Authors: Ben Darlow, Anthony Dowell, G. David Baxter, Fiona Mathieson, Meredith Perry, Sarah Dean AIM This study explored how people with low back pain develop their beliefs about their back, where those beliefs come from, and how they influence subsequent behaviour. The researchers were particularly interested in the relationship between patients’ beliefs and messages received... Continue Reading →
Authors: Liesbet Goubert & Hester Trompetter AIM This topical review asks how a resilience perspective might broaden our understanding of adaptation to persistent pain. The authors are particularly interested in why some people continue to function well and maintain meaningful lives despite experiencing substantial pain. Their central proposal is that adaptation can be understood through... Continue Reading →
Authors: Tiago S. Jesus, Christina Papadimitriou, Felicity A. Bright, Nicola M. Kayes, Cátia S. Pinho, Cheryl A. Cott AIM Person-centred rehabilitation (PCR) is widely advocated, but the concept can remain difficult to translate into everyday practice. This paper aimed to develop a cross-professional model describing what person-centred rehabilitation means and how it can be enacted... Continue Reading →
Authors: Tiago S. Jesus, Felicity A. Bright, Cátia S. Pinho, Christina Papadimitriou, Nicola M. Kayes & Cheryl A. Cott AIM Person-centred rehabilitation is widely discussed, but the rehabilitation literature addressing it had not previously been systematically mapped. This scoping review aimed to describe how much literature existed, what kinds of questions researchers were studying, which... Continue Reading →
There are some papers that shape how you think and practice. For me, Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Back Pain by O’Sullivan and colleagues is one of them. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2019, it distilled a large body of evidence into ten simple messages aimed... Continue Reading →
Hayden et al. (Cochrane Review, 2021) Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise therapy in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain, and to compare its effects with no treatment, usual care, and other conservative interventions. Methods This Cochrane review included 249 randomised controlled trials, representing more than 24,000 participants with chronic low back pain... Continue Reading →
Some months ago, a milestone quietly unfolded: my first ever scientific publication. Co-authored with the brilliant Dr. Clair Hebron from the University of Brighton, this piece represents more than a research project—it’s the culmination of long, sometimes challenging, but deeply rewarding work. The paper is now published in Musculoskeletal Care, and it’s open access—free for... Continue Reading →
(Greenhalgh, Finucane, Mercer, & Selfe, 2020) Aim: Promote safety-netting as best practice Methods: Editorial + clinical examples Limitations: Author's views In practice: - Working collaboratively with the person to monitor symptoms: Therapeutic alliance, Shared Decision Making- Use time as a reasoning tool: resolving symptoms or red flag developing- Clear communication required- Anticipating patient's at riskImportant... Continue Reading →
(Vuvan, Vicenzino, Mellor, Heales, & Coombes, 2019) Aims: To investigate the effect of an 8-week unsupervised program of isometric exercise compared to a wait-and-see approach on pain, disability, global improvement, and pain-free grip strength in participants with unilateral LET. Methods: RCT in Australia. Inclusion: 18-70 years old, unilateral LET >6 weeks, pain >2 on average,... Continue Reading →
(Hoogvliet, Randsdorp, Dingemanse, Koes, & Huisstede, 2013) Aims: To assess the evidence for effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilisation techniques for both medial and lateral epicondylitis. Methods: SR on 4 DB, 2 reviewers independently extracted data and assessed the methodological quality. English, German, French, Dutch language. Quality assessed according to a scale (Furlan). Heterogeneity made... Continue Reading →
