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Validation of a questionnaire for central nervous system aspects of joint pain: the CAP questionnaire (2024)
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Background Neuropathic-like pain, fatigue, cognitive difficulty, catastrophizing, anxiety, sleep disturbance, depression and widespread pain associate with a single factor in people with knee pain. We report the Central Aspects of Pain questionnai... Read More about Validation of a questionnaire for central nervous system aspects of joint pain: the CAP questionnaire.

A modern way to teach and practice manual therapy (2024)
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Background: Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to global disability and health burden. Manual therapy (MT) interventions are commonly recommended in clinical guidelines and used in the management of musculoskeletal conditions. Tra... Read More about A modern way to teach and practice manual therapy.

The interrater and test–retest reliability of 3 modalities of quantitative sensory testing in healthy adults and people with chronic low back pain or rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
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Introduction: Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) modalities used to assess central pain mechanisms require different protocols in people with different musculoskeletal conditions. Objectives: We aimed to explore the possible effects of musculo... Read More about The interrater and test–retest reliability of 3 modalities of quantitative sensory testing in healthy adults and people with chronic low back pain or rheumatoid arthritis.

Influence of central aspects of pain on self-management in people with chronic low back pain (2023)
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Objective: This observational study investigated whether central aspects of pain are associated with self-management domains in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) undertaking a pain management program. Methods: Individuals with CLBP provid... Read More about Influence of central aspects of pain on self-management in people with chronic low back pain.

Reply on: International, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus recommendations on non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia (2023)
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Kundakci, B., Hall, M., Atzeni, F., Branco, J., Buskila, D., Clauw, D., …Abhishek, A. (2023). Reply on: International, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus recommendations on non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 59, Article 152162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152162

Reproducible microbiome composition signatures of anxiety and depressive symptoms (2023)
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The gut microbiome is a significant contributor to mental health, with growing evidence linking its composition to anxiety and depressive disorders. Gut microbiome composition is associated with signs of anxiety and depression both in clinically diag... Read More about Reproducible microbiome composition signatures of anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Harmonising knee pain patient-reported outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and individual participant data (IPD) (2022)
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Georgopoulos, V., Smith, S., McWilliams, D. F., Steultjens, M. P. M., Williams, A., Price, A., …Walsh, D. A. (2023). Harmonising knee pain patient-reported outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and individual participant data (IPD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 31(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.08.011

Objective: In order to facilitate data pooling between studies, we explored harmonisation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in people with knee pain due to osteoarthritis or knee trauma, using the Patient Acceptable Symptom State scores (P... Read More about Harmonising knee pain patient-reported outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) and individual participant data (IPD).

An observational study of centrally facilitated pain in individuals with chronic low back pain (2022)
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Georgopoulos, V., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Smith, S., McWilliams, D. F., Hendrick, P., & Walsh, D. A. (2022). An observational study of centrally facilitated pain in individuals with chronic low back pain. PAIN Reports, 7(3), Article e1003. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001003

Central pain facilitation can hinder recovery in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP). The aim of this observational study was to investigate whether indices of centrally facilitated pain are associated with pain outcomes in a hospital-based coho... Read More about An observational study of centrally facilitated pain in individuals with chronic low back pain.

CAN CONTINUOUS KNEE PAIN OUTCOME MEASURES BE HARMONISED? (2022)
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Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Georgopoulos, V., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Zhang, W., McWilliams, D. F., Hendrick, P., & Walsh, D. A. (2019). Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PAIN, 160(9), 1920-1932. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001590

Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of sensitisation, to predict outcomes in chronic musculoskeletal disorders rem... Read More about Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Do maladaptive beliefs delay whiplash associated disorders (WAD): A systematic review (2018)
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The purpose of the study is to try to establish if maladaptive beliefs effect recovery times and poor outcomes in whiplash associated disorders (WAD). In May 2017 the following databases were searched from their inception until June 2017: SPORT Discu... Read More about Do maladaptive beliefs delay whiplash associated disorders (WAD): A systematic review.

Clinical prediction rules in the prognosis of whiplash associated disorders: A systematic review (2017)
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Clinical prediction rules in the prognosis of Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD): A systematic review (2016)
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Objectives: To identify, evaluate and ascertain the clinical readiness of prognostic Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs) in the prognosis of Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD). Study design: Systematic review Background: The scientific basis for m... Read More about Clinical prediction rules in the prognosis of Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD): A systematic review.