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

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 …

STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To provide a detailed description of
the methods undertaken in a systematic search and perform a best evidence synthesis on …

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

Study Design Best evidence synthesis. Objective To provide evidence-based guidance to
primary care clinicians about how to best assess and treat patients with neck pain. Summary …

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

STUDY DESIGN: Iterative discussion and consensus by a multidisciplinary task force
scientific secretariat reviewing scientific evidence on neck pain and its associated disorders …

Study Design. Best evidence synthesis. Objective. To report on gaps in the literature and
make methodologic recommendations based on our review of the literature on frequency …

Objective: To summarize the key findings of a best-evidence synthesis on neck pain.
Methods: A systematic search, critical review, and best-evidence synthesis of the literature …

Executive Summary The Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and
Its Associated Disorders Executive Summary Haldeman, Scott DC, MD, PhD*; Carroll, Linda …