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  • RCT with web- and mobile-based interventions for neck low back apin
    Anna Marcuzzi and colleagues from NTNU and St Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim have published a paper describien the protocol of a Randomised Control Trial (RCT), in which the selfBACK app will be compared with a web-based intervention and usual care for neck and low back pain, in BMJ Open. Find the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047921
  • Explore the Back-UP software resources for researchers and clinicians
    Go into the Resources section of the Back-UP’s website, and explore the software tools that form the Back-UP Clinical Research Platform Ecosystem. You will find direct access links and demonstrative videos about multiple tools: The Back-UP Researcher and Clinician Platforms, the First Contact and the Vocational Advice apps, selfBACK, integrations with tools for research on … Read more
  • Seven prognostic factors from self-reported asessments for low back pain
    An “umbrella review” of prognostic factors for predicting future pain, disability and return‐to‐work/work absence in neck and low back pain populations, has been published by Gemma Mansell et al. in the European Journal of Pain, presenting seven prognostic factors (disability/activity limitation, mental health; pain intensity; pain severity; coping; expectation of outcome/recovery; and fear‐avoidance) that were … Read more
  • Literature review on malingering detection in whiplash associated disorders
    Congratulations to the team of Monaro et al., who have just published a second paper on the topic of detection of malingering in whiplash associated disorders, in the International Journal of Legal Medicine. This time, the featured article is a systematic review on the different strategies and techniques used in the field. Read the full … Read more
  • Back-UP workshop on Personalised Medicine and Glycoscience
    Workshop with the participation of Dragan Primorac, President of the Croatian Society for Personalised Medicine, in which the Back-UP Platform and some of its components will be presented, with a special focus on the usage of glycans as biomarkers for inflammation.
  • New paper published in the European Journal of Pain
    A systematic review of recommended treatment options for neck and low back pain across Europe has been published by Nadia Corp et al. in the European Journal of Pain, presenting a broad range of options consistedly supported by 17 guidelines across 8 European countries. Read the full paper in here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1679