Project results

In the posts listed below you can find a collection of the public results of the Back-UP project, with links to download the associated materials from this website or from the original publishers’s sites (all in open access). See also the section of Back-UP publications and events for a complete list of dissemination and communication actions, with bibliographic references.

  • 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
  • Integrity test for the assessment of whiplash-associated disorders
    See the video of the presentation delivered in BritSpine 2021, about the study conducted by Università di Padova, Mutua MAZ and IBV.
  • 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
  • New paper published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine
    The paper entitle “A model to differentiate WAD patients and people with abnormal pain behaviour based on biomechanical and self-reported tests“, by Merylin Monaro et al., has been published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine, showing that the combination of self-reported pain symptoms and motion parameters obtained from biomechanical tests can be useful to … Read more
  • Look for the Back-UP self-management resources in your own language
    If you are a health care professional, carer, or a person suffering from neck or low back pain, you can already find a document with such resources in 10 different languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Polish and Portuguese).
  • Effectiveness of workplace intervention strategies in lower back pain prevention: a review
    A systematic review to identify effective work place intervention strategies for the prevention of low back pain, by Danuta Roman-Liu et al. has been published in the Industrial Health journal, showing that the most effective strategies include technical modifications of the workstand and education based on practical training. Read the full paper in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7708737/
  • Evidence‐based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines
    A systematic review of 17 guidelines for the treatment of neck and low back pain is been published in the European Journal of Pain.
  • Try the NEW FREE Back-UP first contact tool!
    Are you a clinician looking for an evidence-based sets of self-management resources for your patients with neck and back pain? Try out this NEW FREE clinician web app
  • Back-UP in IASP 2020-2021
    University of Keele has presented a poster in the virtual exposition of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), with a poster on the “Visualisation of multivariable individualised prediction models for pain and function in patients with neck and/or low back pain”. This poser shows the basis of the visualisations that have been … Read more
  • Technical Back-UP videos
    Visit our channel in Youtube and see the new videos presenting the Researcher Platform based on CISTIB’s Multi-X, and the Clinician Platform implemented in GMV’s Antari HomeCare.
  • Association between objectively measured physical behaviour and neck‐ and low back pain: a systematic review
    A systematic review made by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Karolinska Institue, Roessingh Research and Development, the University of Twente, the University of Southern Denmark and the Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, has been published in the European Journal of Pain.
  • Back-UP video for first contact clinicians
    This video explains how Back-UP platform will help first contact clinicians to evaluate the best intervention options for patients with neck or back pain, make shared decisions and monitor their progression.
  • Back-UP posters presented in EFIC 2019
    Two posters were presented by the Back-UP Consortium in the 11th Congress of the European Pain Federation, EFIC 2019, in Valencia.
  • Presentation in the SERMEF Congress 2019
    The Spanish Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine (SERMEF) is celebrating in Seville its 57th Congress (15-18 May 2019). In this congress Cristina Herrera (IBV) has presented a poster about the Back-UP project, explaining the concept of the architecture and the use cases that are being developed.
  • Objectively measured physical behaviour and neck pain and/or low back pain: a systematic review protocol
    This poster, prepared by various partners of the Back-UP project, describes the methodology of the systematic review made to investigate the associations between neck or low back pain, and it was presented by Cecilie K. Øveras (NTNU) in the EPIC 2019 conference (Berlin, 20-23 March 2019).
  • The Back-Up project presented at the SBPR2018 in Groningen
    On November 15, 2018 the Back-UP project was presented at the annual general meeting of the Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) by Stephanie Jansen-Kosterink of RRD. Her presentation focused on the general aim the project, and some results of the first months were showcased.
  • Relationship between neck motion and self-reported pain in patients with whiplash associated disorders during the acute phase
    A study made in the Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia, and published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, shows that the perceived pain of whiplash associated disorders is related to neck motion measures, with range of motion and smoothness of neck flexion are consistently related to pain perception.
  • The Back-UP Project: Towards predictive diagnosis and personalised medicine for NLBP underpinned by the VPH technologies and vision
    This poster, made by Milton Hoz de Vila and Alejandro F. Frangi (The University of Sheffield) presented the technology concept of Back-UP, in the VPH 2018 Conference (5-7 September 2018).
  • Methodological framework for the management of neck and low back pain
    This documents (Deliverable 1.1) describes how Back-UP approaches the management of NLBP, based on the three main end-user cases that have been considered in the project: the clinical treatment of the patient that seeks healthcare, the return to work of a patient who has been off work due to NLBP, and the self-management of health.