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How do we define the condition 'recurrent low back pain'? A systematic review.

Stanton TR, Latimer J, Maher CG, Hancock MJ.

Eur Spine J. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19921522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Evaluation of the Predictive Validity of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire.

Maher CG, Grotle M.

Clin J Pain. 2009 Oct;25(8):666-670.PMID: 19920715 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Can Predictors of Response to NSAIDs Be Identified in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain?

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, McLachlan AJ, Day RO, Davies RA.

Clin J Pain. 2009 Oct;25(8):659-665.PMID: 19920714 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Execution and outcome differences between passes to the left and right made by first-grade rugby union players.

Pavely S, Adams RD, Di Francesco T, Larkham S, Maher CG.

Phys Ther Sport. 2009 Nov;10(4):136-41. Epub 2009 Jun 30.PMID: 19897167 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Costa LO, Maher CG, Latimer J, Hodges PW, Herbert RD, Refshauge KM, McAuley JH, Jennings MD.

Phys Ther. 2009 Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19892856 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

10 years of evidence to guide physiotherapy interventions: Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro).

Sherrington C, Moseley AM, Herbert RD, Elkins MR, Maher CG.

Br J Sports Med. 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19846426 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study.

Costa Lda C, Maher CG, McAuley JH, Hancock MJ, Herbert RD, Refshauge KM, Henschke N.

BMJ. 2009 Oct 6;339:b3829. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3829.PMID: 19808766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of and screening for serious spinal pathology in patients presenting to primary care settings with acute low back pain.

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD, Cumming RG, Bleasel J, York J, Das A, McAuley JH.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Oct;60(10):3072-80.PMID: 19790051 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Do psychological characteristics predict response to exercise and advice for subacute low back pain?

Smeets RJ, Maher CG, Nicholas MK, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep 15;61(9):1202-9.PMID: 19714601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Indexing of randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions: a comparison of AMED, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, hooked on evidence, PEDro, PsycINFO and PubMed.

Moseley AM, Sherrington C, Elkins MR, Herbert RD, Maher CG.

Physiotherapy. 2009 Sep;95(3):151-6. Epub 2009 Apr 23. Review.PMID: 19635333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery: an update Cochrane review.

Ostelo RW, Costa LO, Maher CG, de Vet HC, van Tulder MW.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Aug 1;34(17):1839-48. Review.PMID: 19602996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systematic review of cross-cultural adaptations of McGill Pain Questionnaire reveals a paucity of clinimetric testing.

Menezes Costa Lda C, Maher CG, McAuley JH, Costa LO.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Sep;62(9):934-43.PMID: 19595572 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Definitions of recurrence of an episode of low back pain: a systematic review.

Stanton TR, Latimer J, Maher CG, Hancock M.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Apr 20;34(9):E316-22. Review.PMID: 19531986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reproducibility of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging for the measurement of abdominal muscle activity: a systematic review.

Costa LO, Maher CG, Latimer J, Smeets RJ.

Phys Ther. 2009 Aug;89(8):756-69. Epub 2009 Jun 11. Review.PMID: 19520732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A randomized controlled trial of tai chi for long-term low back pain (TAI CHI): study rationale, design, and methods.

Hall AM, Maher CG, Latimer J, Ferreira ML, Lam P.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009 May 28;10:55.PMID: 19473546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A guide to interpretation of studies investigating subgroups of responders to physical therapy interventions.

Hancock M, Herbert RD, Maher CG.

Phys Ther. 2009 Jul;89(7):698-704. Epub 2009 May 21. Review.PMID: 19465372 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Costa LO, Maher CG, Latimer J, Hodges PW, Shirley D.

Eur Spine J. 2009 Jul;18(7):1059-65. Epub 2009 May 5.PMID: 19415347 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Individual, physical and psychological risk factors for neck pain in Australian office workers: a 1-year longitudinal study.

Hush JM, Michaleff Z, Maher CG, Refshauge K.

Eur Spine J. 2009 Oct;18(10):1532-40. Epub 2009 Apr 28.PMID: 19399537 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

On "clinical prediction rules for physical therapy interventions..." Beneciuk JM, et al. Phys Ther. 2009;89:114-124.

Stanton TR, Maher CG, Hancock M.

Phys Ther. 2009 Apr;89(4):394; author reply 394-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19339250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cochrane reviews used more rigorous methods than non-Cochrane reviews: survey of systematic reviews in physiotherapy.

Moseley AM, Elkins MR, Herbert RD, Maher CG, Sherrington C.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Oct;62(10):1021-30. Epub 2009 Mar 17.PMID: 19282144 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Characteristics of patients with acute low back pain presenting to primary care in Australia.

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD, Cumming RG, Bleasel J, York J, Das A, McAuley JH.

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Recovery: what does this mean to patients with low back pain?

Hush JM, Refshauge K, Sullivan G, De Souza L, Maher CG, McAuley JH.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jan 15;61(1):124-31.PMID: 19116958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analgesic effects of treatments for non-specific low back pain: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials.

Machado LA, Kamper SJ, Herbert RD, Maher CG, McAuley JH.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2009 May;48(5):520-7. Epub 2008 Dec 24. Review.PMID: 19109315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

After an episode of acute low back pain, recurrence is unpredictable and not as common as previously thought.

Stanton TR, Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Latimer J, McAuley JH.

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Motor control exercise for persistent, nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review.

Macedo LG, Maher CG, Latimer J, McAuley JH.

Phys Ther. 2009 Jan;89(1):9-25. Epub 2008 Dec 4. Review.PMID: 19056854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

PEDro scale can only rate what papers report.

Moseley AM, Herbert R, Maher CG, Sherrington C, Elkins MR.

Aust J Physiother. 2008;54(4):288. No abstract available. PMID: 19025514 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinimetric testing of three self-report outcome measures for low back pain patients in Brazil: which one is the best?

Costa LO, Maher CG, Latimer J, Ferreira PH, Ferreira ML, Pozzi GC, Freitas LM.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Oct 15;33(22):2459-63.PMID: 18923324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery.

Ostelo RW, Costa LO, Maher CG, de Vet HC, van Tulder MW.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Oct 8;(4):CD003007. Review.PMID: 18843637 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A systematic review of paracetamol for non-specific low back pain.

Davies RA, Maher CG, Hancock MJ.

Eur Spine J. 2008 Nov;17(11):1423-30. Epub 2008 Sep 17. Review.PMID: 18797937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A description of the trials, reviews, and practice guidelines indexed in the PEDro database.

Maher CG, Moseley AM, Sherrington C, Elkins MR, Herbert RD.

Phys Ther. 2008 Sep;88(9):1068-77. Epub 2008 Jul 17.PMID: 18635670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exercise therapy and low back pain: insights and proposals to improve the design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials.

Helmhout PH, Staal JB, Maher CG, Petersen T, Rainville J, Shaw WS.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jul 15;33(16):1782-8.PMID: 18628711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study.

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD, Cumming RG, Bleasel J, York J, Das A, McAuley JH.

BMJ. 2008 Jul 7;337:a171. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a171.PMID: 18614473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A systematic review of the predictive ability of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire.

Hockings RL, McAuley JH, Maher CG.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jul 1;33(15):E494-500. Review.PMID: 18594447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial.

Macedo LG, Latimer J, Maher CG, Hodges PW, Nicholas M, Tonkin L, McAuley JH, Stafford R.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 May 5;9:65.PMID: 18454877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Can rate of recovery be predicted in patients with acute low back pain? Development of a clinical prediction rule.

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD, McAuley JH.

Eur J Pain. 2009 Jan;13(1):51-5. Epub 2008 Apr 29.PMID: 18448369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: a randomised controlled trial.

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD, McAuley JH.

Eur Spine J. 2008 Jul;17(7):936-43. Epub 2008 Apr 22.PMID: 18427840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Psychometric testing confirms that the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptations, the original versions of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia have similar measurement properties.

de Souza FS, Marinho Cda S, Siqueira FB, Maher CG, Costa LO.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Apr 20;33(9):1028-33.PMID: 18427325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Imperfect placebos are common in low back pain trials: a systematic review of the literature.

Machado LA, Kamper SJ, Herbert RD, Maher CG, McAuley JH.

Eur Spine J. 2008 Jul;17(7):889-904. Epub 2008 Apr 18. Review.PMID: 18421484 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kamper SJ, Rebbeck TJ, Maher CG, McAuley JH, Sterling M.

Pain. 2008 Sep 15;138(3):617-29. Epub 2008 Apr 14. Review.PMID: 18407412 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient and clinician treatment preferences do not moderate the effect of exercise treatment in chronic whiplash-associated disorders.

Stewart MJ, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD, Nicholas MK.

Eur J Pain. 2008 Oct;12(7):879-85. Epub 2008 Jan 28.PMID: 18226936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trial methodology and patient characteristics did not influence the size of placebo effects on pain.

Kamper SJ, Machado LA, Herbert RD, Maher CG, McAuley JH.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Mar;61(3):256-60.PMID: 18226748 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A systematic review identifies five "red flags" to screen for vertebral fracture in patients with low back pain.

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;61(2):110-118. Epub 2007 Aug 27. Review.PMID: 18177783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low back pain: a clinical perspective.

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J.

J Man Manip Ther. 2008;16(4):198-203.PMID: 19771190 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Effect of the HamSprint Drills training programme on lower limb neuromuscular control in Australian football players.

Cameron ML, Adams RD, Maher CG, Misson D.

J Sci Med Sport. 2009 Jan;12(1):24-30. Epub 2008 Feb 20.PMID: 18077214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment of diclofenac or spinal manipulative therapy, or both, in addition to recommended first-line treatment for acute low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, McLachlan AJ, Cooper CW, Day RO, Spindler MF, McAuley JH.

Lancet. 2007 Nov 10;370(9599):1638-43.PMID: 17993364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of neoprene shorts on leg proprioception in Australian football players.

Cameron ML, Adams RD, Maher CG.

J Sci Med Sport. 2008 Jun;11(3):345-52. Epub 2007 Sep 21.PMID: 17889610 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Psychometric characteristics of the Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the Functional Rating Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire.

Costa LO, Maher CG, Latimer J, Ferreira PH, Pozzi GC, Ribeiro RN.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Aug 1;32(17):1902-7.PMID: 17762300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis of conservatively managed anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review.

Muaidi QI, Nicholson LL, Refshauge KM, Herbert RD, Maher CG.

Sports Med. 2007;37(8):703-16. Review.PMID: 17645372 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Low back pain research priorities: a survey of primary care practitioners.

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM, Das A, McAuley JH.

BMC Fam Pract. 2007 Jul 11;8:40.PMID: 17625004 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic review of tests to identify the disc, SIJ or facet joint as the source of low back pain.

Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Spindler MF, McAuley JH, Laslett M, Bogduk N.

Eur Spine J. 2007 Oct;16(10):1539-50. Epub 2007 Jun 14.PMID: 17566796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article