-109.

Posterior Branches of Lumbar Spinal Nerves – Part III: Spinal Dorsal Ramus Mediated Back Pain – Pathomechanism, Symptomatology and Diagnostic Work-up.

Kozera K, Ciszek B, Szaro P. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2017 Aug 31;19(4):315-321. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.4611.

Association between sensorimotor impairments and functional brain changes in patients with low back pain: a critical review.

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Sensory symptoms in low back pain – how do they matter?

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Neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain patients: What is the evidence of prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis in primary care? A systematic review of the literature.

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Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy and Gluteus Medius Muscle Pain: Their Effect on Very Old Patients with Low Back Pain.

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Neurochemical changes in patients with chronic low back pain detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A systematic review.

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Structural Brain Imaging in People with Low Back Pain.

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Reorganization in Secondary Somatosensory Cortex in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

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Brain Areas Involved in Anticipation of Clinically Relevant Pain in Low Back Pain Populations With High Levels of Pain Behavior.

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Prevalence and Location of Neuropathic Pain in Lumbar Spinal Disorders: Analysis of 1,804 Consecutive Patients with Primary Lower Back Pain.

Orita S, Yamashita T, Ohtori S, Yonenobu K, Kawakami M, Taguchi T, Kikuchi SI, Ushida T, Konno SI, Nakamura M, Fujino K, Matsuda S, Yone K, Takahashi K. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Mar 8

Sympathetic Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.

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Pain Mechanisms in Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mechanical Quantitative Sensory Testing Outcomes in People With Non-Specific Low Back Pain.

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Correlations between lumbar neuromuscular function and pain, lumbar disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain: A cross-sectional study.

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How clinicians analyze movement quality in patients with non-specific low back pain: a cross-sectional survey study with Dutch allied health care professionals.

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The relationship between core endurance and back dysfunction in collegiate male athletes with and without nonspecific low back pain.

Abdelraouf OR, Abdel-Aziem AA. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Jun;11(3):337-44.

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Developing a Reliable Core Stability Assessment Battery for Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain.

Ozcan Kahraman B, Salik Sengul Y, Kahraman T, Kalemci O. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jul

The Relationship Between Clinical Instability and Endurance Tests, Pain, and Disability in Nonspecific Low Back Pain.

Vanti C, Conti C, Faresin F, Ferrari S, Piccarreta R. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 Jun

Distinct quantitative sensory testing profiles in nonspecific chronic back pain subjects with and without psychological trauma.

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Postural control in individuals with and without non-specific chronic low back pain: a preliminary case–control study

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960445 

Does pre-operative multifidus morphology on MRI predict clinical outcomes in adults following surgical treatment for degenerative lumbar spine disease? A systematic review.

Jermy JE, Copley PC, Poon MTC, Demetriades AK. Eur Spine J. 2020 Apr 23. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06423-6.

The prognostic merit of self-reported triggers of recurrent low back pain: study protocol.

Ardakani EM, Leboeuf-Yde C, Jacques A, Walker BF. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 Jan 16;28:1. doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0291-6.

Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors Predisposing to Kinesiophobia in Persons With Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain.

Bilgin S, Cetin H, Karakaya J, Kose N. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Nov 23. pii: S0161-4754(18)30191-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.02.009.

Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non-specific low back pain: prognostic factor review.

Hayden JA, Wilson MN, Riley RD, Iles R, Pincus T, Ogilvie R. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Nov 25;2019(11). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011284.pub2.

The impact of patient preferences and costs on the appropriateness of spinal manipulation and mobilization for chronic low back pain and chronic neck pain.

Herman PM, Whitley MD, Ryan GW, Hurwitz EL, Coulter ID. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Nov 7;20(1):519. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2904-6.

The association between depressive symptoms or depression and health outcomes in adults with low back pain with or without radiculopathy: protocol of a systematic review.

Wong JJ, Tricco AC, Côté P, Rosella LC. Syst Rev. 2019 Nov 8;8(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s13643-019-1192-4.

Task-Specific Sensitivity in Physical Function Testing Predicts Outcome in Patients With Low Back Pain.

Trolle N, Maribo T, Jensen LD, Christiansen DH. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Oct 30:1-25. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.8953.

Domains of chronic low back pain and assessing treatment effectiveness: A clinical perspective.

Tagliaferri SD, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mitchell UH, Brisby H, Fitzgibbon B, Masse-Alarie H, Van Oosterwijck J, Belavy DL. Pain Pract. 2019 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/papr.12846.

The StarT back screening tool and a pain mannequin improve triage in individuals with low back pain at risk of a worse prognosis – a population based cohort study.

Haglund E, Bremander A, Bergman S. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Oct 22;20(1):460. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2836-1.

Predictive factors of high societal costs among chronic low back pain patients.

Mutubuki EN, Luitjens MA, Maas ET, Huygen FJPM, Ostelo RWJG, van Tulder MW, van Dongen JM. Eur J Pain. 2019 Sep 30. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1488.

Physical activity as a prognostic factor of pain intensity and disability in patients with low back pain: a systematic review.

Oliveira CB, Pinheiro MB, Teixeira RJ, Franco MR, Silva FG, Hisamatsu TM, Ferreira PH, Pinto RZ. Eur J Pain. 2019 Mar 28. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1395.

Global Consensus From Clinicians Regarding Low Back Pain Outcome Indicators for Older Adults: Pairwise Wiki Survey Using Crowdsourcing.

Wong AY, Lauridsen HH, Samartzis D, Macedo L, Ferreira PH, Ferreira ML. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2019 Jan 15;6(1):e11127. doi: 10.2196/11127.

Prognosis of sciatica and back-related leg pain in primary care: the ATLAS cohort.

Kika Konstantinou, Kate M. Dunn, Reuben Ogollah, Martyn Lewis, Danielle van der Windt, Elaine M. Hay, on behalf of the ATLAS study team. The Spine Journal. November 21, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.spinee.2017.10.071

Reliability of the Buttock Applied Strain test to uncover radicular pain in Low Back Pain patients.

Samolsky Dekel BG, Sorella MC, Vasarri A, Melotti RM. Pain Pract. 2020 Apr 1. doi: 10.1111/papr.12890.

Prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis in general and clinical populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jensen RK, Jensen TS, Koes B, Hartvigsen J. Eur Spine J. 2020 Feb 24. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06339-1.

Correlation between Findings in Physical Examination, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Nerve Conduction Studies in Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Caused by Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation.

Yousif S, Musa A, Ahmed A, Abdelhai A. Adv Orthop. 2020 Jan 24;2020:9719813. doi: 10.1155/2020/9719813.

Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica

Rikke K Jensen, Alice Kongsted, Per Kjaer, Bart Koes, BMJ 2019; 367 :l6273; 19 Nov 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l6273 

Efficacy and harms of orally, intramuscularly or intravenously administered glucocorticoids for sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abdel Shaheed C, Maher CG, Buchbinder R, Ng B, Enke O, Guzowski R, McLachlan AJ, Day RO, Richards B, Latimer J, Lin CC. Eur J Pain. 2019 Nov 12. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1505.

The ambiguity of sciatica as a clinical diagnosis: A case series.

Troutner AM, Battaglia PJ. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2019 Sep 24. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000288.

A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS).

Rosedale R, Rastogi R, Kidd J, Lynch G, Supp G, Robbins SM. J Man Manip Ther. 2019 Sep 2:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2019.1661706.

Understanding sciatica: illness and treatment beliefs in a lumbar radicular pain population. A qualitative interview study

Robert Goldsmith, Nefyn Howard Williams and Fiona Wood. BJGP Open 6 August 2019; bjgpopen19X101654. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101654

SHADES of grey – The challenge of ‘grumbling’ cauda equina symptoms in older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis

Christine Comer, Laura Finucane, Chris Mercer, Susan Greenhalgh. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 12 August 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102049

Systematic review of diagnostic accuracy of patient history, clinical findings, and physical tests in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Cook CJ, Cook CE, Reiman MP, Joshi AB, Richardson W, Garcia AN. Eur Spine J. 2019 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06048-4.

Subgrouping patients with sciatica in primary care for matched care pathways: development of a subgrouping algorithm.

Konstantinou K, Dunn KM, van der Windt D, Ogollah R, Jasani V, Foster NE; SCOPiC study team. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Jul 4;20(1):313. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2686-x.

Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with extreme low back pain or sciatica referred for spinal injection.

Kim Y, Lee E, Lee JW, Kang Y, Ahn JM, Kang HS. Neuroradiology. 2019 May 17. doi: 10.1007/s00234-019-02222-z.

What is the diagnostic accuracy of red flags related to cauda equina syndrome (CES), when compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)? A systematic review.

Dionne Nathalie, Adefolarin Abiodun, Kunzelman Dena, Trehan Nitin, Sadi Jackie. 17 May 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.05.004

Clinical Outcomes in Neurogenic Claudication Using a Multimodal Program for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Study of 49 Patients With Prospective Long-term Follow-up.

Chow NW, Southerst D, Wong JJ, Kopansky-Giles D, Ammendolia C. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Apr 24. pii: S0161-4754(18)30125-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.11.004.

Measurement properties of walking outcome measures for neurogenic claudication: a systematic review

David B Anderson, Stephanie Mathieson, Jillian Eyles, Christopher G Maher, James Van Gelder, Christy C Tomkins-Lane, Carlo Ammendiola, Vida Bella, Manuela L Ferreira. The Spine Journal. April 12, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.04.004

Is It Radiculopathy or Referred Pain? Buttock Pain in Spinal Stenosis Patients.

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Neuromuscular morphometric characteristics in low back pain with unilateral radiculopathy caused by disc herniation: An ultrasound imaging evaluation.

Sarafraz H, Hadian MR, Ayoobi Yazdi N, Olyaei G, Bagheri H, Jalaei S, Rasouli O. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Feb 1;40:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.01.016.

Comparison of the history and physical examination for hip osteoarthritis and lumbar spinal stenosis

James Rainville, James V. Bono, Eric B. Laxer, David H. Kim, John M. Lavelle, Aage Indahl, David G. Borenstein, Andy J. Haig, Jeffrey N. Katz. The Spine Journal. January 29, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.01.006

Epidemiological profiles of chronic low back and knee pain in middle-aged and elderly Japanese from the Murakami cohort.

Takahashi A, Kitamura K, Watanabe Y, Kobayashi R, Saito T, Takachi R, Kabasawa K, Oshiki R, Tsugane S, Iki M, Sasaki A, Yamazaki O, Nakamura K. J Pain Res. 2018 Dec 12;11:3161-3169. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S184746.

The clinical features and outcome of scan-negative and scan-positive cases in suspected cauda equina syndrome: a retrospective study of 276 patients.

Hoeritzauer I, Pronin S, Carson A, Statham P, Demetriades AK, Stone J. J Neurol. 2018 Oct 8. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-9078-2.

Systematic review of diagnostic accuracy of patient history, clinical findings, and physical tests in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Cook CJ, Cook CE, Reiman MP, Joshi AB, Richardson W, Garcia AN. Eur Spine J. 2019 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06048-4.

Is there a Correlation Between Degree of Radiologic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and its Clinical Manifestation?

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Dynamic balance in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis; a cross-sectional study

Elisabeth Thornes, Hilde Stendal Robinson and Nina Køpke Vøllestad. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2018 19:192. 15 June 2018. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2111-x

Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization.

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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Gluteal Trigger Points to Differentiate Radicular From Nonradicular Low Back Pain.

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The Number of Patients and Therapeutic Profile of Spinal Stenosis Using Health Insurance Claims in Japan.

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A diagnostic study in patients with sciatica establishing the importance of localization of worsening of pain during coughing, sneezing and straining to assess nerve root compression on MRI.

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Leisure-time physical activity and sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Lumbar Radiculopathy Confounded: Total Knee Arthroplasty Diminishes the Patellar Tendon Reflex.

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Association Between Modic Changes and Low Back Pain in Middle Age: A Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study

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An exploratory study of different definitions and thresholds for lumbar disc degeneration assessed by MRI and their associations with low back pain using data from a cohort study of a general population.

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Lumbar high-intensity zones on MRI: imaging biomarkers for severe, prolonged low back pain and sciatica in a population-based cohort.

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Health Care Utilization and Pain Outcomes Following Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults.

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High-Density Electromyography Provides New Insights into the Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon in Individuals with Low Back Pain.

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Lumbar vertebral endplate defects on Magnetic Resonance Images: Prevalence, distribution patterns, and associations with back pain

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MRI identifies biochemical alterations of intervertebral discs in patients with low back pain and radiculopathy.

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Exploratory study for clinical signs of MODIC changes in patients with low-back pain in the Netherlands armed forces

Peter van der Wurff, Tom Vredeveld, Caroline van de Graaf, Rikke K. Jensen and Tue S. Jensen. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 201927:5. 14 February 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-018-0229-4

Endplate lesions in the lumbar spine: a novel MRI-based classification scheme and epidemiology in low back pain patients.

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Traumatic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Case Series

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Sarcopenia is related to spinal sagittal imbalance in patients with spinopelvic mismatch.

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A longitudinal study of disc height narrowing and facet joint osteoarthritis at the thoracic and lumbar spine, evaluated by computed tomography: the framingham study.

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Mild (not severe) disc degeneration is implicated in the progression of bilateral L5 spondylolysis to spondylolisthesis.

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Prospective Comparison of Changes in Lumbar Spine MRI Findings over Time between Individuals with Acute Low Back Pain and Controls: An Exploratory Study.

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Do more MRI findings imply worse disability or more intense low back pain? A cross-sectional study of candidates for lumbar disc prosthesis.

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The Lancet. Low Back Pain Series

Low back pain: a major global challenge

Stephanie Clark, Richard Horton

What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

Jan Hartvigsen, Mark J Hancock, Alice Kongsted, Quinette Louw, Manuela L Ferreira, Stéphane Genevay, Damian Hoy, Jaro Karppinen, Glenn Pransky, Joachim Sieper, Rob J Smeets, Martin Underwood on behalf of the Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group

Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions

Nadine E Foster, Johannes R Anema, Dan Cherkin, Roger Chou, Steven P Cohen, Douglas P Gross, Paulo H Ferreira, Julie M Fritz, Bart W Koes, Wilco Peul, Judith A Turner, Chris G Maher on behalf of the Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group

Low back pain: a call for action

Rachelle Buchbinder, Maurits van Tulder, Birgitta Öberg, Lucíola Menezes Costa, Anthony Woolf, Mark Schoene, Peter Croft on behalf of the Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group

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The Nordic maintenance care program: maintenance care reduces the number of days with pain in acute episodes and increases the length of pain free periods for dysfunctional patients with recurrent and persistent low back pain – a secondary analysis of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

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Physiotherapy management of sciatica

Raymond WJG Ostelo. Journal of Physiotherapy. 11 April 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.005

BAck complaints in the elders – chiropractic (BACE-C): protocol of an international cohort study of older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care.

Jenks AD, Hoekstra T, Axén I, de Luca K, Field J, Newell D, Hartvigsen J, French SD, Koes B, van Tulder MW, Rubinstein SM. Chiropr Man Therap. 2020 Apr 1;28(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12998-020-00302-z.

Physiotherapy management of sciatica

Raymond WJG Ostelo. Journal of Physiotherapy. 11 April 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.005

Primary care for low back pain: we don’t know the half of it.

Croft P, Sharma S, Foster NE. Pain. 2020 Apr;161(4):663-665. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001752.

Baseline Characteristics May Help Indicate the Best Choice of Health Care Provider for Back Pain Patients in Primary Care: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study.

Hartvigsen L, Kongsted A, Vach W, Salmi LR, Hestbaek L. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2020 Feb 17. pii: S0161-4754(19)30433-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.11.001.

Experiences and challenges to cross-sectoral care reported by patients with low back pain. A qualitative interview study.

Petersen L, Birkelund R, Schiøttz-Christensen B. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Feb 6;20(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-4952-x.

Management of Adult Lumbar Spine Problems for General Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Practical Guide.

Hoffman EG, Jain D, Radcliff K, Fischer CR, Hilibrand AS, Razi AE. Instr Course Lect. 2020;69:597-606.

Analgesic Effects of Compression at Trigger Points Are Associated With Reduction of Frontal Polar Cortical Activity as Well as Functional Connectivity Between the Frontal Polar Area and Insula in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Trial.

Kodama K, Takamoto K, Nishimaru H, Matsumoto J, Takamura Y, Sakai S, Ono T, Nishijo H. Front Syst Neurosci. 2019 Nov 13;13:68. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2019.00068.

Importance of Early Improvement In The Treatment of Low Back Pain With Physical Therapy.

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Professional barriers and facilitators to using stratified care approaches for managing non-specific low back pain: a qualitative study with Canadian physiotherapists and chiropractors

Fadi M. AL Zoubi, Simon D. French, Andrea M. Patey, Nancy E. Mayo and André E. Bussières. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. 13 December 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-019-0286-3

Primary care for low back pain: we don’t know the half of it.

Croft P, Sharma S, Foster NE. Pain. 2019 Nov 9. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001752.

What is usual care for low back pain? A systematic review of healthcare provided to patients with low back pain in family practice and emergency departments.

Kamper SJ, Logan G, Copsey B, Thompson J, Machado GC, Abdel-Shaheed C, Williams CM, Maher CG, Hall AM. Pain. 2019 Nov 14. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001751.

Domains of Chronic Low Back Pain and Assessing Treatment Effectiveness: A Clinical Perspective.

Tagliaferri SD, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mitchell UH, Brisby H, Fitzgibbon B, Masse-Alarie H, Van Oosterwijck J, Belavy DL. Pain Pract. 2019 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/papr.12846.

Patients With Persistent Low Back Pain and Nerve Root Involvement: To Operate, Or Not To Operate, That Is The Question.

Petersen T, Juhl CB, Fournier GL. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Oct 25. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003304.

Domains of chronic low back pain and assessing treatment effectiveness: A clinical perspective.

Tagliaferri SD, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mitchell UH, Brisby H, Fitzgibbon B, Masse-Alarie H, Van Oosterwijck J, Belavy DL. Pain Pract. 2019 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/papr.12846.

Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial

Lars Christian Haugli Bråten, Ansgar Espeland, John-Anker Zwart et al. BMJ 2019; 367 :l5654. 16 October 2019. DOI:  10.1136/bmj.l5654 

CONSERVATIVE INTERVENTIONS REDUCE FEAR IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Javier Martinez-Calderon, Mar Flores-Cortés, Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio, Alejandro Luque-Suarez. Arch Phys Med and Rehab. August 29, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.470

Health-care utilisation for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based observational studies.

Beyera GK, O’Brien J, Campbell S. Rheumatol Int. 2019 Aug 28. doi: 10.1007/s00296-019-04430-5.

Feasibility of conducting an active exercise prehabilitation program in patients awaiting spinal stenosis surgery: a randomized pilot study.

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People with low back pain want clear, consistent and personalised information on prognosis, treatment options and self-management strategies: a systematic review.

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Determining Predictive Outcome Factors for a Multimodal Treatment Program in Low Back Pain Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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Shoe Orthotics for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Who will have Sustainable Employment After a Back Injury? The Development of a Clinical Prediction Model in a Cohort of Injured Workers.

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The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on the Outcomes of Chronic Low Back Pain Multidisciplinary Pain Management-A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study in Pain Clinics with One-Year Follow-up.

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The Influence of Self-Efficacy, Fear-Avoidance Belief, and Coping Styles on Quality of Life for Chinese Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Study.

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A Qualitative Study of Doctors of Chiropractic in a Nova Scotian Practice-Based Research Network: Barriers and Facilitators to the Screening and Management of Psychosocial Factors for Patients With Low Back Pain

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The Effect of 2 Different Exercise Programs on Pain Intensity and Muscle Dimensions in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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A multimedia campaign to improve back beliefs in patients with non-specific low back pain: a process evaluation.

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The efficacy of a HUBER exercise system mediated sensorimotor training protocol on proprioceptive system, lumbar movement control and quality of life in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

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Stabilization exercise compared to general exercises or manual therapy for the management of low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Effect of the Abdominal Hollowing and Bracing Maneuvers on Activity Pattern of the Lumbopelvic Muscles During Prone Hip Extension in Subjects With or Without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study.

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What do patients value about spinal manipulation and home exercise for back-related leg pain? A qualitative study within a controlled clinical trial.

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Can Patients With Low Back Pain be Satisfied With Less Than Expected?

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Postural Responses to a Suddenly Released Pulling Force in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: An Experimental Study.

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Promoting physical activity in low back pain patients: six months follow-up of a randomised controlled trial comparing a multicomponent intervention with a low intensity intervention.

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Does core stability exercise improve lumbopelvic stability (through endurance tests) more than general exercise in chronic low back pain? A quasi-randomized controlled trial.

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Immediate effects of dynamic sitting exercise on the lower back mobility of sedentary young adults.

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UNILATERAL CHANGES OF THE MULTIFIDUS IN PERSONS WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

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A Comparison of the Abdominal and Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Size in Patients With Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Healthy Patients at Rest and During Contraction Using Ultrasonography.

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Christian Larivière, Dany H. Gagnon, Sharon M. Henry, Richard Preuss, Jean-Pierre Dumas.

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Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Pain in Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

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Effectiveness of Weight Loss Interventions for Reducing Pain and Disability in People With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

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Effectiveness of Weight Loss Interventions for Reducing Pain and Disability in People With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

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Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; a cohort study protocol.

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The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Pain Intensity Among Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Findings from the MSD Cohort Study.

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Socio-demographic, clinical and psychological predictors of healthcare utilization among patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective cohort study

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Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage.

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Life satisfaction and musculoskeletal complaints in a population seeking osteopathy care: consecutive sample of 611 patients

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Novel approach towards musculoskeletal phenotypes.

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Effects of manual therapies on stability in people with musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.

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A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic.

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Association between lifestyle and musculoskeletal pain: cross-sectional study among 10,000 adults from the general working population.

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Sleep, Experimental Pain and Clinical Pain in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Healthy Controls.

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Psychological Subgrouping to Assess the Risk for the Development or Maintenance of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Is This the Way Forward?

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Factors associated with persistently high-cost health care utilization for musculoskeletal pain.

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It is time to move beyond ‘body region silos’ to manage musculoskeletal pain: five actions to change clinical practice.

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Predictors of functional outcome in musculoskeletal healthcare: An umbrella review.

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It is time to move beyond ‘body region silos’ to manage musculoskeletal pain: five actions to change clinical practice.

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Implementation interventions for musculoskeletal programs of care in the active military and barriers, facilitators, and outcomes of implementation: a scoping review.

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How does reduction in pain lead to reduction in disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain?

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Non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain in Western Australian hospital emergency departments: A clinical audit of the prevalence, management practices and evidence-to-practice gaps.

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Conditional Recommendations for Specific Dietary Ingredients as an Approach to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Evidence-Based Decision Aid for Health Care Providers, Participants, and Policy Makers.

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Association between musculoskeletal pain with social isolation and loneliness: analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

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Whole body vibration exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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Strategies for optimising musculoskeletal health in the 21st century.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders a Universal Source of Pain and Disability Misunderstood and Mismanaged: A Critical Analysis Based on the U.S. Model of Care.

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Musculoskeletal pains and cardiovascular autonomic function in the general Northern Finnish population

Petteri Oura, Arto Hautala, Antti Kiviniemi, Juha Auvinen, Katri Puukka, Mikko Tulppo, Heikki Huikuri, Tapio Seppänen and Jaro Karppinen. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:45. 31 January 2019. Doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2426-2

Skeletal Muscles Do Not Undergo Apoptosis During Either Atrophy or Programmed Cell Death-Revisiting the Myonuclear Domain Hypothesis

Schwartz L. Front. Physiol., 25 January 2019. Doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01887

An Integrated Approach to Regional Disorders

Fred Duncan, D.C. Craig Liebenson. Journal of Bodywork and Movement.  July 6, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.06.001

Musculoskeletal Disorders a Universal Source of Pain and Disability Misunderstood and Mismanaged: A Critical Analysis Based on the U.S. Model of Care 

Khalid M Malik, Rena Beckerly, Farnad Imani. Anesth Pain Med. 2018 ; 8(6):e85532. doi: 10.5812/aapm.85532.

The influence of musculoskeletal pain disorders on muscle synergies-A systematic review.

Liew BXW, Del Vecchio A, Falla D. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 5;13(11):e0206885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206885.

Implications of low muscle mass across the continuum of care: a narrative review.

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Musculoskeletal pain in multiple body sites and work ability in the general working population: cross-sectional study among 10,000 wage earners

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The Effects of Motor Imagery on Pain and Range of Motion in Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.

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Measurements of self-efficacy in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: A systematic review.

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Avoidance, pacing, or persistence in multidisciplinary functional rehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain: An observational study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

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Costs and consequences of chronic pain due to musculoskeletal disorders from a health system perspective in Chile

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Do people with chronic musculoskeletal pain have impaired motor imagery? A meta-analytical systematic review of the left/right judgement task.

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Is it time to reframe how we care for people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain?

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Deconstructing chronicity of musculoskeletal pain: intensity-duration relations, minimal dimensions and clusters of chronicity.

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Development of a screening tool to predict the risk of chronic pain and disability following musculoskeletal trauma: protocol for a prospective observational study in the United Kingdom.

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Is regular use of physiotherapy treatment associated with health locus of control and self-management competency? A study of patients with musculoskeletal disorders undergoing physiotherapy in primary health care

Astrid K. Wahl, Gro Opseth, Sandra Nolte, Richard H. Osborne, Gustav Bjørke, Anne Marit Mengshoel. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. April 27, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.04.008

Role of kinesiophobia on pain, disability and quality of life in people suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.

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Can chiropractors contribute to work disability prevention through sickness absence management for musculoskeletal disorders? – a comparative qualitative case study in the Scandinavian context

Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Ole Kristoffer Larsen, Casper Glissmann Nim, Iben Axén, Julia Haraldsson, Ole Christian Kvammen and Corrie Myburgh. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2018 26:15. 26 April 2018.  doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0184-0

Effectiveness of Models Used to Deliver Multimodal Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Rapid Evidence Review.

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The nocebo effect and its relevance for clinical practice

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Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Nutrition: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading?

Elma Ö, Yilmaz ST, Deliens T, Clarys P, Nijs J, Coppieters I, Polli A, Malfliet A. PM R. 2020 Feb 22. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12346.

Do Nutritional Factors Interact with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review

Omer E, Nijs J, et al.  J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(3), 702; 05 Mar 2020. DOI: 10.3390/jcm9030702

Dietary saturated fat intake and risk of stroke: Systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Kang ZQ, Yang Y, Xiao B. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Feb 10;30(2):179-189. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.09.028.

Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries.

Ghosh TS, Rampelli S, Jeffery IB, O’Toole PW et al.  Gut. 2020 Feb 17. pii: gutjnl-2019-319654. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319654.

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease.

de Cabo R, Mattson MP. N Engl J Med. 2019 Dec 26;381(26):2541-2551. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1905136.

Has human diet a role in reducing nociception related to inflammation and chronic pain?

Bjørklund G, Aaseth J, Doşa MD, Pivina L, Dadar M, Pen JJ, Chirumbolo S. Nutrition. 2019 Apr 26;66:153-165. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.04.007.

Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

GBD 2017 Diet Collaborators. Lancet. 2019 May 11;393(10184):1958-1972. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30041-8.

Taking Stock of Dietary Supplements’ Harmful Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults.

Or F, Kim Y, Simms J, Austin SB. J Adolesc Health. 2019 Jun 3. pii: S1054-139X(19)30163-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.03.005.

Nutritional and Supplementation Strategies to Prevent and Attenuate Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: a Brief Review.

Harty PS, Cottet ML, Malloy JK, Kerksick CM. Sports Med Open. 2019 Jan 7;5(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40798-018-0176-6.

Association of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study.

Dehghan M,et al; Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Lancet. 2018 Nov 24;392(10161):2288-2297. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31812-9.

Plant-based nutrition for healthcare professionals: implementing diet as a primary modality in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.

Hever J, Cronise RJ. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2017 May;14(5):355-368. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.05.012. Review.

Combining pain therapy with lifestyle: the role of personalized nutrition and nutritional supplements according to the SIMPAR Feed Your Destiny approach 

De Gregori M, Muscoli C, Schatman ME, Stallone T, Intelligente F, Rondanelli M, Franceschi F, Arranz LI, Lorente-Cebrián S, Salamone M, Ilari S, Belfer I, Allegri M Journal of Pain Research, 9:1179-1189

Monosodium glutamate alters the response properties of rat trigeminovascular neurons through activation of peripheral NMDA receptors.

O’Brien M, Cairns BE. Neuroscience. 2016 Aug

Is Butter Back? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Butter Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Total Mortality

Pimpin L, Wu JH, Haskelberg H, Del Gobbo L, Mozaffarian D. Is Butter Back? A. PLoS One. 2016 Jun

Increased pain and muscle glutamate concentration after single ingestion of monosodium glutamate by myofascial temporomandibular disorders patients.

Shimada A, Castrillon EE, Baad-Hansen L, Ghafouri B, Gerdle B, Wåhlén K, Ernberg M, Cairns BE, Svensson P. Eur J Pain. 2016 Apr 18

Epidemiology of chronic low back pain in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2010.

Shmagel A, Foley R, Ibrahim H. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Mar 18

Obstacles to returning to work with chronic pain: in-depth interviews with people who are off work due to chronic pain and employers.

Grant M, Rees S, Underwood M, Froud R. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Oct 27;20(1):486. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2877-5.

Implementation strategies, and barriers and facilitators for implementation of physical activity at work: a scoping review

Anne Garne-Dalgaard, Stephanie Mann, Thomas Viskum Gjelstrup Bredahl and Mette Jensen Stochkendahl. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2019 27:48. 9 October 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-019-0268-5

Foot orthoses induce immediate changes in intrinsic foot muscle EMG activity during walking

Collinsz, S. Salomoni, E. Elgueta Cancino, K. Tucker, P. Hodges. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. S17–S18. October 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.16

Custom foot orthoses improve first-step pain in individuals with unilateral plantar fasciopathy: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Bishop C, Thewlis D, Hillier S. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Jul 18;19(1):222. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2131-6.

Shoe Orthotics for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jerrilyn A. Cambron, Jennifer M. Dexheimer, Manuel Duarte, Sally Freels Arch Phys Med and Rehab April 29, 2017 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.03.028

Effectiveness of foot orthoses and shock-absorbing insoles for the prevention of injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bonanno DR, Landorf KB, Munteanu SE, Murley GS, Menz HB. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jan;51(2):86-96. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096671.

The immediate effects of foot orthoses on hip and knee kinematics and muscle activity during a functional step-up task in individuals with patellofemoral pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25441771

The influence of solid ankle-foot-orthoses on forward propulsion and dynamic balance in healthy adults during walking

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24698166

The effectiveness of shoe insoles for the prevention and treatment of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/15/140

Orthopaedic Examination Videos

For Health Practitioners, Students and Educators
“Educators are welcome to use these resources by either displaying them in the classroom or by directing students to them. In each case, access to the videos must take place via this website ( www.cpdo.com.au ). As these are copyrighted materials, any use requires that CPDO – Continuing Professional Development Online and the website ( www.cpdo.com.au ) be acknowledged as the producer and owner of the videos.”

Each animated video clearly explains and shows each test, what it is looking for and how to perform the test. This is a superb resource for students, educators and practitioners and we thank Continuing Professional Development Online for making them freely available to the profession.

The link to the video library is here: https://www.cpdo.com.au/mod/page/view.php?id=56

Reliability and validity of clinical tests to assess posture, pain location, and cervical spine mobility in adults with neck pain and its associated disorders: Part 4. A systematic review from the cervical assessment and diagnosis research evaluation (CADRE) collaboration

Lemeunier, E.B. Jeoun, M. Suri, T. Tuff, … P. Cȏté. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. Oct 5 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.09.013

The Honest Palm Sign: Detecting Incomplete Effort on Physical Exam

Christina Zoccoli, Christina F. Li, David Black, Don B. Smith,  Michael Glantz. World Neurosurgery. 15 November 2018. Doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.047

High-intensity exercise did not cause vertebral fractures and improves thoracic kyphosis in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass: the LIFTMOR trial.

Watson SL, Weeks BK, Weis LJ, Harding AT, Horan SA, Beck BR. Osteoporos Int. 2019 Jan 5. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-04829-z.

Prevalence and comorbidity of osteoporosis– a cross-sectional analysis on 10,660 adults aged 50 years and older in Germany

Marie-Therese Puth, Manuela Klaschik, Matthias Schmid, Klaus Weckbecker and Eva Münster. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2018 19:144 . 14 May 2018. Doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2060-4

Effect of a resistance and balance exercise programme for women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Stanghelle B, Bentzen H, Giangregorio L, Pripp AH, Bergland A. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Apr 3;19(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2021-y.

The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Outcome Measures Database

https://www.sralab.org

Their “Instrument” page has a complete list of outcome measures and appropriate links here:

https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures

Rehab Measures Educational Videos for practitioners.

https://www.sralab.org/rehabmeasures-educational-resources

Comparison of a Pain Tolerability Question With the Numeric Rating Scale for Assessment of Self-reported Chronic Pain.

Markman JD, Gewandter JS, Frazer ME. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Apr 1;3(4):e203155. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3155.

Using patient-reported measures to drive change in healthcare: the experience of the digital, continuous and systematic PREMs observatory in Italy.

De Rosis S, Cerasuolo D, Nuti S. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 16;20(1):315. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05099-4.

Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in frequent episodic or chronic migraine: a Delphi study.

Luedtke K, Basener A, Bedei S, Castien R, Chaibi A, Falla D, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Gustafsson M, Hall T, Jull G, Kropp P, Madsen BK, Schaefer B, Seng E, Steen C, Tuchin P, von Piekartz H, Wollesen B. BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 12;10(2):e029855. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029855.

Pain scales as placebos: Can pain scales change reported pain across measurements?

Joshua M. Ackerman, Jenna Goesling, Aradhna Krishna. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. May 2020. Article 103961. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103961

Validation of the recently developed Total Disability Index: a single measure of disability in neck and back pain patients.

Cruz DL, Ayres EW, Spiegel MA, Day LM, Hart RA, Ames CP, Burton DC, Smith JS, Shaffrey CI, Schwab FJ, Errico TJ, Bess S, Lafage V, Protopsaltis TS. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Dec 6:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2019.9.SPINE19331.

Oswestry Disability Index scores correlate with MRI measurements in degenerating intervertebral discs and endplates.

Arpinar VE, Gliedt JA, King JA, Maiman DJ, Muftuler LT. Eur J Pain. 2019 Oct 8. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1490.

Psychometric evaluation of the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag (OSPRO-YF) tool: factor structure, reliability, and validity.

Butera KA, George SZ, Lentz TA. J Pain. 2019 Sep 18. pii: S1526-5900(19)30811-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.09.003.

A Responsiveness Analysis of the STarT Back Screening Tool in Patients With Non-Specific Low Back Pain.

Medeiros FC, Costa LOP, Oliveira IS, Costa LDCM. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Aug 23:1-34. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8776.

“Keep it simple”: Perspectives of patients with low back pain on how to qualify a patient-centred consultation using patient-reported outcomes.

Ibsen C, Schiøttz-Christensen B, Maribo T, Nielsen CV, Hørder M, Handberg C. Musculoskeletal Care. 2019 Aug 20. doi: 10.1002/msc.1417.

The Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ): Does it really measure fear beliefs?

Aasdahl, Lene; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Myhre, Kjersti; Fimland, Marius Steiro; Røe, Cecilie. Spine. August 12, 2019. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003188

PROMs data: can it be used to make decisions for individual patients? A narrative review

Field J, Holmes MM, Newell D. Patient Related Outcome Measures 2019, 10:233-241. 29 July 2019. DOI: 10.2147/PROM.S156291

Pediatric PROMIS is Equivalent to SRS-22 in Assessing Health Status in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Fedorak, Graham T.; Larkin, Kevin; Heflin, John A.; Xu, Julie; Hung, Man. Spine. June 12, 2019. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003112

Comparison of the Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) with two single-item measures among Finnish Health care centre patients.

Tolvanen E, Koskela TH, Kosunen E. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jun 13;19(1):376. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4182-2.

A web-based, branching logic questionnaire for the automated classification of migraine.

Kaiser EA, Igdalova A, Aguirre GK, Cucchiara B. Cephalalgia. 2019 May 1:333102419847749. doi: 10.1177/0333102419847749.

Development of a standard set of outcome measures for non-specific low back pain in Dutch primary care physiotherapy practices: a Delphi study.

Verburg AC, van Dulmen SA, Kiers H, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, van der Wees PJ. Eur Spine J. 2019 Apr 19. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-05962-x.

The diagnostic accuracy of headache measurement instruments: A systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on headaches associated with musculoskeletal symptoms.

van der Meer HA, Visscher CM, Vredeveld T, Nijhuis van der Sanden MW, Hh Engelbert R, Speksnijder CM. Cephalalgia. 2019 Apr 18:333102419840777. doi: 10.1177/0333102419840777.

Feasibility, Validity, and Responsiveness of Self-Report and Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Patients With Chronic Pain.

Stevens ML, Lin CC, van der Ploeg HP, De Sousa M, Castle J, Nicholas MK, Maher CG. PM R. 2019 Jan 4. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12058.

Reliability and validity of self-reported questionnaires to measure pain and disability in adults with neck pain and its associated disorders: part 3-a systematic review from the CADRE Collaboration.

Lemeunier N, da Silva-Oolup S, Olesen K, Shearer H, Carroll LJ, Brady O, Côté E, Stern P, Tuff T, Suri-Chilana M, Torres P, Wong JJ, Sutton D, Murnaghan K, Côté P. Eur Spine J. 2019 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-05949-8.

Assessing discrepancies in outcomes of pain rehabilitation: “these questionnaires don’t measure results that are relevant to me”.

Borghuis EMC, Reneman MF, Schiphorst Preuper HR. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Feb 19:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1561956.

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System instruments: outperforming traditional quality of life measures in patients with back and neck pain.

Tishelman JC, Vasquez-Montes D, Jevotovsky DS, Stekas N, Moses MJ, Karia RJ, Errico T, Buckland AJ, Protopsaltis TS. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Feb 1:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.SPINE18571.

STarT Back Tool risk stratification is associated with changes in movement profile and sensory discrimination in low back pain: A study of 290 patients.

Rabey M, Kendell M, Godden C, Liburd J, Netley H, O’Shaughnessy C, O’Sullivan P, Smith A, Beales D. Eur J Pain. 2018 Dec 24. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1351.

Recommendations for selection of self-report pain intensity measures in children and adolescents: a systematic review and quality assessment of measurement properties.

Birnie KA, Hundert AS, Lalloo C, Nguyen C, Stinson JN. Pain. 2019 Jan;160(1):5-18. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001377.

Measuring biopsychosocial risk for back pain disability in chiropractic patients using the STarT back screening tool: a cross-sectional survey.

Khan Y, Lawrence D, Vining R, Derby D. Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Jan 15;27:2. doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0228-5.

Physical activity and disability measures in chronic non-specific low back pain: a study of responsiveness.

Morelhão PK, Franco MR, Oliveira CB, Hisamatsu TM, Ferreira PH, Costa LO, Maher CG, Pinto RZ. Clin Rehabil. 2018 Jul 1:269215518787015. doi: 10.1177/0269215518787015.

Core Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research: Recommendations from a Veterans Health Administration Work Group.

Kroenke K, Krebs EE, Turk D, Von Korff M, Bair MJ, Allen KD, Sandbrink F, Cheville AL, DeBar L, Lorenz KA, Kerns RD. Pain Med. 2019 Jan 5. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny279.

painPREDICT: first interim data from the development of a new patient-reported pain questionnaire to predict treatment response using sensory symptom profiles.

Tölle TR, Baron R, de Bock E, Junor R, Dias Barbosa C, Marshall SF, Arnould B, Freynhagen R. Curr Med Res Opin. 2018 Dec 21:1. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2018.1562687.

STarT Back Tool risk stratification is associated with changes in movement profile and sensory discrimination in low back pain: A study of 290 patients.

Rabey M, Kendall M, Godden C, Liburd J, Netley H, O’Shaughnessy C, O’Sullivan P, Smith A, Beales D. Eur J Pain. 2018 Dec 24. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1351.

How is patient involvement measured in patient centeredness scales for health professionals? A systematic review of their measurement properties and content.

Ree E, Wiig S, Manser T, Storm M. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jan 8;19(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3798-y.

Feasibility, validity and responsiveness of self-report and objective measures of physical activity in patients with chronic pain.

Stevens ML, Lin CC, van der Ploeg HP, De Sousa M, Castle J, Nicholas MK, Maher CG. PM R. 2019 Jan 4. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12058.

Chiropractors’ views on the use of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical practice: a qualitative study

Michelle M. Holmes, Felicity L. Bishop, David Newell, Jonathan Field and George Lewith. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 201826:50. 18 December 2018. Doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0219-6

Comparative Responsiveness of the PROMIS Pain Interference Short Forms with Legacy Pain Measures: Results from Three Randomized Clinical Trials.

Chen CX, Kroenke K, Stump T, Kean J, Krebs EE, Bair MJ, Damush T, Monahan PO. J Pain. 2018 Dec 5. pii: S1526-5900(18)30931-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.11.010.

Questionnaires that measure the quality of relationships between patients and primary care providers: a systematic review.

Ball LE, Barnes KA, Crossland L, Nicholson C, Jackson C. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Nov 19;18(1):866. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3687-4.

Was that painful or non-painful? The Sensation and Pain Rating Scale (SPARS) performs well in the experimental context.

Madden VJ, Kamerman P, Bellan V, Catley MJ, Russek LN, Camfferman D, Moseley GL. J Pain. 2018 Nov 1. pii: S1526-5900(18)30765-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.10.006.

The effectiveness of training physical therapists in pain neuroscience education on patient reported outcomes for patients with chronic spinal pain: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Lane E, Fritz JM, Greene T, Maddox D. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Oct 25;19(1):386. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2269-2.

Utilization of Low Back Pain Patient Reported Outcome Measures Within Chiropractic Literature: A Descriptive Review.

Clohesy NC, Schneiders AG, Eaton S. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Oct 24. pii: S0161-4754(17)30053-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.11.007.

Evaluating Patient’s Understanding of Pain Neurophysiology: Rasch Analysis of the Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire.

Vaughan B, Mulcahy J, Fitzgerald K, Austin P. Clin J Pain. 2018 Sep 26. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000658.

The use of STarT back screening tool to predict functional disability outcomes in patients receiving physical therapy for low back pain.

Katzan IL, Thompson NR, George SZ, Passek S, Frost F, Stilphen M. Spine J. 2018 Oct 8. pii: S1529-9430(18)31158-6. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.10.002.

A preliminary investigation examining patient reported outcome measures for low back pain and utilisation amongst chiropractors in Australia: facilitators and barriers to clinical implementation

Natalie Clohesy and Anthony Schneiders. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201826:38. 9 October 2018. doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0208-9

Validation of a Limitations in Daily Activities Scale (LIDAS) for Chronic Pain.

Wilson KG, Castillo D, Kowal J, Yong AG, McWilliams LA. J Pain. 2018 Aug 30. pii: S1526-5900(18)30497-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.08.004.

Feasibility of the consultation-based reassurance questionnaire in Danish chiropractic practice

Alice Kongsted, Magnus Rudbæk Christensen, Karl Kristian Ingersen and Tue Secher Jensen. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201826:27. 30 August 2018. Doi: 10.1186/s12998-018-0197-8

Measurement properties of Visual Analogue Scale, Numeric Rating Scale and Pain Severity subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory in patients with low back pain: a systematic review.

Chiarotto A, Maxwell LJ, Ostelo RW, Boers M, Tugwell P, Terwee CB. J Pain. 2018 Aug 9. pii: S1526-5900(18)30400-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.07.009.

PROMs data: can it be used to make decisions for individual patients? A narrative review

Field J, Holmes MM, Newell D. Patient Related Outcome Measures 2019, 10:233-241. 29 July 2019. DOI: 10.2147/PROM.S156291

Predictive Validity of the STarT Back Tool for Risk of Persistent Disabling Back Pain in a U.S. Primary Care Setting.

Suri P, Delaney K, Rundell SD, Cherkin DC. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Aug;99(8):1533-1539.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.02.016.

Development and validation of a self-administered neck mobility assessment tool (S-ROM-Neck) in chronic neck pain patients.

Langenfeld A, Bastiaenen C, Sieben J, Swanenburg J. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2018 Oct;37:75-79. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.04.004.

Randomized Trial of a Low Literacy Chronic Pain Self-Management Program: Analysis of Secondary Pain and Psychological Outcome Measures

Barbara J. Turner, Yuanyuan Liang, Natalia Rodriguez, Raudel Bobadilla, Maureen J. Simmonds, Zenong Yin. The Journal of Pain. July 15, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.06.010

Patients First: Toward a Patient-Centered Instrument to Measure Impact of Chronic Pain.

Reneman MF, Brandsema KPD, Schrier E, Dijkstra PU, Krabbe PFM. Phys Ther. 2018 Jul 1;98(7):616-625. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy040.

An Overview of Systematic Reviews on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Used on Neck Disorders.

Bobos P, MacDermid JC, Walton DM, Gross A, Santaguida PL. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jun 22:1-76. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.8131.

Clinimetric Testing of the Lumbar Spine Instability Questionnaire.

Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, New CH, Catley M, Hancock MJ, Cook C, Hodges PW. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jun 22:1-24. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7866.

Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Entered Red Flags for Lower Back Pain.

Tsiang JT, Kinzy TG, Thompson N, Tanenbaum JE, Thakore NL, Khalaf T, Katzan IL. Spine J. 2018 Jun 26. pii: S1529-9430(18)30621-1. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.06.342.

Automating Collection of Pain-Related Patient-Reported Outcomes to Enhance Clinical Care and Research.

Owen-Smith A, Mayhew M, Leo MC, Varga A, Benes L, Bonifay A, DeBar L. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4326-9.

Focused Evidence Review: Psychometric Properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

Goldsmith ES, Taylor BC, Greer N, Murdoch M, MacDonald R, McKenzie L, Rosebush CE, Wilt TJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4327-8.

Predictive Validity of the STarT Back Tool for Risk of Persistent Disabling Back Pain in a United States Primary Care Setting.

Suri P, Delaney K, Rundell SD, Cherkin DC. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Apr 3. pii: S0003-9993(18)30204-1. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.02.016.

Responsiveness and minimal important change of the NeckPix© in subjects with chronic neck pain undergoing rehabilitation.

Monticone M, Frigau L, Vernon H, Rocca B, Mola F. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jun;27(6):1324-1331. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5343-9.

The Spine painDETECT questionnaire: Development and validation of a screening tool for neuropathic pain caused by spinal disorders.

Nikaido T, Sumitani M, Sekiguchi M, Konno S. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 21;13(3):e0193987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193987.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the reliability and validity of sensorimotor measurement instruments in people with chronic low back pain.

Ehrenbrusthoff K, Ryan CG, Grüneberg C, Martin DJ. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2018 Mar 2;35:73-83. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.02.007.

Longitudinal Treatment Outcomes for an Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program: Comparisons of Subjective and Objective Outcomes Based on Opioid Use Status

Wesley P. Gilliam, Julia R. Craner, Julie L. Cunningham, Michele M. Evans, Connie A. Luedtke, Eleshia J. Morrison, Jeannie A. Sperry, Larissa L. Loukianova. The Journal of Pain. February 26, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.010

Validation of a core patient-reported-outcome measure set for operationalizing success in multimodal pain therapy: useful for depicting long-term success?

Donath C, Geiß C, Schön C. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Feb 17;18(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-2911-6.

The validity of pain intensity measures: what do the NRS, VAS, VRS, and FPS-R measure?

Thong, Ivan S. K. Jensen, Mark P. Miró, Jordi. Tan, Gabriel. Scandinavian Journal of pain. 2018-02-14.  DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0012

Validation of the French-Canadian Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire

Marie-Pier Girard, Julie O’Shaughnessy, Chantal Doucet, Emeline Lardon, Britt Stuge, Stephanie-May Ruchat, Martin Descarreaux. JMPT. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.01.001

Correlation between the pain numeric rating scale and the 12-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 in patients with musculoskeletal pain.

Saltychev M, Bärlund E, Laimi K. Int J Rehabil Res. 2017 Oct 18. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000262.

A Comparison of Back Pain Functional Scale with Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index and Short Form 36-Health Survey.

Koç M, Bayar B, Bayar K. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Oct 3. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002431.

Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument and painDETECT questionnaire: Convergent construct validity in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.

Franz S, Schuld C, Wilder-Smith EP, Heutehaus L, Lang S, Gantz S, Schuh-Hofer S, Treede RD, Bryce TN, Wang H, Weidner N. Eur J Pain. 2017 Jun 27. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1069.

Assessing physical functioning on pain management programmes: the unique contribution of directly assessed physical performance measures and their relationship to self-reports.

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The STarT back tool in chiropractic practice: a narrative review

Yasmeen Khan Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 21 April 2017 DOI: 10.1186/s12998-017-0142-2

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The impact of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical practice for pain: a systematic review.

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The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire: one or more dimensions?

Yamato TP, Maher CG, Saragiotto BT, Catley MJ, McAuley JH. Eur Spine J. 2016 Nov 24.

Relevance of Quality Measurement to Integrative Healthcare in the United States.

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Getting in Touch with Mechanical Pain Mechanisms

Rose Z. Hill, Diana M. Bautista. Trends in Neuroscience. April 03, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.03.004

Forty-two Million Ways to Describe Pain: Topic Modeling of 200,000 PubMed Pain-Related Abstracts Using Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning-Based Text Generation.

Tighe PJ, Sannapaneni B,Fillingim RB, Doyle C, Kent M, Shickel B, Rashidi P. Pain Med. 2020 Apr 6. pii: pnaa061. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa061.

Getting in Touch with Mechanical Pain Mechanisms

Rose Z. Hill, Diana M. Bautista. Trends in Neuroscience. April 03, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.03.004

Forty-two Million Ways to Describe Pain: Topic Modeling of 200,000 PubMed Pain-Related Abstracts Using Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning-Based Text Generation.

Tighe PJ, Sannapaneni B, Fillingim RB, Doyle C, Kent M, Shickel B, Rashidi P. Pain Med. 2020 Apr 6. pii: pnaa061. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa061.

Role of Melatonin in the Regulation of Pain.

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Co-occurrence of pain syndromes.

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Convergent neural representations of experimentally-induced acute pain in healthy volunteers: A large-scale fMRI meta-analysis.

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The change of pain classes over time: a latent transition analysis.

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Family history of pain and risk of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dario AB, Kamper SJ, OʼKeeffe M, Zadro J, Lee H, Wolfenden L, Williams CM. Pain. 2019 Nov;160(11):2430-2439. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001639.

Early-life programming of pain sensation? Spinal pain in pre-adolescents with pain experience in early life.

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Smoking Is Associated with Pain in All Body Regions, with Greatest Influence on Spinal Pain.

Smuck M, Schneider BJ, Ehsanian R, Martin E, Kao MJ. Pain Med. 2019 Oct 3. pii: pnz224. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz224.

Usefulness of Ramp & Hold Procedures for Testing of Pain Facilitation in Human Participants: Comparisons with Temporal Summation of Second Pain.

Staud R, Godfrey MM, Mejia M, Ramanlal R, Riley JL, Robinson ME. J Pain. 2019 Aug 16. pii: S1526-5900(19)30788-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.08.004.

Integration of bilateral nociceptive inputs tunes spinal and cerebral responses.

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Pain that does not interfere with daily life-a new focus for population epidemiology and public health?

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Imbalance between Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex Caused by Persistent Nociception in rats.

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Influence of family history on prognosis of spinal pain and the role of leisure time physical activity and body mass index: a prospective study using family-linkage data from the Norwegian HUNT study.

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Associations Between Musculoskeletal Pain Experience and Pressure and Cold Pain Sensitivity: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study of Young Adults in the Raine Study: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study of Young Adults in the Raine Study.

Waller R, Smith AJ, O’Sullivan PB, Slater H, Sterling M, Straker LM. Clin J Pain. 2018 Sep 11. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000650.

Higher Dispositional Optimism Predicts Lower Pain Reduction During Conditioned Pain Modulation.

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Pain and mortality: mechanisms for a relationship.

Smith D, Wilkie R, Croft P, Parmar S, McBeth J. Pain. 2018 Mar 19. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001193.

Situating pain in a more helpful place

Osborn, Mike. PAIN Reports. March 05, 2018. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000642

The International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain: as valid in 2018 as in 1979, but in need of regularly updated footnotes

Treede, Rolf-Detlef.  PAIN Reports. March 05, 2018.  doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000643

Pain, Please: an Investigation of Sampling Bias in Pain Research.

Karos K, Alleva JM, Peters ML. J Pain. 2018 Mar 5. pii: S1526-5900(18)30091-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.011.

Reconsidering the International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain

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Disruption of default mode network dynamics in acute and chronic pain states.

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Pain dilates time perception.

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Unpredictable pain timings lead to greater pain when people are highly intolerant of uncertainty

Clémence Bélanger, Bernard Blais Morin, Andréanne Brousseau, Nicolas Gagné, Anne Tremblay, Kathya Daigle, Philippe Goffaux, Guillaume Léonard. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. October 21, 2017. DOI10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.09.013

Sensory Over-Responsiveness among Healthy Subjects is Associated with a Pronociceptive State.

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Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology of Pain.

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Shaping visual space perception through bodily sensations: Testing the impact of nociceptive stimuli on visual perception in peripersonal space with temporal order judgments.

Filbrich L, Alamia A, Blandiaux S, Burns S, Legrain V. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 4;12(8):e0182634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182634.

Sensory over-responsiveness among healthy subjects is associated with a pro-nociceptive state.

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Reticular Formation and Pain: The Past and the Future.

Martins I, Tavares I. Front Neuroanat. 2017 Jul 5;11:51. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2017.00051.

Psychophysical and electrophysiological evidence for enhanced pain facilitation and unaltered pain inhibition in acute low back pain patients

Pascal Henri Vuilleumier, Federico Gabriel Arguissain, José Alberto Biurrun Manresa, Alban Ymer Neziri, Arto Christian Nirkko, Ole Kæseler Andersen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Michele Curatolo. Journal of Pain. June 20, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2017.05.008

Depression and pain: primary data and meta-analysis among 237 952 people across 47 low- and middle-income countries.

Stubbs B, Vancampfort D, Veronese N, Thompson T, Fornaro M, Schofield P, Solmi M, Mugisha J, Carvalho AF, Koyanagi A. Psychol Med. 2017 Jun 22:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717001477.

Pain and mortality in older adults: The influence of pain phenotype.

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Nociception

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Defensive reflexes in people with pain – a biomarker of the need to protect? A meta-analytical systematic review

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Generic prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review.

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Behavioral inhibition and behavioral activation are related to habituation of nociceptive flexion reflex, but not pain ratings.

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Mechanisms-based classifications of musculoskeletal pain: part 1 of 3: symptoms and signs of central sensitisation in patients with low back (± leg) pain.

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Mechanisms-based classifications of musculoskeletal pain: part 3 of 3: symptoms and signs of nociceptive pain in patients with low back (± leg) pain.

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Updating the definition of pain.

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The effect of pain on task switching: pain reduces accuracy and increases reaction times across multiple switching paradigms.

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Blood pressure and the perception of illusive pain.

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In sickness and in health: A cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal pain in 13,507 couples.

Campbell P, Shraim M, Jordan KP, Dunn KM. Eur J Pain. 2016 Mar

In sickness and in health: A cross-sectional analysis of concordance for musculoskeletal pain in 13,507 couples

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Top-down and bottom-up modulation of pain-induced oscillations

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Individual Differences in Temporal Summation of Pain Reflect Pronociceptive and Antinociceptive Brain Structure and Function.

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Cerebellar Clustering and Functional Connectivity During Pain Processing.

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Reinstatement of pain-related brain activation during the recognition of neutral images previously paired with nociceptive stimuli.

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Phasic and Tonic Pain Differentially Impact the Interruptive Function of Pain

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Is the Conditioned Pain Modulation Paradigm Reliable? A Test-Retest Assessment Using the Nociceptive Withdrawal Reflex

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Motor imagery in people with a history of back pain, current back pain, both, or neither.

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Nociception and pain: lessons from optogenetics

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Assessment of sensory thresholds and nociceptive fiber growth after sciatic nerve injury reveals the differential contribution of collateral reinnervation and nerve regeneration to neuropathic pain.

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Neural mechanisms underlying the pain of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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Pain vulnerability: a neurobiological perspective.

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The ACTTION-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT): An Evidence-Based and Multi-Dimensional Approach to Classifying Chronic Pain Conditions

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Investigating dynamic pain sensitivity in the context of the fear-avoidance model.

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Associations between pain appraisals and pain outcomes: meta-analyses of laboratory pain and chronic pain literatures.

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The Dynamics of Pain: Evidence for Simultaneous Site-Specific Habituation and Site-Nonspecific Sensitization in Thermal Pain

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Reliability of subjective pain ratings and nociceptive flexion reflex responses as measures of conditioned pain modulation

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Prevalence of persistent pain in the U.S. adult population: new data from the 2010 national health interview survey.

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The dorsal root ganglion in chronic pain and as a target for neuromodulation: a review.

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Comorbidity among multiple pain symptoms and anxious depression in a Dutch population sample.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981129

Chronic Pain Prevalence and Associated Factors in a Segment of the Population of São Paulo City

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25038400

Whole-Body Mapping of Spatial Acuity for Pain and Touch

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143958

The neurobiology of skeletal pain

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Dose-Response Effect of Isometric Force Production on the Perception of Pain

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Distinct brain mechanisms support spatial vs temporal filtering of nociceptive information.

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Trends of weekly musculoskeletal pain from 2000 to 2012: National study of Finnish university students.

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Deepening understanding of the neural substrates of chronic pain.

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The consequences of pain in early life: injury-induced plasticity in developing pain pathways

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Is chronic pain a disease?

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Developing a model of associations between chronic pain, depressive mood, chronic fatigue, and self-efficacy in people with spinal cord injury.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23707693

The nociceptive withdrawal reflex does not adapt to joint position change and short-term motor practice

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Pain medicine versus pain management: ethical dilemmas created by contemporary medicine and business.

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Pain relief by touch: A quantitative approach

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Facets and mechanisms of adaptive pain behavior: predictive regulation and action

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Peripheral and central mechanisms of chronic musculoskeletal pain

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The important role of CNS facilitation and inhibition for chronic pain

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Pain in the three spinal regions: the same disorder? Data from a population-based sample of 34,902 Danish adults

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Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice.

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An algorithmic approach for clinical management of chronic spinal pain.

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Mechanosensitivity of Primary Afferent Nociceptors in the Pain Pathway

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The subjective experience of pain: Where expectations become reality

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Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control.

Moayedi M, Davis KD. J Neurophysiol. 2013 Jan;109(1):5-12. doi: 10.1152/jn.00457.2012. Epub 2012 Oct 3.

The Relation Between Level of Catastrophizing and Mental Health Comorbidity in Individuals with Whiplash Injuries.

Paré C, Thibault P, Côté P, Pimentel SD, Shen S, Yakobov E, Sullivan MJL. Clin J Pain. 2019 Aug 19. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000749.

The relationships between worry, happiness and pain catastrophizing in the experience of acute pain.

Lefebvre JC, Jensen MP. Eur J Pain. 2019 Apr 19. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1405.

Pain-Related Fear-Dissociable Neural Sources of Different Fear Constructs.

Meier ML, Vrana A, Humphreys BK, Seifritz E, Stämpfli P, Schweinhardt P. eNeuro. 2019 Jan 3;5(6). pii: ENEURO.0107-18.2018. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0107-18.2018.

Reward for pain. Hyperalgesia and allodynia induced by operant conditioning: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Adamczyk WM, Buglewicz E, Szikszay TM, Luedtke K, Bąbel P. Journal of Pain. 2019 Jan 25. pii: S1526-5900(18)30779-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.01.009.

What do you expect? Catastrophizing mediates associations between expectancies and pain-facilitatory processes.

Carriere JS, Martel MO, Meints SM, Cornelius MC, Edwards RR. Eur J Pain. 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1348.

What do you expect? Catastrophizing mediates associations between expectancies and pain-facilitatory processes.

Carriere JS, Martel MO, Meints SM, Cornelius MC, Edwards RR. Eur J Pain. 2018 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1348.

The relationship between catastrophizing and altered pain sensitivity in patients with chronic low back pain.

Meints SM, Mawla I, Napadow V, Kong J, Gerber J, Chan ST, Wasan AD, Kaptchuk TJ, McDonnell C, Carriere J, Rosen B, Gollub RL, Edwards RR. Pain. 2018 Dec 7. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001461.

Self-Efficacy for Pain Communication Moderates the Relation between Ambivalence over Emotional Expression and Pain Catastrophizing among Patients with Osteoarthritis.

Van Denburg AN, Shelby RA, Caldwell DS, O’Sullivan ML, Keefe FJ.. J Pain. 2018 Apr 6. pii: S1526-5900(18)30126-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.04.001.

How Can We Best Reduce Pain Catastrophizing in Adults with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain? a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Schütze R, Rees C, Smith A, Slater H, Campbell JM, O’Sullivan P. J Pain. 2017 Nov 6. pii: S1526-5900(17)30752-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.09.010.

Pain catastrophizing, perceived injustice, and pain intensity impair life satisfaction through differential patterns of physical and psychological disruption

John A. Sturgeon, Maisa S. Ziadni, Zina Trost, Beth D. Darnall, Sean C. Mackey. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. October 23, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.09.020

Chronic pain disrupts ability to work by interfering with social function: A cross-sectional study

Elizabeth Hengstebeck, Steven Roskos, Karen Breejen, Bengt Arnetz, Judy Arnetz. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. October 27, 2017. DOI:10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.09.021

‘De-pathologising’ the psychological responses to injury and pain

Annick Maujean, Michele Sterling. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice. June 9, 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.06.005

Genetic factors explain the association between pain catastrophizing and chronic widespread pain

Soshiro Ogata, Frances Williams, Andrea Burri. Journal of Pain May 12, 2017 DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2017.04.010

Pain catastrophizing moderates changes in spinal control in response to noxiously induced low back pain

Gwyneth B. Ross, Peter J. Sheahan, Brian Mahoney, Brendon J. Gurd, Paul W. Hodges, Ryan B. Graham. Journal of Biomechanics April 19, 2017 DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.04.010

Genetic and Environmental Risk for Chronic Pain and the Contribution of Risk Variants for Major Depressive Disorder: A Family-Based Mixed-Model Analysis.

McIntosh AM, Hall LS, Zeng Y, Adams MJ, Gibson J, Hocking LJ, et al. PLoS Med. 2016 Aug

Pain catastrophizing and trunk muscle activation during walking in patients with chronic low back pain.

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There’s More Than Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain: Low Frustration Tolerance and Self-Downing Also Predict Mental Health in Chronic Pain Patients.

Suso-Ribera C, Jornet-Gibert M, Ribera Canudas MV, McCracken LM, Maydeu-Olivares A, Gallardo-Pujol D. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2016 Mar 19

Beneficial Effects of Improvement in Depression, Pain Catastrophizing, and Anxiety on Pain Outcomes: A 12-Month Longitudinal Analysis.

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Expectancies Mediate the Relations Among Pain Catastrophizing, Fear of Movement, and Return to Work Outcomes After Whiplash Injury.

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Pain Sensitivity and Pain Catastrophizing Are Associated With Persistent Pain and Disability After Lumbar Spine Surgery.

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Is There an Association Between Whole-body Pain With Osteoarthritis-related Knee Pain, Pain Catastrophizing, and Mental Health?

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Pain Catastrophising Affects Cortical Responses to Viewing Pain in Others

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The influence of repeated pain stimulation on the emotional aspect of pain: a preliminary study in healthy volunteers

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The significance of pain catastrophizing in clinical manifestations of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: mediation analysis with bootstrapping.

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Distraction analgesia in chronic pain patients: the impact of catastrophizing.

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Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review.

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Reduced variability of postural strategy prevents normalization of motor changes induced by back pain: a risk factor for chronic trouble?

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Does anticipation of back pain predispose to back trouble?

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Influence of catastrophizing on treatment outcome in patients with nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review.

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Pain neuroscience education for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis

James A Watson, Cormac G Ryan, Lesley Cooper, Dominic Ellington, Robbie Whittle, Michael Lavender, John Dixon, Greg Atkinson, Kay Cooper, Denis J Martin. The Journal of Pain. March 1, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.02.011

Paediatric pain education for health care professionals

Hurley-Wallace, Anna; Wood, Chantal; Franck, Linda S.; More. PAIN Reports. November 27, 2018. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000701

Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Traeger AC, Lee H, Hübscher M, Skinner IW, Moseley GL, Nicholas MK, Henschke N, Refshauge KM, Blyth FM, Main CJ, Hush JM, Lo S, McAuley JH. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Nov 5. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3376.

The effectiveness of training physical therapists in pain neuroscience education on patient reported outcomes for patients with chronic spinal pain: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Lane E, Fritz JM, Greene T, Maddox D. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Oct 25;19(1):386. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2269-2.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of pain neuroscience education for chronic low back pain: short- and long-term outcomes of pain and disability.

Wood L, Hendrick P. Eur J Pain. 2018 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1314.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of pain neuroscience education for chronic low back pain: short- and long-term outcomes of pain and disability.

Wood L, Hendrick P. Eur J Pain. 2018 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1314.

25 years of pain education research – what have we learned? Findings from a comprehensive scoping review of research into pre-registration pain education for health professionals.

Kate T, Mark I J, James M, Michelle B. Pain. 2018 Jul 26. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001352.

Winning or not losing? The impact of non-pain goal focus on attentional bias to learned pain signals.

Schrooten MGS, Van Damme S, Crombez G, Kindermans H, Vlaeyen JWS. Scand J Pain. 2018 Aug 3. pii: /j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2018-0055/sjpain-2018-0055.xml. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0055.

Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Cognition-Targeted Motor Control Training on Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Malfliet A, Kregel J, Coppieters I, De Pauw R, Meeus M, Roussel N, Cagnie B, Danneels L, Nijs J. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Apr 16. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0492.

Patients with chronic spinal pain benefit from pain neuroscience education regardless the self-reported signs of central sensitization: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled multicentre trial.

Malfliet A, Kregel J, Meeus M, Danneels L, Cagnie B, Roussel N, Nijs J. PM R. 2018 May 9. pii: S1934-1482(18)30231-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.04.010.

Differences in Swedish and Australian medical student attitudes and beliefs about chronic pain, its management, and the way it is taught

ankin, Linda / Stålnacke, Britt-Marie / Fowler, Christopher J. / Gallego, Gisselle. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 04/30/2018. DOI:10.1515/sjpain-2018-0039

The importance and impact of patients’ health literacy on low back pain management: a systematic review of literature.

Edward J, Carreon LY, Williams MV, Glassman S, Li J. Spine J. 2017 Sep 19. pii: S1529-9430(17)30987-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.09.005.

Explicit education about exercise-induced hypoalgesia influences pain responses to acute exercise in healthy adults: A randomised controlled trial.

Jones MD, Valenzuela T, Booth J, Taylor JL, Barry BK. J Pain. 2017 Aug 1. pii: S1526-5900(17)30658-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.07.006.

A clinical perspective on a pain neuroscience education approach to manual therapy.

Louw A, Nijs J, Puentedura EJ. J Man Manip Ther. 2017 Jul;25(3):160-168. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2017.1323699.

Embodied pain-negotiating the boundaries of possible action.

Tabor A, Keogh E, Eccleston C. Pain. 2017 Jun;158(6):1007-1011. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000875.

Towards a science and practice of resilience in the face of pain

Goubert and H. Trompetter. European Journal of Pain. 2 JUN 2017 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1062

What is important in transdisciplinary pain neuroscience education? A qualitative study.

Wijma AJ, Speksnijder CM, Crom-Ottens AF, Knulst-Verlaan JMC, Keizer D, Nijs J, van Wilgen CP. Disabil Rehabil. 2017 May 19:1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1327990.

Effect of pain neurophysiology education on physiotherapy students’ understanding of chronic pain, clinical recommendations and attitudes towards people with chronic pain: a randomised controlled trial

Collearya, K. O’Sullivan, D. Griffin, C.G. Ryan, D.J. Martin. Physiotherapy. March 22, 2017 DOI:10.1016/j.physio.2017.01.006

Using social media to challenge unwarranted clinical variation in the treatment of chronic noncancer pain: the “Brainman” story 

White R, Hayes C, White S, Hodson FJ. Dove Press. Sept 2016. doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S115814

Enhanced Brain Responses to Pain-Related Words in Chronic Back Pain Patients and Their Modulation by Current Pain.

Ritter A, Franz M, Puta C, Dietrich C, Miltner WH, Weiss T. Healthcare (Basel). 2016 Aug

Establishment of the Australasian Electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration.

Tardif H, Arnold C, Hayes C, Eagar K. Pain Med. 2016 Aug

Back schools for the treatment of chronic low back pain: possibility of benefit but no convincing evidence after 47 years of research – systematic review and meta-analysis.

Straube S, Harden M, Schröder H, Arendacka B, Fan X, Moore RA, Friede T. Pain. 2016 Jun

A meta-analytic review of brief guided self-help education for chronic pain.

Liegl G, Boeckle M, Leitner A, Pieh C. Eur J Pain. 2016 May 10

Effect of Primary Care-Based Education on Reassurance in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Preoperative pain neuroscience education for lumbar radiculopathy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875964

Improving outcomes for chronic pain in primary care.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25588280

Pain and its metaphors: a dialogical approach.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21484313

The Effect of Neuroscience Education on Pain, Disability, Anxiety, and Stress in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

http://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993%2811%2900670-8/fulltext

How important are back pain beliefs and expectations for satisfactory recovery from back pain?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20227642

Pain biology education and exercise classes compared to pain biology education alone for individuals with chronic low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20359937

A randomized controlled trial of intensive neurophysiology education in chronic low back pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15322439

Unraveling the barriers to reconceptualization of the problem in chronic pain: the actual and perceived ability of patients and health professionals to understand the neurophysiology.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14622702

Experiences of shared decision-making in community rehabilitation: a focused ethnography.

Manhas KP, Olson K, Churchill K, Vohra S, Wasylak T. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 19;20(1):329. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05223-4.

Digital care for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a 10,000 user longitudinal observational study.

Bailey JF, Agarwal V, Zheng P, Smuck M, Fredericson M, Kennedy DJ, Krauss J. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Mar 21. doi: 10.2196/18250.

Exploring the incidence of culturally responsive communication in Australian healthcare: the first rapid review on this concept.

Minnican C, O’Toole G. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Jan 7;20(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4859-6

Discharged and dismissed: A qualitative study with back pain patients discharged without treatment from orthopaedic consultations.

Braeuninger-Weimer K, Anjarwalla N, Pincus T. Eur J Pain. 2019 Sep;23(8):1464-1474. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1412.

People with low back pain want clear, consistent and personalised information on prognosis, treatment options and self-management strategies: a systematic review.

Lim YZ, Chou L, Au RT, Seneviwickrama KMD, Cicuttini FM, Briggs AM, Sullivan K, Urquhart DM, Wluka AE. J Physiother. 2019 Jul;65(3):124-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2019.05.010.

The influence of verbal suggestions in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a narrative review

Iván Cuyul-Vásquez, José Aguilar Barría, Natalia Foitzick Perez & Jorge Fuentes. Physical Therapy Reviews. 15 Jul 2019. DOI: 10.1080/10833196.2019.1639011

Helpful ways providers can communicate about persistent medically unexplained physical symptoms.

Anastasides N, Chiusano C, Gonzalez C, Graff F, Litke DR, McDonald E, Presnall-Shvorin J, Sullivan N, Quigley KS, Pigeon WR, Helmer DA, Santos SL, McAndrew LM. BMC Fam Pract. 2019 Jan 16;20(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12875-018-0881-8.

It is good to feel better, but better to feel good: whether a patient finds treatment ‘successful’ or not depends on the questions researchers ask.

Roos EM, Boyle E, Frobell RB, Lohmander LS, Ingelsrud LH. Br J Sports Med. 2019 May 9. pii: bjsports-2018-100260. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100260.

Whole of community pain education for back pain. Why does first-line care get almost no attention and what exactly are we waiting for?

Moseley GL. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Jul 7. pii: bjsports-2018-099567. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099567.

The importance of patient-centered care and co-creation of care for satisfaction with care and physical and social well-being of patients with multi-morbidity in the primary care setting.

Kuipers SJ, Cramm JM, Nieboer AP. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jan 8;19(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3818-y.

Which patients with chronic pain are more likely to improve pain biology knowledge following education?

Pate JW, Veage S, Lee S, Hancock MJ, Hush JM, Pacey V. Pain Pract. 2018 Nov 18. doi: 10.1111/papr.12748.

Entertaining accurate treatment expectations while suffering from chronic pain: an exploration of treatment expectations and the relationship with patient- provider communication.

Wiering B, de Boer D, Krol M, Wieberneit-Tolman H, Delnoij D. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Sep 11;18(1):706. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3497-8.

The influence of verbal suggestions in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a narrative review

Iván Cuyul-Vásquez, José Aguilar Barría, Natalia Foitzick Perez & Jorge Fuentes. Physical Therapy Reviews. 15 Jul 2019. DOI: 10.1080/10833196.2019.1639011

The Relationship Between Consultation Length and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review

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Nociception, pain, consciousness, and society: A plea for constrained use of pain-related terminologies.

Apkarian AV. J Pain. 2018 Jun 8. pii: S1526-5900(18)30244-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.05.010.

Achieving successful community engagement: a rapid realist review

De Weger, N. Van Vooren, K. G. Luijkx, C. A. Baan and H. W. Drewes. BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:285. 13 April 2018. doi:10.1186/s12913-018-3090-1

How can healthcare organizations implement patient-centered care? Examining a large-scale cultural transformation.

Bokhour BG, Fix GM, Mueller NM, Barker AM, Lavela SL, Hill JN, Solomon JL, Lukas CV. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Mar 7;18(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-2949-5.

The association between patient-professional partnerships and self-management of chronic back pain: a mixed methods study.

Fu Y, Yu G, McNichol E, Marczewski K, Closs SJ. Eur J Pain. 2018 Mar 5. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1210.

Computerised training improves cognitive performance in chronic pain: a participant-blinded randomised active-controlled trial with remote supervision.

Baker KS, Georgiou-Karistianis N, Lampit A, Valenzuela M, Gibson SJ, Giummarra MJ. Pain. 2018 Jan 11. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001150.

Professionals underestimate patients’ pain: a comprehensive review.

Seers T, Derry S, Seers K, Moore RA. Pain. 2018 Jan 18. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001165.

Evaluating Differential Effects of Specific Pain Dismissal Interactions with Physicians.

Lang AC, Igler EC, Defenderfer EK, Uihlein J, Brimeyer CT, Davies WH. Clin J Pain. 2018 Jan 2. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000586.

The Iatrogenic Potential of the Physician’s Words

Arthur J. Barsky. JAMA. October 31, 2017. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16216

Appeal to fear in health care: appropriate or inappropriate?

Keith Simpson. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 20 September 2017. Doi: 10.1186/s12998-017-0157-8

Characteristics of therapeutic alliance in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice: a scoping review of the literature

Folarin Babatunde, Joy MacDermid and Norma MacIntyre. BMC Health Services Research. 30 May 2017. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2311-3

Feelings of Clinician-Patient Similarity and Trust Influence Pain: Evidence From Simulated Clinical Interactions.

Losin EAR, Anderson SR, Wager TD. J Pain. 2017 May 4. pii: S1526-5900(17)30478-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.02.428.

Contextually Aided Recovery (CARe): a scientific theory for innate healing

Dave Newell, Lise R. Lothe and Timothy J. L. Raven C & MT. 13 Feb 2017 DOI: 10.1186/s12998-017-0137-z

Do You Have Discharge Criteria?

Posted 3.2.17 Illinois Chiropractic Society.  Dino Pappas, DC, MS, ATC, CSCS

Are patients’ and doctors’ accounts of the first specialist consultation for chronic back pain in agreement?

White KB, Lee J, Williams AC Dove Press 28 November 2016 Volume 2016:9 Pages 1109—1120  DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S119851

Empathy Predicts an Experimental Pain Reduction During Touch.

Goldstein P, Shamay-Tsoory SG, Yellinek S, Weissman-Fogel I. J Pain. 2016 Jun 27. pii: S1526-5900(16)30108-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.06.007.

Consultation Content not Consultation Length Improves Patient Satisfaction.

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The relationship between consultation length, process and outcomes in general practice: a systematic review.

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Neuropathic Ocular Pain due to Dry Eye Is Associated With Multiple Comorbid Chronic Pain Syndromes.

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Exploring physiotherapists’ personality traits that may influence treatment outcome in patients with chronic diseases: a cohort study

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Effectiveness of Training Clinicians’ Communication Skills on Patients’ Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26413898

Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.

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Motivating the unmotivated: how can health behavior be changed in those unwilling to change?

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Theoretical Considerations for Chronic Pain Rehabilitation.

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Easy to Harm, Hard to Heal: Patient Views About the Back.

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Role of explicit verbal information in conditioned analgesia.

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The Enduring Impact of What Clinicians Say to People With Low Back Pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823723/?tool=pmcentrez

Patient-centred communication is associated with positive therapeutic alliance: a systematic review

http://www.journalofphysiotherapy.com/article/S1836-9553%2812%2970087-5/fulltext

Narrative Medicine: A Model for Empathy, Reflection, Profession, and Trust

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Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises.

Cohen SP, Baber ZB, Buvanendran A, McLean LTCBC, Chen Y, Hooten WM, Laker SR, Wasan WAD, Kennedy DJ, Sandbrink F, King LTCSA, Fowler CDRIM, Stojanovic MP, Hayek SM, Phillips CDRCR. Pain Med. 2020 Apr 7. pii: pnaa127. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa127.

Can slow deep breathing reduce pain? An experimental study exploring mechanisms.

Jafari H, Gholamrezaei A, Franssen M, Van Oudenhove L, Aziz Q, Van den Bergh O, Vlaeyen JWS, Van Diest I. J Pain. 2020 Jan 21. pii: S1526-5900(20)30002-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.12.010.

Association between change in self-efficacy and reduction in disability among patients with chronic pain.

Karasawa Y, Yamada K, Iseki M, Yamaguchi M, Murakami Y, Tamagawa T, Kadowaki F, Hamaoka S, Ishii T, Kawai A, Shinohara H, Yamaguchi K, Inada E. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 16;14(4):e0215404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215404.

Progress in Evidence-Based Interventional Pain Medicine: Highlights from the Spine Section of Pain Medicine.

Bogduk N, Stojanovic MP. Pain Med. 2019 Apr 3. pii: pnz057. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz057.

A model to increase rehabilitation adherence to home exercise programmes in patients with varying levels of self-efficacy.

Picha KJ, Howell DM. Musculoskeletal Care. 2018 Mar;16(1):233-237. doi: 10.1002/msc.1

An observational study of pain self-management strategies and outcomes: does type of pain, age, or gender, matter?

Slack MK, Chavez R, Trinh D, de Dios DV, Lee J. Scand J Pain. 2018 Jul 11. pii: /j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2018-0070/sjpain-2018-0070.xml. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0070.

Exploring the potential role of mesocorticolimbic circuitry in motivation for and adherence to chronic pain self-management interventions.

Letzen JE, Seminowicz DA, Campbell CM, Finan PH. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2018 Dec 10;98:10-17. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.011.

Twelve-month effect of chronic pain self-management intervention delivered in an easily accessible primary healthcare service – a randomised controlled trial.

Nøst TH, Steinsbekk A, Bratås O, Grønning K. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Dec 29;18(1):1012. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3843-x.

Pain Management and Public Health: Introduction to the Special Section

Daniel B. Carr, Daniel M. Fox, Mark A. Rothstein and Christina M. Spellman. American Journal of Public Health. 109(1), pp. 17–18.

The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain-Where to From Here?

Blyth FM, Briggs AM, Schneider CH, Hoy DG, March LM. Am J Public Health. 2019 Jan;109(1):35-40. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304747.

Solving the Global Crisis in Access to Pain Relief: Lessons From Country Actions.

Bhadelia A, De Lima L, Arreola-Ornelas H, Kwete XJ, Rodriguez NM, Knaul FM. Am J Public Health. 2018 Nov 29:e1-e3. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304769.

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Current US Policy to Address Pain.

Gross J, Gordon DB. Am J Public Health. 2018 Nov 29:e1-e7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304746.

Evidence-Based Pain Management: Building on the Foundations of Cochrane Systematic Reviews.

Aldington D, Ecclestone C. Am J Public Health. 2018 Nov 29:e1-e4. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304745.

When Environment Meets Genetics: A Clinical Review On The Epigenetics Of Pain, Psychological Factors, And Physical Activity.

Polli A, Ickmans K, Godderis L, Nijs J. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Oct 20. pii: S0003-9993(18)31380-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.09.118.

The interplay of exercise, placebo and nocebo effects on experimental pain.

Colloca L, Corsi N, Fiorio M. Sci Rep. 2018 Oct 3;8(1):14758. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32974-2.

Evidence-Based Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Comprehensive Pain Care: The Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper.

Tick H, Nielsen A, Pelletier KR, Bonakdar R, Simmons S, Glick R, Ratner E, Lemmon RL, Wayne P, Zador V; Pain Task Force of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health. Explore (NY). 2018 May – Jun;14(3):177-211. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.02.001.

Pain self-efficacy moderates the association between pain and somatization in a community sample.

Karkkola P, Sinikallio S, Flink N, Honkalampi K, Kuittinen M. Scand J Pain. 2018 Sep 21. pii: /j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2018-0052/sjpain-2018-0052.xml. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0052.

Evidence-Based Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Comprehensive Pain Care: the Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper.

Tick H, Nielsen A, Pelletier KR, Bonakdar R, Simmons S, Glick R, Ratner E, Lemmon RL, Wayne P, Zador V; Pain Task Force of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health. Explore (NY). 2018 Mar 1. pii: S1550-8307(18)30022-3. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.02.001.

Catastrophizing, Solicitous Responses From Significant Others and Function in Individuals with Neuropathic Pain, Osteoarthritis or Spinal Pain in the General Population

Mari Glette, Tormod Landmark, Mark P. Jensen, Astrid Woodhouse, Stephen Butler, Petter C. Borchgrevink, Tore C. Stiles. The Journal of Pain. March 29, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.03.010

Randomized Trial of Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in the Community or Clinic for Low-Income Primary Care Patients.

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Goals of Chronic Pain Management: Do Patients and Primary Care Physicians Agree and Does it Matter?

Henry SG, Bell RA, Fenton JJ, Kravitz RL. Clin J Pain. 2017 Feb 27. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000488.

Chronic pain management in medical education: a disastrous omission.

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Towards an integrative view of cognitive biases in pain.

Van Ryckeghem DM, Vervoort T. Eur J Pain. 2016 Sep;20(8):1201-2. doi: 10.1002/ejp.913. Epub 2016 Jul

The Pain Course: Exploring predictors of clinical response to an internet-delivered pain management program.

Dear BF, Gandy M, Karin E, Ricciardi T, Langman N, Staples LG, Fogliati VJ, Sharpe L, McLellan LF, Titov N. Pain. 2016 May

Non-painful wide-area compression inhibits experimental pain.

Honigman L, Bar-Bachar O, Yarnitsky D, Sprecher E, Granovsky Y. Pain. 2016 May 5.

Rethinking chronic pain in a primary care setting.

Stanos S, Brodsky M, Argoff C, Clauw DJ, D’Arcy Y, Donevan S, Gebke KB, Jensen MP, Lewis Clark E, McCarberg B, Park PW, Turk DC, Watt S. Postgrad Med. 2016 May 11

Fear and the Defense Cascade: Clinical Implications and Management

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4495877/?tool=pmcentrez 

The association between chronic pain and obesity

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Long-Term Effects of Interprofessional Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Multicentre, Quasi-Experimental Study

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Distinct quantitative sensory testing profiles in nonspecific chronic back pain subjects with and without psychological trauma.

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Influence of Defensiveness on Disability in a Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Population.

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Can patients identify what triggers their back pain? Secondary analysis of a case-crossover study.

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The SPADE Symptom Cluster in Primary Care Patients with Chronic Pain.

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Associations between parental chronic pain and self-esteem, social competence, and family cohesion in adolescent girls and boys – family linkage data from the HUNT study

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The Pain Course: a randomised controlled trial examining an internet-delivered pain management program when provided with different levels of clinician support.

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Living Well with Pain: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Valued Living Scale.

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Sleep, Pain Catastrophizing, and Central Sensitization in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients With and Without Insomnia.

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Bullying, abuse and family conflict as risk factors for chronic pain among Dutch adolescents.

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Expectations Predict Chronic Pain Treatment Outcomes.

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Neurobiological Phenotypes of Familial Chronic Pain in Adolescence: A Pilot fMRI Study.

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Pediatric Pain Screening Tool: rapid identification of risk in youth with pain complaints.

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Empowering Patients with Persistent Pain Using an Internet-based Self-Management Program.

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Partner behavioral responses to pain mediate the relationship between partner pain cognitions and pain outcomes in women with provoked vestibulodynia.

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Diagnosing and treating chronic musculoskeletal pain based on the underlying mechanism(s)

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Movement observation-induced modulation of pain perception and motor cortex excitability.

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An Interprofessional Consensus of Core Competencies for Prelicensure Education in Pain Management: Curriculum Application for Physical Therapy

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Pain relief as a primary treatment goal: At what point does functioning and well-being become more important? A case study of an adolescent with debilitating chronic pain

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Negative Body Image Associated with Changes in the Visual Body Appearance Increases Pain Perception

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Accountability and empathy effects on medical students’ clinical judgments in a disability determination context for low back pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24952111 

Chronic Widespread Pain Drawn on a Body Diagram is a Screening Tool for Increased Pain Sensitization, Psycho-Social Load, and Utilization of Pain Management Strategies.

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Prevalence and correlates of pain interference in older adults: Why treating the whole body and mind is necessary

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Reward and motivation in pain and pain relief

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Placebo use in pain management: The role of medical context, treatment efficacy, and deception in determining placebo acceptability.

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The ACTTION-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT): An Evidence-Based and Multi-Dimensional Approach to Classifying Chronic Pain Conditions

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The important role of CNS facilitation and inhibition for chronic pain

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Pain medicine versus pain management: ethical dilemmas created by contemporary medicine and business.

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An Algorithmic Approach for Clinical Management of Chronic Spinal Pain 

http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/linkout?issn=1533-3159&vol=12&page=E225

Eliciting the Patient’s Agenda– Secondary Analysis of Recorded Clinical Encounters.

Singh Ospina N, Phillips KA, Rodriguez-Gutierrez R, Castaneda-Guarderas A, Gionfriddo MR, Branda ME, Montori VM. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jan;34(1):36-40. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4540-5.

Patient Willingness to Pay for Reductions in Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Neck Pain.

Herman PM, Luoto JE, Kommareddi M, Sorbero ME, Coulter ID. J Pain. 2019 May 6. pii: S1526-5900(19)30001-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.002.

Does readiness to change influence pain-related outcomes after an educational intervention for people with chronic pain? A pragmatic, preliminary study.

Fletcher R, Braithwaite FA, Woodhouse M, MacInnes A, Stanton TR. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jul 3:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1636436.

The experiences and needs of people seeking primary care for low-back pain in Australia

Ahern, Malene; Dean, Catherine Mary; Dear, Blake Farran; Willcock, Simon Mark; Hush, Julia Margaret Less. PAIN Reports. June 26, 2019. DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000756

Expectations influence treatment outcomes in patients with low back pain. A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial.

Eklund A, De Carvalho D, Pagé I, Wong A, Johansson MS, Pohlman KA, Hartvigsen J, Swain M. Eur J Pain. 2019 Apr 29. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1407.

Patient willingness to pay (WTP) for reductions in chronic low back pain and chronic neck pain.

Herman PM, Luoto JE, Kommareddi M, Sorbero ME, Coulter ID. J Pain. 2019 May 6. pii: S1526-5900(19)30001-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.002.

What decreases low back pain? A qualitative study of patient perspectives.

Setchell J, Costa N, Ferreira M, Hodges PW. Scand J Pain. 2019 Apr 29. pii: /j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2019-0018/sjpain-2019-0018.xml. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0018.

Contrasting real time quantitative measures (weekly SMS) to patients’ retrospective appraisal of their one-year’s course of low back pain; a probing mixed-methods study 

Lise Hestbaek, Cornelius Myburgh, Henrik Hein Lauridsen, Eleanor Boyle and Alice Kongsted. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201927:12. 26 February 2019. DOI: 10.1186/s12998-018-0222-y

Beliefs about back pain and pain management behaviours, and their associations in the general population: a systematic review.

Morton L, de Bruin M, Krajewska M, Whibley D, Macfarlane GJ. Eur J Pain. 2018 Jul 8. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1285.

Optimism and the Experience of Pain: A Systematic Review.

Basten-Günther J, Peters M, Lautenbacher S. Behav Med. 2018 Dec 20:1-17. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1517242.

Which patients with chronic pain are more likely to improve pain biology knowledge following education?

Pate JW, Veage S, Lee S, Hancock MJ, Hush JM, Pacey V. Pain Pract. 2018 Nov 18. doi: 10.1111/papr.12748.

How do manual handling advisors and physiotherapists construct their back beliefs, and do safe lifting posture beliefs influence them?

David Nolan, Kieran O’Sullivan, John Stephenson, Peter O’Sullivan, Michael Lucock. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. December 1, 2018.  DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2018.11.009

Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain.

Bishop MD, Mintken P, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jan;35(1):70-79. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1440676.

The Impact of Health Literacy on Health Status and Resource Utilization in Lumbar Degenerative Disease.

Glassman SD, Carreon LY, Brown ME, Jones JS, Edward J, Li J, Williams MV. Spine J. 2018 Nov 2. pii: S1529-9430(18)31169-0. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.10.012.

Exploring effect of pain education on chronic pain patients’ expectation of recovery and pain intensity

Mittinty, Manasi M. / Vanlint, Simon / Stocks, Nigel / Mittinty, Murthy N. / Moseley, G. Lorimer. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 03/19/2018. DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0023

Association Among Opioid Use, Treatment Preferences, and Perceptions of Physician Treatment Recommendations in Patients With Neck and Back Pain

William B. Weeks, Christine M. Goertz, Cynthia R. Long, William C. Meeker, Dennis M. Marchiori. JMPT. February 15, 2018.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.12.003

Integrative medicine primary care: assessing the practice model through patients’ experiences 

Robert L. Crocker, Amy J. Grizzle, Jason T. Hurwitz, Rick A. Rehfeld, Ivo Abraham, Randy Horwitz, Andrew Weil and Victoria Maizes. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 15 November 2017. Doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1996-5

“Take me seriously and do something!” – a qualitative study exploring patients’ perceptions and expectations of an upcoming orthopaedic consultation.

Samsson KS, Bernhardsson S, Larsson ME. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Aug 24;18(1):367. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1719-6.

Influences on patient satisfaction in healthcare centers: a semi-quantitative study over 5 years.

Thornton RD, Nurse N, Snavely L, Hackett-Zahler S, Frank K, DiTomasso RA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 May 19;17(1):361. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2307-z.

Chronic low back pain patients’ use of, level of knowledge of and perceived benefits of complementary medicine: a cross-sectional study at an academic pain center.

Dubois J, Scala E, Faouzi M, Decosterd I, Burnand B, Rodondi PY. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Apr 4;17(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1708-1.

Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in a Private Practice Pain Management Clinic.

Dragovich A, Beltran T, Baylor GM, Swanson M, Plunkett A. Pain Pract. 2017 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/papr.12554.

Tolerating Uncertainty – The Next Medical Revolution?

Simpkin AL, Schwartzstein RM. N Engl J Med. 2016 Nov 3;375(18):1713-1715.

Patients’ expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests: a systematic review.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531451 

New perspectives on patient expectations of treatment outcomes: results from qualitative interviews with patients seeking complementary and alternative medicine treatments for chronic low back pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129105 

The Cost of SatisfactionA National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Mortality

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1108766

Positioning and baby devices impact infant spinal muscle activity

Safeer F. Siddicky, David B. Bumpass, Akshay Krishnan, Stewart A. Tackett, … Erin M. Mannen. Journal of Biomechanics. 9 March 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109741

Comparison of common interventions for the treatment of infantile colic: a systematic review of reviews and guidelines.

Ellwood J, Draper-Rodi J, Carnes D. BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 25;10(2):e035405. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035405.

Spinal manual therapy in infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis on treatment indication, technique and outcomes.

Driehuis F, Hoogeboom TJ, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, de Bie RA, Staal JB. PLoS One. 2019 Jun 25;14(6):e0218940. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218940.

Manipulation techniques for infant torticollis.

Brurberg KG, Dahm KT, Kirkehei I. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2018 Dec 19;138(1). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.17.1031.

Maternal Report of Outcomes of Chiropractic Care for Infants

Joyce E. Miller, Heather A. Hanson, Mandy Hiew, Derek S. Lo Tiap Kwong, Zicheng Mok, Yun-Han Tee. JMPT. April 25, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2018.10.005

Manual therapy for the pediatric population: a systematic review 

Carol Parnell Prevost, Brian Gleberzon, Beth Carleo, Kristian Anderson, Morgan Cark and Katherine A. Pohlman. Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2019 19:60. 13 March 201