#backpain is said to have multiple causes – but what does the data say ❓

We looked at multiple body systems in a large data set (over 1000 people)

Collaboration with @JWI_SpineGroup.
👏 Dr Sam Vickery

#openaccess ➡️
@SciReports

👇 #infographic doi.org/10.1038/s41598… Key factors that separated people with back pain from those without were:
- social function & psychological well-being
- Lower lumbar disc herniation & degeneration
- Neck & hip mobility

What causes back pain?🤔
Specifically: how much do nervous system, spine tissue and psychosocial contribute to #backpain?

#systematicreview with multivariate #metaanalysis in European J Pain @EFIC_org

doi.org/10.1002/ejp.18…

Led by @ScottTags 🙏collaborators

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👇 Low #backpain is leading cause of disability worldwide… 90-95% of cases are considered 'non-specific'

Many factors can contribute

Image 👇from doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s1… @chadcookpt

But which ones and how much?

Is #exercise before or after hip joint replacement better than usual care or minimal treatment?

#Metaanalysis in @JAMANetworkOpen @JAMA_current
dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamane…

Led by Tobias, Jochen and Max from @PhysioMeScience

🙏for #collaboration!

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👇👇👇👇 #osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of #pain, #disability and healthcare resource usage worldwide.

Total hip replacements (THA below) done per year are expected to grow to ~600k per year by 2030
doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.1…

Can #exercise “strengthen” the intervertebral disc?

A brief history of research from 2013 to 2020:

Review: dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279…
Cross-section: dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45…
RCT: dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586…

🙏 collaborators

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#backpain First, we did a review of the literature (narrative, not a #systematicreview. This was back in my pre-systematic review days!) dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279… in @SportsMedicineJ

🙏 @DieenJaap, Kirsten Albracht, Prof. Brüggemann, Dr. Vergroesen