Publications by authors named "Erin A Griffith"
Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe the development of an evidence-based care pathway that can be implemented globally.
Methods: The Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) care pathway development team extracted interventions recommended for the management of spinal disorders from six GSCI articles that synthesized the available evidence from guidelines and relevant literature. Sixty-eight international and interprofessional clinicians and scientists with expertise in spine-related conditions were invited to participate.
Purpose: Spinal disorders, including back and neck pain, are major causes of disability, economic hardship, and morbidity, especially in underserved communities and low- and middle-income countries. Currently, there is no model of care to address this issue. This paper provides an overview of the papers from the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI), which was convened to develop an evidence-based, practical, and sustainable, spinal healthcare model for communities around the world with various levels of resources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this report is to describe the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) contributors, disclosures, and methods for reporting transparency on the development of the recommendations.
Methods: World Spine Care convened the GSCI to develop an evidence-based, practical, and sustainable healthcare model for spinal care. The initiative aims to improve the management, prevention, and public health for spine-related disorders worldwide; thus, global representation was essential.
Article Synopsis
- Spine disorders significantly contribute to global disability and lack an effective care model, prompting the need for a new structured approach to spine care that encompasses various conditions like back pain and deformities.
- The Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) developed this model through expert consensus from 66 specialists across 24 countries, outlining eight core principles such as being evidence-based and person-centered, along with a clear pathway for patient care.
- The GSCI model includes a comprehensive six-step implementation plan aimed at making spine care better, particularly in low- and middle-income areas, focusing on sustainability and scalability for underserved communities.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop recommendations for prevention interventions for spinal disorders that could be delivered globally, but especially in underserved areas and in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods: We extracted risk factors, associations, and comorbidities of common spinal disorders (e.g.
Objective: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with difficult-to-treat infections and high levels of morbidity. Manual practitioners work in environments where MRSA is a common acquired infection. The purpose of this review is to provide a practical overview of MRSA as it applies to the manual therapy professions (eg, physical and occupational therapy, athletic training, chiropractic, osteopathy, massage, sports medicine) and to discuss how to identify and prevent MRSA infections in manual therapy work environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration approved deferasirox as an oral iron chelating agent for chronic iron overload. To determine usefulness in management of acute iron ingestion, we study the effect of orally administered deferasirox in healthy human adults.
Methods: A double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover study of 8 healthy human volunteers was conducted.