Nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic low back pain? The low back pain phenotyping (BACPAP) consortium's international and multidisciplinary consensus recommendations.

The potential to classify low back pain as being characterised by dominant nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic mechanisms is a clinically relevant issue. Preliminary evidence suggests that these low back pain phenotypes might respond differently to treatments; however, more research must be done before making specific recommendations. Accordingly, the low back pain phenotyping (BACPAP) consortium was established as a group of 36 clinicians and researchers from 13 countries (five continents) and 29 institutions, to apply a modified Nominal Group Technique methodology to develop international and multidisciplinary consensus recommendations to provide guidance for identifying the dominant pain phenotype in patients with low back pain, and potentially adapt pain management strategies.

Risk Factors to Persistent Pain Following Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Literature Review.

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) injury is one of the major causes of persistent pain.

Objective: This systematic literature review explored the factors that lead to persistent pain following a MSK injury in the general population, including athletes.

Methods: A primary literature search of five electronic databases was performed to identify cohort, prospective, and longitudinal trials.

Job satisfaction among physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia: does the leadership style matter?

Background: Research has shown high rates of stress and dissatisfaction among allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, having an adverse impact on workforce retention rates. This study aimed to examine the job satisfaction and influential factors among physiotherapists working in private and government hospitals of Saudi Arabia with a focus on leadership style.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted among sixty-nine licensed physical therapists working in various health care settings in Riyadh.

Predictors of global job satisfaction among Saudi physiotherapists: a descriptive study.

Background And Objective: Job satisfaction is an important consideration in the recruitment and retention of physiotherapists (PTs). To date, the job satisfaction of PTs working in Saudi Arabia has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to measure the level of job satisfaction of PTs working in Saudi Arabia and evaluate predictors of job satisfaction.