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Foster, NE, Dziedzic, KS, van der Windt, DA, Fritz, JM and Hay, EM (2009) Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: nationally and internationally agreed recommendations. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 10. 3 - ?. ISSN 1471-2474
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Abstract
Musculoskeletal problems such as low back pain, neck, knee and shoulder pain are leading causes of disability and activity limitation in adults and are most frequently managed within primary care. There is a clear trend towards large, high quality trials testing the effectiveness of common non-pharmacological interventions for these conditions showing, at best, small to moderate benefits. This paper summarises the main lessons learnt from recent trials of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal conditions in primary care and provides agreed research priorities for future clinical trials.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | musculoskeletal problems, pain, back pain, non-pharmacological therapies |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Primary Care Health Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2014 14:31 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2018 14:25 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/71 |