Neck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability, with an annual prevalence rate exceeding
30%. Most episodes of acute neck pain will resolve with or without treatment, but nearly 50 …

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic
procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the …

Non-specific low back pain has become a major public health problem worldwide. The
lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of …

Background Sensitivity analyses play a crucial role in assessing the robustness of the
findings or conclusions based on primary analyses of data in clinical trials. They are a critical …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To categorize published evidence
systematically for lumbar fusion for chronic low back pain (LBP) in order to provide an …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: For patients with low back pain, fear-avoidance beliefs (FABs)
represent cognitions and emotions that underpin concerns and fears about the potential for …

Objectives This randomized controlled trial investigated the efficacy of cognitive functional
therapy (CFT) compared with manual therapy and exercise (MT‐EX) for people with non …

Background Damaged or degenerated vertebral endplates are a significant cause of
vertebrogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP). Modic changes are one objective MRI …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess safety and feasibility of intradiscal bone
marrow concentrate (BMC) injections to treat discogenic pain as an alternative to surgery …

Low back pain is prevalent, and both debilitating for the patient and costly for society if it
becomes a chronic condition. The initial prognosis at the onset of low back pain is positive …