Article
Orthopedics
Jana Semrau, Christian Hentschke, Stefan Peters, Klaus Pfeifer
Summary: In individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain, behavioural medical rehabilitation combined with behavioural exercise therapy did not show greater effectiveness compared to standard exercise therapy within the rehabilitation program.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marco Monticone, Federico Arippa, Calogero Foti, Franco Franchignoni
Summary: This study evaluated the responsiveness and MIC of the QBPDS in Italian patients with chronic LBP, finding that the QBPDS score change was sensitive in detecting clinical changes. It is recommended to consider the MIC and percentage change from baseline in clinical practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Linda Nieminen, Jari Vuori, Markku Kankaanpaa
Summary: This study designed a tailored biopsychosocial intervention for patients with low back pain to prevent pain chronicity using a multidisciplinary empirical approach. The intervention took into account biomechanical, psychological, social and environmental, and lifestyle and personal risk factors. The intervention process was presented in a logic model, which included all the necessary resources, activities, outputs, as well as the outcomes and impacts of the intervention. A comprehensive tailored intervention may decrease the risk of pain chronicity.
JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Marco Monticone, Igor Portoghese, Barbara Rocca, Andrea Giordano, Marcello Campagna, Franco Franchignoni
Summary: This study aimed to assess the responsiveness and minimal important change (MIC) of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in individuals with chronic low back pain undergoing multidisciplinary rehabilitation. The results showed that the PCS demonstrated good ability to detect patient-perceived clinical changes post-rehabilitation, with determined MIC values providing a benchmark for assessing individual improvement in this clinical context. These values increase confidence in interpreting score changes, enhancing their meaningfulness for both research and clinical contexts.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Patrick J. Knox, Ryan T. Pohlig, Jenifer M. Pugliese, Peter C. Coyle, Jaclyn M. Sions, Gregory E. Hicks
Summary: In older adults with chronic low back pain, aberrant lumbopelvic movements are associated with decreased physical function at 12-month follow-up, independent of baseline physical function and covariates. Future research should evaluate if screening for aberrant movements can inform prognostic and interventional efforts in this patient population.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peter Solvoll Lyby, Thomas Johansen, Per M. Aslaksen
Summary: This study investigated the efficacy of two multidisciplinary occupational rehabilitation programs on self-rated health and work-related outcomes, finding that the longer inpatient program showed more significant improvements in work-related outcomes at both the end of rehabilitation and 12 months post-intervention.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Zoe Boersen, Laura de Kok, Moniek van der Zanden, Didi Braat, Joukje Oosterman, Annemiek Nap
Summary: The research revealed that patients undergoing endometriosis surgery generally believe that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) should be added to the treatment regimen to improve their quality of life. Participants preferred in-person individual or group therapy and emphasized the importance of custom-made treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Franziska R. Ochsenkuehn, Alexander Crispin, Martin B. Weigl
Summary: This observational study examined the long-term course of multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation (MBR) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). The study found that participating in MBR resulted in improvements in pain and disability for patients with CLBP, with a moderate effect size.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kamshad Raiszadeh, Jonathan Tapicer, Lissa Taitano, Jonathan Wu, Bahar Shahidi
Summary: This study compared the clinical outcomes of clinic-based multidisciplinary therapy and online integrated multidisciplinary therapy in individuals undergoing conservative care for low back pain. The clinic-based program showed greater pain relief and reductions in disability, while the online program reported greater improvements in goal achievement. Both programs resulted in reduced opioid use frequency.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claire Stark, John Cunningham, Peter Turner, Michael A. Johnson, Henrik C. Baecker
Summary: Smartphone rehabilitation applications have not been widely adopted, but the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for their integration. This systematic literature review compared smartphone rehabilitation applications to standard physiotherapy for back pain treatment. The results showed no significant difference in VAS-pain score between the application and control groups, except for one research group that found significant improvement in PROMs for the application group. Therefore, application-based rehabilitation programs can provide an easily accessible alternative for patients with back pain.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Bertrand Glize, Amandine Cook, Antoine Benard, Sharmila Sagnier, Stephane Olindo, Mathilde Poli, Sabrina Debruxelles, Pauline Renou, Francois Rouanet, Clement Bader, Patrick Dehail, Igor Sibon
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate if a specific positioning of the shoulder could reduce the intensity of post-stroke shoulder pain. The results showed that there was no significant difference in shoulder pain intensity between the group with specific positioning and the group with usual practice.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Pasquale Moretta, Pasquale Ambrosino, Anna Lanzillo, Laura Marcuccio, Salvatore Fuschillo, Antimo Papa, Gabriella Santangelo, Luigi Trojano, Mauro Maniscalco
Summary: This study investigated the association between cognitive impairment and clinical and functional variables in convalescent COVID-19 patients without pre-existing diseases potentially affecting cognition. The findings suggested a possible link between reduced cognitive efficiency and certain cardiological variables, such as altered blood pressure circadian rhythm.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Arturo Cuomo, Franco Marinangeli, Alberto Magni, Emiliano Petrucci, Alessandro Vittori, Marco Cascella
Summary: Prompt and appropriate treatment of chronic low back pain is crucial for preventing disability and reducing healthcare costs. The concept of functionality in chronic pain management is still lacking a shared definition, leading to different opinions among specialists and patients. Although there are instruments available for assessing functionality, there is no consistency in their use.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pablo Hernandez-Lucas, Juan Lopez-Barreiro, Jose Luis Garcia-Soidan, Vicente Romo-Perez
Summary: The study indicates that implementing a theoretical-practical program based on the Back School has beneficial effects on low back functionality and reduces the number of medical visits due to low back pain in adult population.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sandra Walsh, G. Lorimer Moseley, Richard John Gray, Marianne Gillam, Kate M. Gunn, Trevor Barker, Kham Tran, Tesfahun Eshetie, Martin Jones
Summary: This scoping review explored the use of behavioural activation (BA) in managing chronic pain. The findings suggest that BA has the potential to reduce pain, but caution is needed due to the high risk of bias in most studies. Further high-quality research is required to determine the effectiveness of BA as an intervention for chronic pain.
Article
Rehabilitation
Silvano Ferrari, Carla Vanti, Silvia Giagio, Margherita Anesi, Saad Youssef, Arianna Bortolami, Christine Cedraschi, Paolo Pillastrini
Summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of low back pain on patients' physical, psychological, and social aspects of life from a qualitative perspective, particularly focusing on the relationship between low back pain and sexual life. The study also explores patients' opinions on the role of healthcare providers in addressing and treating low back pain-related sexual problems. The results suggest that sexual disability is perceived as severely limiting and correlated to pain by patients with low back pain.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Anais Gouteron, Anne Tabard-Fougere, Abderrahmane Bourredjem, Jean-Marie Casillas, Stephane Armand, Stephane Genevay
Summary: This systematic review synthesized the current knowledge on the flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP) in the nonspecific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) population. The results showed that altered FRP is frequently found in NSCLBP patients using surface electromyography (sEMG) and the test has good reproducibility. There was a significant difference between asymptomatic individuals and NSCLBP patients in terms of flexion relaxation ratio (FRR), but further research is needed to confirm the value of FRP due to high heterogeneity.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Melissa Corso, Carol Cancelliere, Silvano Mior, Louis Rachid Salmi, Christine Cedraschi, Margareta Nordin, Med Sci, Anne Taylor-Vaisey, Pierre Cote
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness and safety of nonpharmacologic interventions delivered through synchronous telehealth with in-person interventions for musculoskeletal conditions. Results suggest that synchronous telehealth has similar outcomes as in-person care for nonacute musculoskeletal conditions in adults and may be a potential option for management. However, the results may not be generalizable to rural or low socioeconomic populations.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Florian Bailly, Stephane Genevay, Violaine Foltz, Amelie Bohm-Sigrand, Alain Zagala, Julien Nizard, Audrey Petit
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 lockdown, chronic LBP patients experienced worsened LBP, decreased physical activity, and increased sedentary behavior. A positive lockdown experience was associated with LBP improvement, while decreased physical activity was linked to worsening LBP.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Florent Moissenet, Anne Tabard-Fougere, Stephane Genevay, Stephane Armand
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of normalisation tasks on the quality and reliability of RF EMG signals. The results showed that using ISO-H for normalisation resulted in higher consistency, but %SEM remained high regardless of the task used, indicating potential need for further improvements.
Editorial Material
Rheumatology
Ilias Lazarou, Lucia Calisto Farracho, Stephane Genevay, Michele Iudici
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mohammad Ghafouri, Azin Teymourzadeh, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Sahar Dalvand, Farhad Moradpour, Amir Hooshang Bavarsad, Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar, Morteza Dehghan, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Javad Aghazadeh-Attari, Mahmood Kahnooji, Ali Hosseinipour, Ali Gohari, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Masoud Mirzaei, Alireza Khorram, Mehdi Shahmoradi, Farhad Pourfarzi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Hossein Marioryad, Farid Najafi, Stephane Genevay, Navid Moghadam, Ramin Kordi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with low back pain (LBP) among the Iranian population. The results showed that female gender, older age, being overweight or obese, smoking history, low physical activity, and short sleep duration were significantly associated with LBP. The study found a lower lifetime prevalence of LBP among Iranians compared to global prevalence.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mayssam Nehme, Olivia Braillard, Francois Chappuis, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Laurent Kaiser, Paola M. Soccal, Jean-Luc Reny, Frederic Assal, Guido Bondolfi, Aglae Tardin, Christophe Graf, Dina Zekry, Silvia Stringhini, Herve Spechbach, Frederique Jacquerioz, Julien Salamun, Frederic Lador, Matteo Coen, Thomas Agoritsas, Lamyae Benzakour, Riccardo Favale, Stephane Genevay, Kim Lauper, Philippe Meyer, Nana K. Poku, Basile N. Landis, Stephanie Baggio, Marwene Grira, Jose Sandoval, Julien Ehrsam, Simon Regard, Camille Genecand, Garance Kopp, Ivan Guerreiro, Gilles Allali, Pauline Vetter, Idris Guessous
Summary: Persistent symptoms, including fatigue, dyspnea, headache, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating, can be observed in COVID-19 patients up to 12 months after infection. Functional impairment is also commonly reported in these individuals. These symptoms have the potential to significantly impact an individual's quality of life.
JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mayssam Nehme, Olivia Braillard, Francois Chappuis, Idris Guessous
Summary: This study found that 10-35% of COVID-19 cases in outpatient settings develop post-COVID condition. The duration and severity of symptoms contribute to the complexity and heterogeneity of post-COVID condition. Patients with chronic symptoms experience increased healthcare utilization, treatment needs, functional impairment, and poorer quality of life. Having multiple symptoms and difficulty concentrating at 7 months after infection are associated with a chronicity of symptoms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mayssam Nehme, Laure Vieux, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Olivia Braillard, Herve Spechbach, Frederique Jacquerioz, Julien Salamun, Frederic Assal, Frederic Lador, Matteo Coen, Thomas Agoritsas, Jean-Luc Reny, Christophe Graf, Lamyae Benzakour, Riccardo Favale, Paola M. Soccal, Guido Bondolfi, Aglae Tardin, Dina Zekry, Silvia Stringhini, Stephanie Baggio, Stephane Genevay, Kim Lauper, Philippe Meyer, Nana Kwabena Poku, Basile N. Landis, Marwene Grira, Jose Sandoval, Julien Ehrsam, Simon Regard, Camille Genecand, Garance Kopp, Ivan Guerreiro, Gilles Allali, Pauline Vetter, Laurent Kaiser, Francois Chappuis, Catherine Chenaud, Idris Guessous
Summary: Healthcare workers are more likely to experience COVID-related symptoms and functional impairment compared to the general population, potentially related to the toll of the pandemic and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Mayssam Nehme, Pauline Vetter, Francois Chappuis, Laurent Kaiser, Idris Guessous
Summary: This study evaluates the prevalence of symptoms and functional impairment 12 weeks after Omicron variants (BA.1 and BA.2) infection and compares it with negative controls. The results show that the prevalence of symptoms after 12 weeks of Omicron infection is relatively low, and vaccination can reduce the occurrence of post-COVID symptoms.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Anais Gouteron, Anne Tabard-Fougere, Florent Moissenet, Abderrahmane Bourredjem, Kevin Rose-Dulcina, Stephane Genevay, Davy Laroche, Stephane Armand
Summary: This study investigates the sensitivity and specificity of different methods used to calculate flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) and extension relaxation ratio (ERR) in identifying an altered flexion relaxation phenomenon in nonspecific chronic low back pain patients. The results show that all methods used for calculating these ratios are highly sensitive and specific.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gora Da Rocha Rodrigues, Adrien Anex, Monique Boegli, Catherine Bollondi Pauly, Francois Curtin, Christophe Luthy, Jules Desmeules, Christine Cedraschi
Summary: This study explores professionals' experiences with touch massage and identifies barriers and facilitators for its implementation. The results show positive effects on patients, healthcare professionals, and their relationships. However, organizational barriers and conceptual tensions hinder the implementation of this intervention.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ali Ahmadzadeh Amiri, Stephane Genevay, Amir Ahmadzadeh Amiri, Fatemeh Daneshvar, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Mohammad Ghafouri, Navid Moghadam, Ramin Kordi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing a back care package through the primary healthcare system in decreasing the rate of chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the community. The intervention group showed a statistically significant decrease in both the prevalence and incidence of CLBP, compared to the control group.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Vasileios Chytas, Alessandra Costanza, Viridiana Mazzola, Christophe Luthy, Vasiliki Galani, Guido Bondolfi, Christine Cedraschi
Summary: The presence of Meaning in Life (MiL) has a potential protective effect against suicidal ideation (SI), while the search for MiL is also a possible resilience factor. Patients with low presence-low search profile had higher scores of SI. These findings provide guidance for psychotherapeutic interventions for chronic pain patients.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)
