What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

J Hartvigsen, MJ Hancock, A Kongsted, Q Louw… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-
income countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions

NE Foster, JR Anema, D Cherkin, R Chou, SP Cohen… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Many clinical practice guidelines recommend similar approaches for the assessment and
management of low back pain. Recommendations include use of a biopsychosocial …

Effective training strategies for teaching communication skills to physicians: an overview of systematic reviews

M Berkhof, HJ van Rijssen, AJM Schellart… - Patient education and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Physicians need good communication skills to communicate effectively with
patients. The objective of this review was to identify effective training strategies for teaching …

Low back pain: a call for action

R Buchbinder, M van Tulder, B Öberg, LM Costa… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Low back pain is the leading worldwide cause of years lost to disability and its burden is
growing alongside the increasing and ageing population. 1 Because these population shifts …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of web-based interventions on patient empowerment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Samoocha, DJ Bruinvels, NA Elbers… - Journal of medical …, 2010 - jmir.org
Background: Patient empowerment is growing in popularity and application. Due to the
increasing possibilities of the Internet and eHealth, many initiatives that are aimed at …

Surface analysis using shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

JF Li, XD Tian, SB Li, JR Anema, ZL Yang, Y Ding… - Nature protocols, 2013 - nature.com
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful fingerprint vibrational
spectroscopy with a single-molecule detection limit, but its applications are generally …

A developmental conceptualization of return to work

AE Young, RT Roessler, R Wasiak… - Journal of occupational …, 2005 - Springer
Introduction: Although return to work (RTW) is a phenomenon that has been researched for
many years, our ability to understand and improve outcomes is still limited. As an avenue for …

Workplace interventions for preventing work disability

SH Van Oostrom, MT Driessen… - Cochrane database …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Work disability has serious consequences for all stakeholders and society.
Workplace interventions are considered appropriate to facilitate return to work by reducing …

Workplace interventions to prevent work disability in workers on sick leave

M van Vilsteren, SH van Oostrom… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Work disability has serious consequences for individuals as well as society. It is
possible to facilitate resumption of work by reducing barriers to return to work (RTW) and …

Physical and psychosocial problems in cancer survivors beyond return to work: a systematic review

SFA Duijts, MP Van Egmond, E Spelten… - Psycho …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Attention for the expanding group of cancer survivors at work, and the late effects
they are confronted with while working, has been limited. The objective of this systematic …