PT, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor @ErasmusMC. Musculoskeletal health, clinical epidemiology, PROs measurement & interpretability. Views my own.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Out today a clinical practice review on non-specific low back pain that @bartkoes and I wrote for the @NEJM.
We synthesized the best available evidence on the management of patients with low #BackPain. Hope it will be a useful resource for clinicians.
bit.ly/3wcsgVs
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Episode 271 of #JOSPTInsights focuses on prognostic predictions models
Listen as Daniel Feller & Dr Alessandro Chiarotto explain their work 👉 ow.ly/HITG50ZaJrL
Or read the #Commentary ➡️ ow.ly/i1w650ZaJrJ
#yourJOSPT #Podcast
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Our review of 32 primary care guidelines for low back pain has been published today in @TheLancetRheum
We compared current recommendations for low back pain and explored how they have changed over the last 30 years
thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…
A few key findings 🧵👇1/8
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What are 'Prognostic Prediction Models?
How do we know a #PredictionModel is any good?
When is it appropriate to integrate prognostic prediction models into our clinical practice?
Some of the questions addressed in our April #Commentary ➡️ ow.ly/khJn50YK6Z1
#yourJOSPT
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What are 'Prognostic Prediction Models?
How do we know a #PredictionModel is any good?
When is it appropriate to integrate prognostic prediction models into our clinical practice?
Some of the questions addressed in our April #Commentary ➡️ ow.ly/khJn50YK6Z1
#yourJOSPT
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When Is a Prognostic Prediction Model Ready for Clinical Use? A Primer for Clinicians | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.…
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Defining and interpreting between-group differences in clinical trials of patients with osteoarthritis: challenges and potential solutions - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage oarsijournal.com/article/S10…
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Effectiveness of mobile apps in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain. A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4097…
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🎯 TARGET Guideline published 🎉
TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.
Over 3 years it was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @JAMA_current & @bmj_latest
doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13…
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🚨 New Publication Alert 🚨
How well do diagnostic models perform in identifying spinal fractures?
We explored this question in our new systematic review published in eClinicalMedicine (The Lancer group, IF 10).
Thread 👇
thelancet.com/journals/eclin…
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📣New study in @TheJournal_Pain shows that the reliability of the NRS and VAS is acceptable in people with low back pain, but their measurement errors are higher than usual minimal important change scores. @SamAWilliamsAU 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025…
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Review: A network meta-analysis from Zhu, Dr. @PhysioAlex & coll. found some non-surgical interventions (spinal manipulation, exercise+neural mobilization, etc) may reduce short-term pain in chronic sciatica, but evidence remains very uncertain
FREE: jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
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Test-retest Reliability and Measurement Error of the Numerical Rating Scale and Visual Analogue Scale in People with Low Back Pain
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4081…
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Our 3-year follow up of the RESTORE trial shows sustained effects of CFT for chronic low back pain.
Paper out today in Lancet Rheumatology. Read here:thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…
@PeteOSullivanPT @CGMMaher @TheLancetRheum
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In partnership with the United States Association for the Study of Pain (@US_ASP), @TheJournal_Pain announces an opening for 5 early career editorial fellow positions to begin on January 1, 2026.
Application due on November 1, 2025
For more info: usasp.org/_files/ugd/a2410c_…
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NEW PAPER: the CHART reporting guideline for studies evaluating generative AI models like #ChatGPT & other #LLMs for providing health advice
bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/…
The explanation & elaboration paper
bmj.com/content/390/bmj-2024…
#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting
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Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability & pain intensity outcomes in older adults with LBP seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study
chiromt.biomedcentral.com/ar…
#ChiroTM @ChiroAustralia @ECUchiropractic @royalcolchiro @kiroviden
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Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability and pain intensity outcomes in older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4073…
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Classification criteria exist for knee, hip and hand OA - so it it the right time for for spine OA? Check out our editorial in O&C here:
oarsijournal.com/article/S10… - and please be in touch for the full text read. From @PhysioAlex and team.
Developing classification criteria for spine osteoarthritis: is it the right time? Read our commentary published in @OACJournal, from a stellar interedisciplinary team! oarsijournal.com/article/S10…
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Effectiveness of Non-surgical Interventions for Patients With Acute and Subacute Sciatica: A Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.…
