Just published: Article showing that randomised controlled trials reflected clinical practice when comparing the course of low back pain symptoms in similar populations, check:

'Why are opioids being prescribed for muscle pain instead of exercise? they need a stretch, some strengthening,some aerobic activity'. @adfurlan Definitely my bias as a physio.We need more people (docs,the general public, and even physios)to know this! #backpainforum #IFBNP2019

Marco Schreijerberg today presented the very preliminary results of our ongoing systematic review on the effectiveness of placebo interventions for #backpain #backpainforum

Looking forward to sharing our work today at the #IFBNP2019 @backpainforum. Come and see what we are doing with data analytics for back pain at @SydneyLHD @msk_health @BethanRichards3 @CGMMaher

Getting ready for today speaker's corner at #IFBNP2019 in Quebec City...come to hear what we want to say about what we do wrong with #backpain trials interpretability! @OsteloR

Professor @MauritsvTulder gives the keynote at #IFBNP2019 @backpainforum in Quebec City "Researchers and Policy Makers: Two worlds apart or a good partnership?"

Brilliant @MauritsvTulder talking on research and policy making! Great examples from The Netherlands!!

.@JanHartvigsen opens the session today to discuss about the Lancet Low Back Pain Series

June 13th: Mini-Symposium on Physical Functioning - methods and outcomes in health and disease @mpijnappels @Janssen_Thomas1 @PhysioAlex @OsteloR @AMSmovement @VU_FGB @VUamsterdam For info and registration:

Na lange voorbereiding, pilotstudie & aanvragen schrijven vandaag start van Trauma-project. Deze Doelmatigheidsstudie als vliegwiel voor landelijke evaluatie & implementatie https://t.co/9KZXNgNQSJ @amsterdamumc @EdwinGeleijn @hannekevandonge @traumachirurgie @AMSmovement @ZonMw

Ben jij de nieuwe epidemioloog van @olvg? Solliciteer snel! @VU_FBW @ScientiaFundus @FWECR

Good work by Adri Apeldoorn: "These findings show that most clinical shoulder tests do not show sufficient interrater agreement & reliability values for clinical use" kindly suported by @KNGF_Fysio @AMSmovement @VU_Science @MauritsvTulder @stevekamper1 https://t.co/haTOGfbxcS

Systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMJ shows spinal manipulation produces similar effects to recommended therapies for chronic low back pain

Trying to teach a PhD student (and practising myself!) to abandon the use of #pvalue dichotomization to interpret a study results. It is a though job but someone has to do it. No more #statisticalsignificance.

Workplace health and safety training can get pretty technical. Are you reaching the workers you need? Our research suggests embedding essential skills into #OHS training content can help training uptake w/ @IHSAnews and @Liuna506Train https://t.co/jSuG7S5kZx

Interested in #guidelines, #pain medication and #back pain? review by @marcoschreijenberg just appeared online. Guideline recommendations on the pharmacological management of non-specific low back pain in primary care – is there a need to change?

APA members @PeteOSullivanPT and @MarkHancockPT recently spoke to @theage about the burden of #backpain, how beliefs can impact pain and the #myth that avoiding movement will prevent further damage. #choosephysio

Recently published RCT led by my PhD student @JulianaSOlive11 shows an intervention involving fall risk Ax, health coaching and activity tracker significantly improved mobility goal attainment among people aged 60+ https://t.co/rFgIiGWDkn @CathieSherr @Leanne_Hassett @msk_health

Is intensive patient (including pain) education effective as part of first-line care for patients with acute low back pain? This 2018 high quality randomised control trial by Traeger et al suggests not.

Prof @MauritsvTulder presenting the #backpain @TheLancet series to clinicians and MSc students at the MSG Science Netwerk capita selecta @VU_FBW @VUmcAmsterdam