Study Design Retrospective cohort. Objectives The objectives of this study were (1) to
examine patients' general expectations for treatment by physical therapists and specific …

Synopsis For clinicians, systematic reviews can enhance incorporation into practice of the
large volumes of information emerging from research on effectiveness and risks. But we …

Purpose: To determine the outcome measures practice patterns in the neck pain
management of various health disciplines. Methods: A survey of 381 clinicians treating …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Leaver AM, Maher CG, Herbert RD, Latimer J, McAuley JH, Jull G, Refshauge KM. A
randomized controlled trial comparing manipulation with mobilization for recent onset neck …

Introduction. A structured and rigorous methodology was developed for the formulation of
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (EBCPGs), then was used to develop EBCPGs …

Background The evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures for the neck from multiple
systematic reviews will provide a broader view of, and may identify potential conflicting or …

OBJECTIVE: This study provides a systematic analysis of group change scores in
randomized clinical trials of chronic neck pain not due to whiplash and not including …

We report a systematic analysis of group change scores of subjects with chronic neck pain
not due to whiplash and without headache or arm pain, in randomized clinical trials of a …

Objectives This study evaluated predictors of poor outcome in patients with neck pain
treated by physical therapy, and sought to compare the findings of empirical data with …