Musculoskeletal Science and Practice

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‘It's not hands-on therapy, so it's very limited’: Telehealth use and views among allied health clinicians during the coronavirus pandemic	137
Patient-centered care in musculoskeletal practice: Key elements to support clinicians to focus on the person	48
Physiotherapists’ attitudes and beliefs about low back pain influence their clinical decisions and advice	31
Why is exercise prescribed for people with chronic low back pain? A review of the mechanisms of benefit proposed by clinical trialists	30
A qualitative study to explore the experiences of first contact physiotherapy practitioners in the NHS and their experiences of their first contact role	27
Person-centered care for musculoskeletal pain: Putting principles into practice	26
“It's second best”: A mixed-methods evaluation of the experiences and attitudes of people with musculoskeletal pain towards physiotherapist delivered telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic	26
Effects of manual therapy on fear avoidance, kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Unhelpful beliefs and attitudes about low back pain in the general population: A cross-sectional survey	25
Self-management support for people with non-specific low back pain: A qualitative survey among physiotherapists and exercise therapists	24
Virtual reality and motor control exercises to treat chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial	21
Avoiding nocebo and other undesirable effects in chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy: An invitation to reflect	20
Common reported barriers and facilitators for self-management in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of qualitative studies	20
Effects of physical therapy for temporomandibular disorders on headache pain intensity: A systematic review	17
A survey of American physical therapists’ current practice of dry needling: Practice patterns and adverse events	17
Delivering remote consultations: Talking the talk	16
Motor control training of deep neck flexors with pressure biofeedback improves pain and disability in patients with neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
The effect of pain neurophysiology education on healthcare students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards pain: A mixed-methods randomised controlled trial	16
Notions of “optimal” posture are loaded with meaning. Perceptions of sitting posture among asymptomatic members of the community	15
Effectiveness of a manual therapy protocol based on articulatory techniques in migraine patients. A randomized controlled trial	15
Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and management of low back pain: A systematic review of quantity and quality	15
Factors associated with exercise adherence to prevent or treat neck and low back pain: A systematic review	14
The association between specific temporomandibular disorders and cervicogenic headache	13
Effects of additional action observation to an exercise program in patients with chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis: A randomized-controlled trial	13
Neck pain with radiculopathy: A systematic review of classification systems	13

Echo-intensity and fatty infiltration ultrasound imaging measurement of cervical multifidus and short rotators in healthy people: A reliability study	12
Clinical utility of a cluster of tests as a diagnostic support tool for clinical lumbar instability	12
Are clinical outcomes of frozen shoulder linked to pain, structural factors or pain-related cognitions? An explorative cohort study	12
The association between empathy and the physiotherapy–patient therapeutic alliance: A cross‐sectional study	11
Diagnostic accuracy of upper limb neurodynamic tests in the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy	11
Developing a core outcome set for community and primary care musculoskeletal services: A consensus approach	11
Assessing future health care practitioners’ knowledge and attitudes of musculoskeletal pain; development and measurement properties of a new questionnaire	11
Classification criteria for cervical radiculopathy: An international e-Delphi study	11
Effects of dry needling on mechanical and contractile properties of the upper trapezius with latent myofascial trigger points: A randomized controlled trial	11
Influence of education level on the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial	10
Problematic smartphone use is associated with de Quervain's tenosynovitis symptomatology among young adults	10
Masterclass: A pragmatic approach to pain sensitivity in people with musculoskeletal disorders and implications for clinical management for musculoskeletal clinicians	10
Consensus among musculoskeletal experts for the management of patients with headache by physiotherapists? A delphi study	10
“You have (rotator cuff related) shoulder pain, and to treat it, I recommend exercise.” A scoping review of the possible mechanisms underpinning exercise therapy	10
Reliability of the straight leg raise test for suspected lumbar radicular pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis	10
What do people post on social media relative to low back pain? A content analysis of Australian data	10
“What if it doesn't unlock?”: A qualitative study into the lived experiences of adults with persistent intra-articular temporomandibular disorders	9
Measuring complexity of muscle force control: Theoretical principles and clinical relevance in musculoskeletal research and practice	9
Patient perspectives on participation in exercise-based rehabilitation for Achilles tendinopathy: A qualitative study	9
Mobile health technologies for the management of spine disorders: A systematic review of mHealth applications in Brazil	9
Is the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) a valid assessment tool for measuring physical activity of patients with axial spondyloartritis?	9
Masterclass: Hypermobility and hypermobility related disorders	9
Slower reaction and response times and impaired hand-eye coordination in individuals with neck pain	9
Functional and morphological lumbar multifidus characteristics in subgroups with low back pain in primary care	9
What do patients referred to physical therapy for a musculoskeletal condition expect? A qualitative assessment	9
Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Spanish version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3)	9
Effectiveness of adding rehabilitation of cervical related sensorimotor control to manual therapy and exercise for neck pain: A randomized controlled trial	8
The effects of active break and postural shift interventions on recovery from and recurrence of neck and low back pain in office workers: A 3-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial	8
The effects of combined sternocleidomastoid muscle stretching and massage on pain, disability, endurance, kinesiophobia, and range of motion in individuals with chronic neck pain: A randomized, single	8
Less than half of patients in secondary care adheres to clinical guidelines for subacromial pain syndrome and have acceptable symptoms after treatment: A Danish nationwide cohort study of 3306 patient	8
Identifying vascular pathologies or flow limitations: Important aspects in the clinical reasoning process	8
Experiences, barriers and needs of physiotherapists with regard to providing self-management support to people with low back pain: A qualitative study	8
Navigating diagnostic uncertainty in musculoskeletal practice: The perspectives and experiences of new graduate physiotherapists	8
Oculomotor performance in patients with neck pain: Does it matter which angle of neck torsion is used in smooth pursuit eye movement test and is the agreement between angles dependent on target moveme	8
The cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the online Hebrew version of the extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire	8
Hand-held dynamometer to measure pressure pain thresholds: A double-blinded reliability and validity study	8
Cervical movement kinematic analysis in patients with chronic neck pain: A comparative study with healthy subjects	8
Cross-sectional area of the cervical extensors assessed with panoramic ultrasound imaging: Preliminary data in healthy people	8
Self-reported management among people with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: An observational study	8
Defensive medicine: A symptom of uncertainty?	8
Sensorimotor system changes in adolescent rugby players post-concussion: A prospective investigation from the subacute period through to return-to-sport	8
Patient experience of the diagnosis and management of patellofemoral pain: A qualitative exploration	8
Contralateral mechanical hyperalgesia and altered pain modulation in men who have unilateral insertional Achilles tendinopathy: A cross-sectional study	7
Eagle's syndrome, elongated styloid process and new evidence for pre-manipulative precautions for potential cervical arterial dysfunction	7
Supporting new graduate physiotherapists in their first year of private practice with a structured professional development program; a qualitative study	7
Exercise as effective as surgery in improving quality of life, disability, and pain for large to massive rotator cuff tears: A systematic review & meta-analysis	7
Ultrasound imaging of quadriceps muscle in patients with knee osteoarthritis: The test-retest and inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of echo intensity measurement	7
Decreasing thoracic hyperkyphosis – Which treatments are most effective? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis	7
Validity and reliability of the Arabic quick disabilities of the arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH-Arabic)	7
Video-oculographic measures of eye movement control in the smooth pursuit neck torsion test can classify idiopathic neck pain patients from healthy individuals: A datamining based diagnostic accuracy	7

Factors influencing of quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	7
Facilitating Activity and Self-management for people with Arthritic knee, hip or lower back pain (FASA): A cluster randomised controlled trial	7
Are patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) useful in low back pain? Experiences of physiotherapists in primary health care in Sweden	7
A systematic review of N-of-1 trials and single case experimental designs in physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions	7
Neck pain and headache: Pathophysiology, treatments and future directions	7
Exercises, Tubigrip and taping: can they reduce rectus abdominis diastasis measured three weeks post-partum?	6
An investigation of 3D spinal alignment in cervicogenic headache	6
Physiotherapists could detect changes of 12 degrees or more in single-plane movement when observing forward bending, squat or hand-over-head: A cross-sectional experiment	6
The cervical spine in tension type headache	6
Inter-rater reliability, discriminatory and predictive validity of neck movement control tests in office workers with headache and/or neck pain	6
Social determinants of health and physical activity are related to pain intensity and mental health in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome	6
Safety and effectiveness of telerehabilitation program in people with severe haemophilia in Chile. A qualitative study	6
Nocturnal pain in patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A prospective study	6
Turkish version of health care providers’ pain and impairment relationship scale: Reliability and validity	6
Somatosensory profiles in patients with non-specific neck-arm pain with and without positive neurodynamic tests	6
Doing things you never imagined: Professional and ethical issues in the U.S. outpatient physical therapy setting during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Using neuromuscular electrical stimulation in conjunction with ultrasound imaging technique to investigate lumbar multifidus muscle activation deficit	6
Utilisation of outcome measures in the management of non-specific neck pain: A national survey of current physiotherapy practice in the UK	6
Musculoskeletal case-mix adjustment in a UK primary/community care cohort: Testing musculoskeletal models to make recommendations in this setting	6
Migraine patients with and without neck pain: Differences in clinical characteristics, sensitization, musculoskeletal impairments, and psychological burden.	6
Concurrent validity and reliability of a mobile iOS application used to assess calf raise test kinematics	6
Effect of low-level laser therapy on pain and disability in patients with plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Are manual therapy or booster sessions worthwhile in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation and 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial	6
Perceived pain and disability but not fear of movement are associated with altered cervical kinematics in people with acute neck pain following a whiplash injury	6
Cervical musculoskeletal and sensorimotor impairments 4 weeks to 6 months following mild traumatic brain injury: An observational cohort study	6
Only one fifth of young Australian adults have beliefs about medical imaging for low back pain that align with current evidence: A cross-sectional study	6
Prolonged sitting and physical inactivity are associated with limited hip extension: A cross-sectional study	6
The C0–C2 axial rotation test – Reliability and correlation with the flexion rotation test in people with cervicogenic headache and migraine	6
Identifying peripheral arterial diseases or flow limitations of the lower limb: Important aspects for cardiovascular screening for referral in physiotherapy	6
Sense of effort is distorted in people with chronic low back pain	5
Who writes this stuff? Musculoskeletal information quality and authorship of popular health websites: A systematic review	5
The immediate effects of 5-minute high-force long axis distraction mobilization on the strain on the inferior ilio-femoral ligament and hip range of motion: A cadaveric study	5
The attitudes and beliefs about manual therapy held by patients experiencing low back pain: a scoping review	5
An investigation of body awareness, fatigue, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal problems in young adults with hypermobility spectrum disorder	5
“You'd be better off to do the keyhole and make a good job of it” a qualitative study of the beliefs and treatment expectations of patients attending secondary care with degenerative meniscal tears	5
Feasibility and acceptability of a six-month exercise and patient education intervention for patients with hip dysplasia: A mixed methods study	5
Clinical evaluation of somatosensory integrity in people with chronic shoulder pain	5
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Upper Limb Functional Index (ULFI) into Brazilian Portuguese in patients with chronic upper limb musculoskeletal disorders	5
Genetic and environmental effects on lumbar posture, flexibility and motion control in healthy adults	5
The temporal behaviour of migraine related neck pain does not inform on the origin of neck pain: An observational study	5
Prevalence and extent of low back pain and low back-related disability in non-care-seeking working-age adults	5
Pain-related fear phenotypes are associated with function of the upper limbs in individuals with shoulder pain	5
Thoracic thrust joint manipulation: An international survey of current practice and knowledge in IFOMPT member countries	5
Reliability of a self-administrated musculoskeletal questionnaire: The fourth Trøndelag health study	5
Exploring the sex differences in conditioned pain modulation and its biobehavioral determinants in healthy adults	5
An exploration of low back pain beliefs in a Northern America based general population	5
How people with lumbar spinal stenosis make decisions about treatment: A qualitative study using the Health Belief Model	5
Analysis of three-dimensional facet joint displacement during two passive upper cervical mobilizations	5
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Argentine version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in patients with chronic low back pain	5
Effects of specific muscle activation for low back pain on activity limitation, pain, work participation, or recurrence: A systematic review	5
Could compression and traction loading improve the ability of magnetic resonance imaging to identify findings related to low back pain?	5
Cross-cultural validation of the start back screening tool in a Greek low back pain sample	5
Abdominal muscle activity and pelvic motion according to active straight leg raising test results in adults with and without chronic low back pain	5
The impact of physical therapist attitudes and beliefs on the outcomes of patients with low back pain	5
Functional characteristics associated with hip abductor torque in severe hip osteoarthritis	5
Body perception distortions correlate with neuropathic features in Italian fibromyalgic patients: Findings from a self-administered online survey	5
Normal response to sural neurodynamic test in asymptomatic participants. A cross-sectional study	5
Hip abductor versus adductor strengthening for clinical outcomes in knee symptomatic osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial	5
Patient expectations about a clinical diagnostic test may influence the clinician's test interpretation	5
A mathematical model to compare muscle-strengthening exercises in the musculoskeletal rehabilitation	5
Laterality judgements in patients with frequent episodic migraine	5
Factors associated with the low back pain-related attitudes and beliefs of physical therapists	5
Prevalence of multisite pain and association with work ability – Cross-sectional study	5
Neck pain repercussions in migraine – The role of physiotherapy	5
Physiotherapy is not a treatment technique	5
Can digital rectal examination be used to detect cauda equina compression in people presenting with acute cauda equina syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studi	5
Joint position sense, motor imagery and tactile acuity in lateral elbow tendinopathy: A cross-sectional study	5
Upper limb neurodynamic testing with radial and ulnar nerve biases: An analysis of cervical spinal nerve mechanics	5
Delegation of workload from musculoskeletal physiotherapists to physiotherapy assistants/support workers: A UK online survey	4
Lower limb joint position sense and prospective hamstring injury	4
Prognostic factors specific to work-related musculoskeletal disorders: An overview of recent systematic reviews	4
Eccentric exercise improves joint flexibility in adults: A systematic review update and meta-analysis	4
Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Persian version of the central sensitization inventory	4
Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Quick-DASH in patients with shoulder pain	4
The role of progressive, therapeutic exercise in the management of upper limb tendinopathies: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Behaviour Change Techniques to promote self-management and home exercise adherence for people attending physiotherapy with musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review and mapping exercise	4
Change in a clinical measure of cervical movement sense following four weeks of kinematic training	4
Reliability, discriminative accuracy, and an exploration of response shift as measured using the satisfaction and Recovery Index over 12 months from musculoskeletal trauma	4
‘Thinking about pain in a different way’: Patient perspectives of a neuroscience-informed physiotherapy programme for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain	4
Energy spectral density as valid parameter to compare postural control between subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain vs healthy subjects: A case-control study	4

The effectiveness of biofeedback for improving pain, disability and work ability in adults with neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The relationship between muscle power, functional performance, accelerometer-based measurement of physical activity and patient-reported outcomes in patients with hip osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional	4
Exploring the relationship between meaningful conditioned pain modulation and stress system reactivity in healthy adults following exposure to the cold pressor task	4
A novel computational technique for the quantification of temporal summation in healthy individuals	4
Implementation of the International IFOMPT Cervical Framework: A survey among educational programmes	4
Abdominal wall tension increases using Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization principles in different postural positions	4
The effects of dry needling to the thoracolumbar junction multifidi on measures of regional and remote flexibility and pain sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial	4
Impact on productivity impairment of a digital care program for chronic low back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study	4
Reliability of two lumbar motor control tests for people with low back pain that are feasible in clinical practice	4
Ultrasound assessment of deep cervical extensors morphology and quality in populations with whiplash associated disorders: An intra- and inter-examiner reliability study	4
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment for Gluteal Tendinopathy patient reported-outcome measure (VIS	4
Excursion of the median nerve during a contra-lateral cervical lateral glide movement in people with and without cervical radiculopathy	4
First Contact Practitioners- new opportunities for musculoskeletal expertise in Primary Care	4
Validation of a sham novel neural mobilization technique in patients with non-specific low back pain: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial	4
What is the effect of low back pain self-management interventions with exercise components added? A systematic review with meta-analysis	4
Specific versus non-specific exercises for the neck extensor muscles in women with chronic idiopathic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial	4
Ultrasound measurement of the effects of high, medium and low hip long-axis distraction mobilization forces on the joint space width and its correlation with the joint strain	4
Differences in multi-segmental spine kinematics between patients with different stages of axial spondyloarthritis and healthy controls	4
Impairments in grip and pinch force accuracy and steadiness in people with osteoarthritis of the hand: A case-control comparison	4
What is the optimum rehabilitation for patients who have undergone release procedures for frozen shoulder? A UK survey	4