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May 22, 2026

Enduring Versus Curable: Mixed-Methods Perspectives About Pain Among Chiropractic Patients

This paper details how our team collected qualitative data about how chiropractic patients perceived pain chronicity, and how we used these findings to inform a national quantitative study.
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Feb 2, 2026

Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

To understand reasons for variation and experiences of the implementation and functioning of referral pathways for musculoskeletal and elective surgical care patients into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme.
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Nov 21, 2025

Cost-effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain

Enhanced acupuncture was cost saving and standard acupuncture may be cost-effective from the healthcare-sector and Medicare perspectives compared with usual medical care for older adults with chronic low back pain.
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Sep 2, 2025

Comparing Three Measures of Sleep Disturbance in Persons with Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the concordance among three sleep disturbance items from the Oswestry Disability Index, Neck Disability Index, and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.
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Jun 11, 2025

Addressing the “Black Hole” of Low Back Pain Care With Clinical Decision Support: User-Centered Design and Initial Usability Study

We designed, developed, and initially tested the usability of a LBP diagnosis and treatment decision support tool based on the available evidence for use by clinicians who treat LBP, with an initial focus on chiropractic care.
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Feb 10, 2025

Support for a Single Underlying Dimension of Self-Reported Health in a Sample of Adults with Low Back Pain in the United States

A wide range of measures was administered, but it is possible that stronger support for a social health factor would be obtained if additional measures had been included. Nonetheless, the study provides important information about the dimensionality of self-reported health.
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Nov 7, 2024

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

We conducted a systematic review of evidence on post-acute care use and disparities related to race and ethnicity and rurality in the United States over the past two decades among individuals who underwent major joint replacement.
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Apr 17, 2024

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

In this paper, we assess how changes in depressive symptoms influence physical function over time among those with radiographic knee osteoarthritis.
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Apr 17, 2024

Time-varying Treatment Effect Modification of Oral Analgesic Effectiveness by Depressive Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Application of Structural Nested Mean Models in a Prospective Cohort

Depressive symptoms are common in knee osteoarthritis, and may exacerbate pain severity or impact efficacy of analgesics. The aim was to assess whether oral analgesic effectiveness in knee osteoarthritis varies by fluctuations in depressive symptoms.
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Apr 12, 2024

Dosing of Lumbar Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Its Association with Escalated Spine Care: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between three distinct spinal manipulative therapy dose groups and escalated spine care by analyzing insurance claims from a cohort of patients with low back pain.
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Apr 12, 2024

Predictors of Pain Management Strategies in Adults with Low-Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of Amazon Mechanical Turk Survey Data

To evaluate the associations between demographics, health conditions, pain management strategies, and health-related quality-of-life measures with pain management strategies at 3-month follow-up in respondents reporting current low-back pain.
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Jul 28, 2023

Evidence on the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence Summary to 29 April 2021

This report summarises published scientific evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted key workers in healthcare, construction, education, transport and public services with work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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Enduring Versus Curable: Mixed-Methods Perspectives About Pain Among Chiropractic Patients

Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

Cost-effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain

Comparing Three Measures of Sleep Disturbance in Persons with Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain

Addressing the “Black Hole” of Low Back Pain Care With Clinical Decision Support: User-Centered Design and Initial Usability Study

Support for a Single Underlying Dimension of Self-Reported Health in a Sample of Adults with Low Back Pain in the United States

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Time-varying Treatment Effect Modification of Oral Analgesic Effectiveness by Depressive Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Application of Structural Nested Mean Models in a Prospective Cohort

Dosing of Lumbar Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Its Association with Escalated Spine Care: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims

Predictors of Pain Management Strategies in Adults with Low-Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of Amazon Mechanical Turk Survey Data

Evidence on the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence Summary to 29 April 2021

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Enduring Versus Curable: Mixed-Methods Perspectives About Pain Among Chiropractic Patients

Referral Pathways Into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for Musculoskeletal and Perioperative Patients: Rapid Process Evaluation

Cost-effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain

Comparing Three Measures of Sleep Disturbance in Persons with Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain

Addressing the “Black Hole” of Low Back Pain Care With Clinical Decision Support: User-Centered Design and Initial Usability Study

Support for a Single Underlying Dimension of Self-Reported Health in a Sample of Adults with Low Back Pain in the United States

Post-Acute Care Trends and Disparities After Joint Replacements in the United States, 1991-2018: A Systematic Review

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Time-varying Treatment Effect Modification of Oral Analgesic Effectiveness by Depressive Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Application of Structural Nested Mean Models in a Prospective Cohort

Dosing of Lumbar Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Its Association with Escalated Spine Care: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims

Predictors of Pain Management Strategies in Adults with Low-Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis of Amazon Mechanical Turk Survey Data

Evidence on the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence Summary to 29 April 2021

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