Physical therapists use a number of tools for pain management, including exercise,
education, thermal and electrical agents, and orthopedic manual therapy (OMT). Orthopedic …

Background Recent literature challenges the process by which orthopaedic manual therapy
(OMT) has traditionally been applied. Progressive understanding of the complexities …

use of OMPT that was previously published in this journal. Others have demonstrated
positive effects associated with OMPT, when compared against other interventions …

Background Current clinical phenotyping of musculoskeletal pain provides very limited
evidence‐based support to personalized medicine. This paper discusses the potential of …

The objective of this study was to validate the clinical application of a pain mechanism
classification system (PMCS) in clinical practice. We analyzed data abstracted from the …

Background Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT) involves the use of highly specific
manual techniques and therapeutic exercises [Citation 1] and is a term that is generally …

Over 25 years ago, Mitchell Max proposed that “more effective, less toxic treatments” could
be developed by targeting the specific pathophysiologic mechanisms that account for …

Mechanism-based classification of pain has been advocated widely to aid tailoring of
interventions for individuals experiencing persistent musculoskeletal pain. Three pain …

Classification of musculoskeletal pain based on underlying pain mechanisms (nociceptive,
neuropathic, and nociplastic pain) is challenging. In the absence of a gold standard …

OBJECTIVE: To create a consensus-based framework of manual therapy treatment
approaches for the major mechanisms-based pain classifications established by the …