Background Musculoskeletal pain is a societal epidemic because it is highly prevalent and a
leading contributor to disability; however, physical therapists are still challenged when …

Study Design Observational, prospective cohort. Background Musculoskeletal pain is a
common reason to seek health care, and earlier nonpharmacological treatment and …

Purpose There is an increased need for determining which patients with musculoskeletal
pain benefit from additional diagnostic testing or psychologically informed intervention. The …

An accurate means of identifying patients at high risk for chronic disabling pain could lead to
more cost-effective care, with more intensive interventions targeted to those likely to benefit …

Objective Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) disorders are among the most prevalent
and disabling conditions worldwide. It would be advantageous to have common outcome …

Objective To identify which generic prognostic factors, such as pain intensity, levels of
disability, and psychological factors, are most strongly associated with outcome from …

This paper develops a prognostic approach to defining chronic back pain. Possible and
probable chronic back pain were defined, respectively, by a 50% and an 80%(or greater) …

Background Danish patients with musculoskeletal disorders are commonly referred for
primary care physiotherapy treatment but little is known about their general health status …

Objectives: This article describes the development of a screening tool for the 1-year
prognosis of patients with high chronic LBP risk (risk stratification index) and for treatment …

Objectives: To test whether the prognostic definition of chronic pain, which has previously
been applied in specific anatomic areas, performed well in a cohort of older adults with a …