Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine

J Nijs, SZ George, DJ Clauw… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability globally and associated with enormous health-
care costs. The discrepancy between the extent of tissue damage and the magnitude of …

Incidence and risk factors for first-time incident low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JB Taylor, AP Goode, SZ George, CE Cook - The Spine Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Background context Great effort has been made toward limiting low back pain (LBP). Recent
focus has included factors involved with secondary and tertiary prevention, with less …

Changes in pain sensitivity following spinal manipulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RA Coronado, CW Gay, JE Bialosky… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Spinal manipulation (SMT) is commonly used for treating individuals experiencing
musculoskeletal pain. The mechanisms of SMT remain unclear; however, pain sensitivity …

Low back pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American …

A Delitto, SZ George, L Van Dillen, JM Whitman… - Journal of orthopaedic & …, 2012 - jospt.org
INTERVENTIONS-MANUAL THERAPY: Clinicians should consider utilizing thrust
manipulative procedures to reduce pain and disability in patients with mobility deficits and …

The mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain: a comprehensive model

JE Bialosky, MD Bishop, DD Price, ME Robinson… - Manual therapy, 2009 - Elsevier
Prior studies suggest manual therapy (MT) as effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal
pain; however, the mechanisms through which MT exerts its effects are not established. In …

Interventions for the management of acute and chronic low back pain: revision 2021: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning …

SZ George, JM Fritz, SP Silfies, MJ Schneider… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2021 - jospt.org
Low back pain (LBP) remains a musculoskeletal condition with an adverse societal impact.
Globally, LBP is highly prevalent and a leading cause of disability. This is an update to the …

The role of fear-avoidance beliefs in acute low back pain: relationships with current and future disability and work status

JM Fritz, SZ George, A Delitto - Pain, 2001 - Elsevier
Fear-avoidance beliefs have been identified as an important psychosocial variable in
patients with chronic disability doe to low back pain. The importance of fear-avoidance …

Identifying psychosocial variables in patients with acute work-related low back pain: the importance of fear-avoidance beliefs

JM Fritz, SZ George - Physical therapy, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Psychosocial factors are known to affect recovery from
acute low back pain. The factors with the greatest influence and the optimal methods of …

Unraveling the mechanisms of manual therapy: modeling an approach

JE Bialosky, JM Beneciuk, MD Bishop… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2018 - jospt.org
Manual therapy interventions are popular among individual health care providers and their
patients; however, systematic reviews do not strongly support their effectiveness. Small …

The effect of a fear-avoidance–based physical therapy intervention for patients with acute low back pain: results of a randomized clinical trial

SZ George, JM Fritz, JE Bialosky, DA Donald - 2003 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A randomized clinical trial with 4-week and 6-month follow-up periods.
Objective. To compare the effect of a fear-avoidance–based physical therapy intervention …