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An evidence-based diagnostic classification system for low back pain – Full Text

J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2013 Sep; 57(3): 189–204. PMCID: PMC3743645 PMID: 23997245 Language: English | French Robert Vining, DC Abstract Introduction: While clinicians generally accept that musculoskeletal low back pain (LBP) can arise from specific tissues, it remains difficult to confirm specific sources. Methods: Based on evidence supported by diagnostic utility studies, doctors of chiropractic […]

How to proceed when evidence-based practice is required but very little evidence available?

Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Olivier Lanlo & Bruce F Walker Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 21, Article number: 24 (2013) Published: 10 July 2013 Abstract Background All clinicians of today know that scientific evidence is the base on which clinical practice should rest. However, this is not always easy, in particular in those disciplines, where the evidence […]

Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Survivorship

EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS Jennifer Brunet, MA, Catherine M. Sabiston, PhD, Sarkis Meterissian, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), FACSDisclosures Am J Lifestyle Med. 2012;6(3):224-240. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract The completion of primary treatment for breast cancer has been referred to as a “teachable moment” for health behavior change, suggesting that women are receptive to receiving physical activity counseling. However, […]

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headache

Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headache Roland Bryans, DC, Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD, Mireille Duranleau, DC, Henri Marcoux, DC, Brock Potter, DC, Rick Ruegg, PhD, DC, Lynn Shaw, PhD, Robert Watkin, LLB, Eleanor White, DC Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 274-289, June 2011 Abstract […]

Effectiveness of manual therapies: the UK evidence report (Full Text)

Gert Bronfort, Mitch Haas, Roni Evans, Brent Leininger and Jay Triano Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2010, 18:3 Abstract Background The purpose of this report is to provide a succinct but comprehensive summary of the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of manual treatment for the management of a variety of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions. Methods The conclusions […]

Evidence-Informed Management of Chronic Low Back Pain – The Spine Journal – Full Text

THE SPINE Journal Table of contents Volume 8, Number 1 January/February 2008 Full Text Journal INTRODUCTION A supermarket approach to the evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain …………………………….1 Scott Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), Simon Dagenais, DC, PhD A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and […]

Why Most Published Research Findings Are False – Full Text

John P. A. Ioannidis Published: August 30, 2005DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124 PLOS Medicine Abstract Summary There is increasing concern that most current published research findings are false. The probability that a research claim is true may depend on study power and bias, the number of other studies on the same question, and, importantly, the ratio of true […]