Clinical treatment
At Work articles
- Fast but finite: Complementary and alternative therapies (Winter 2012)
- Increasing psychological demands elevate risk of depression (Winter 2012)
- The "watchful dose": Supporting doctors in the effort to reduce the harms of opioid prescribing (Summer 2011)
- The power of positive thinking: More evidence on patient expectations and return to work (Summer 2011)
- IWH contributes to back pain book (Spring 2011)
- Relationship trouble: The role of health-care providers in complex workers’ compensation claims (Spring 2011)
- Evidence summary shows what works in treating neck pain (Summer 2010)
- New Canadian guideline released on opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain (Summer 2010)
- Exploring complex issues to find return-to-work answers (Winter 2010)
- Evidence elusive on procedures used to help heal fractures (Spring 2009)
- Massage relieves, but does not cure, chronic low-back pain (Summer 2008)
- Doctors’ network promotes back pain evidence among peers (Fall 2006)
Research highlights
- Changes in physiotherapy use for MSDs highlight inequality of access (2011)
- Comparing four tools to measure disability at work (2009)
- Does ultrasound speed the healing of broken bones? (2009)
- Involving stakeholders helps research influence policy (2009)
- Massage helps reduce low-back pain, increase function (2009)
- Ontario chiropractors using fewer X-rays (2009)
- Orthopedic surgeons hold diverse views of chiropractors (2009)
- Study finds three groups of workers with low-back pain (2009)
- Chiropractic schools teach evidence-based X-ray use (2008)
- Does chiropractic care for neck pain increase stroke risk? (2008)
- Five non-surgical neck pain treatments work equally well (2008)
- Laser therapy evidence unclear for low-back pain (2008)
- Neck pain patients can be triaged into four groups (2008)
- Optimism, social support improve neck pain recovery (2008)
- Several non-invasive treatments work for neck pain (2008)
- Do chiropractors recommend back radiographs too frequently? (2007)
- Early aggressive care delays recovery after whiplash, study confirms (2007)
- Fitness training, rehabilitation don’t improve whiplash recovery (2007)
- Some herbal drugs may ease back pain in short term (2007)
- Workers with back injuries show four recovery patterns (2007)
- “Passive” coping may slow whiplash recovery (2007)
- Is traction effective in treating low-back pain? (2006)
Media releases
- 18 June 2010: New guide outlines effective neck pain treatments
Current projects
- A clinical trial of pulsed ultrasound for fracture healing (#2110)
- A systematic review of methods used to assess KTE (#3110)
- Accounting for the recurrent nature of low-back pain (#308)
- Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand measure studies (#425)
- The effects of health care on spinal disorders (#0440)
Journal articles
Massage therapy. In: Dagenais S, Haldeman S, editors. Evidence-Based Management of Low Back Pain. St Louis: Elsevier Mosby; 2012. p. 216-28.
Needle acupuncture. In: Dagenais S, Haldeman S, editors. Evidence-Based Management of Low Back Pain. St Louis: Elsevier Mosby; 2012. p. 269-85.
Time to treatment for new patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a major metropolitan city. Journal of Rheumatology. 2011;38(7):1282-8. Abstract
Evidence for interferential current to treat musculoskeletal pain remains weak. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2011;21(3):278-9.
Recovery of physical functioning after total hip arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Physical Therapy. 2011;91(5):615-29. Abstract
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