A randomised controlled trial comparing graded exercise treatment and usual physiotherapy for patients with non-specific neck pain (the GET UP neck pain trial).

Evidence supports exercise-based interventions for the management of neck pain, however there is little evidence of its superiority over usual physiotherapy. This study investigated the effectiveness of a group neck and upper limb exercise programme (GET) compared with usual physiotherapy (UP) for patients with non-specific neck pain. A total of 151 adult patients were randomised to either GET or UP.

Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: a randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial.

Objectives: To test the effectiveness of a typical magnetic wrist strap for reducing pain and stiffness, and for improving physical functioning amongst patients with osteoarthritis.

Design: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial. Each participant wore four devices over a 16-week period.

Patient expectations of physiotherapy: definitions, concepts, and theories.

Expectations are an integral part of the psychosocial makeup of each patient, and there is a growing recognition among physiotherapists that psychosocial issues may impact the outcome of physiotherapy. This article seeks to clarify the term "patient expectation" by providing some definitions and an overview of the literature describing the concepts and theories associated with patients' expectations. These concepts are then related to physiotherapy to highlight the impact that patients' expectations may have on the outcome of physiotherapy, and the implications for physiotherapy are discussed.

Is the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ) a useful tool for predicting participation in a self-management programme? Further evidence of validity, on a sample of UK pain clinic patients.

Background: In the context of finite health resources, encouraging self-management of chronic conditions is important. Indeed, it is a key priority in the UK. An increasing number of self-management programmes are becoming available.

The impact of social deprivation on chronic back pain outcomes.

Chronic low back pain is the commonest cause of disability for adults of working age. It is a complex problem frequently encapsulated as a bio-psychosocial issue, yet the social element has received less attention than it deserves, particularly for low-income and socially deprived patients. Rehabilitation programmes are often based on increasing function through cognitive and behavioural techniques, which, for many reasons, may be less effective for the socially disadvantaged.

Randomized trial of a brief physiotherapy intervention compared with usual physiotherapy for neck pain patients: cost-effectiveness analysis.

Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of brief physiotherapy intervention versus usual physiotherapy management in patients with neck pain of musculoskeletal origin in the community setting.

Methods: A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted alongside a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled clinical trial. Individuals 18 years of age and older with neck pain of more than 2 weeks were recruited from physiotherapy departments with referrals from general practitioners (GPs) in the East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire regions in the United Kingdom.

A randomized trial comparing a group exercise programme for back pain patients with individual physiotherapy in a severely deprived area.

Purpose: To compare a group exercise programme known as the Back to Fitness programme with individual physiotherapy for patients with non-specific low back pain from a materially deprived area.

Method: This was a randomized controlled trial including 237 physiotherapy patients with back pain lasting more than six weeks. Participants were allocated to either the Back to Fitness programme or to individual physiotherapy, and followed up at three months and 12 months after randomization.

Randomised trial of a brief physiotherapy intervention compared with usual physiotherapy for neck pain patients: outcomes and patients' preference.

Objectives: Firstly, to compare the effectiveness of a brief physiotherapy intervention with "usual" physiotherapy for patients with neck pain. Secondly, to evaluate the effect of patients' preferences on outcome.

Design: Non-inferiority randomised controlled trial eliciting preferences independently of randomisation.

High fear-avoiders of physical activity benefit from an exercise program for patients with back pain.

Study Design: A subgroup analysis of patient outcomes from a randomized controlled trial comparing a Back to Fitness program with usual general practitioner care.

Objectives: To test whether patients with high scores on measures of fear-avoidance and distress/depression benefit the most.

Summary Of Background Data: A fitness program, ongoing since the 1980s, was developed for use in the community and has been shown to be effective in reducing disability.

Public perceptions about low back pain and its management: a gap between expectations and reality?

OBJECTIVE: To compare public perceptions and patient perceptions about back pain and its management with current clinical guidelines. DESIGN: A survey using a quota sampling technique. SETTING: On-the-street in South Derbyshire in the UK.