Expectancies and avoidance behavior are key factors influencing pain perception and its maintenance, but few empirical studies have investigated their relationship. Thus, two separate studies with a t...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a growing problem among older adults, associated with significant disability and socio-economic burden. Neurogenic claudication is the most common clinical syndrome caused by...

Scientific Reports - The leisure time and occupational physical activity paradox in persistent musculoskeletal pain

Numerous international, national and local clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of low back pain exist.1 These provide recommendations to guide clinical practice based ...

Introduction Sciatica is a lower spine condition characterised by radiating leg pain below the knee. It may be accompanied by motor and sensory loss in the distribution of a spinal nerve. There are fe...

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Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability, imposing an enormous economic burden on society. In the UK, the cost of treating low back pain in general practice alone was estimate...

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Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a progressive compression of the spinal cord. DCM often looks like common symptoms of aging or bilateral carpal tunnel...

Do negative findings demand action? Despite the common use of spine injections in pain clinics around the world, it has been hard to come up with evidence that strongly supports this practice when ap...

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of people with Vertebral Fragility Fracture (VFF) due to osteoporosis and the impact of the physical changes resulting from their condition.

Although GPs reported being aware of current guideline recommendations, management of acute non-specific low back pain was not in line with these recommendations. A substantial proportion of GPs consi...

The increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for musculoskeletal care has sparked significant debate, particularly regarding their biological plausibility and clinical eff...