High and low exercise intensity found to influence brain function differently A new study shows for the first time that low and high exercise intensities differentially influence brain function. Using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (Rs-fMRI), a noninvasive technique…
Healthcare utilization and costs for spinal conditions in Ontario, Canada – opportunities for funding high-value care: a retrospective cohort study. Spinal conditions place a large and costly burden on the health-care system. The disproportionate annual cost associated with ED visits…
“My life is under control with these medications”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of managing chronic pain with opioids All participants emphasised the importance of control, regarding both pain and opioid use. To accomplish this, trust between participants and health care…
Modulation of Distinct Intrinsic Resting State Brain Networks by Acute Exercise Bouts of Differing Intensity This is the first study demonstrating differential effects of two different individually titrated exercise intensities on resting state networks. The ‘low’ and ‘high’ exercise intensities…
Comparison of three sets of clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of 13,459 patients treated in primary care While the EULAR and ACR criteria only identified around half of those, with or without self-reported radiographic knee OA,…
Are viruses associated with disc herniation? A clinical case series This study found no viral pathogens in any intervertebral disc fragments of patients who had previous back pain and underwent discectomy for disc herniation and thus it is unlikely that…
A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic This study is the first to describe characteristics of patients seeking care at the WSC clinic in Moca, Dominican Republic. Most patients attending the clinic…
Current Evidence for Diagnosis of Common Conditions Causing Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Standardized Terminology Recommendations The absence of high-quality, objective, gold-standard diagnostic methods limits the accuracy of current evidence-based criteria and results in few high-quality studies with a…
Healthcare utilization and costs for spinal conditions in Ontario, Canada – opportunities for funding high-value care: a retrospective cohort study Spinal conditions place a large and costly burden on the health-care system. The disproportionate annual cost associated with ED visits…
Clinical Scenarios for Which Cervical Mobilization and Manipulation Are Considered by an Expert Panel to Be Appropriate (and Inappropriate) for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain “Three hundred seventy-two clinical scenarios were defined and rated by an 11-member expert panel as…