Maurits van Tulder

Summary

Affiliation: Institute for Work and Health
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Conservative non-pharmacological treatment for chronic low back pain
    Maurits van Tulder
    BMJ 337:a974. 2008
  2. ncbi Economic evaluation of an intensive group training protocol compared with usual care physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain
    Nicole van der Roer
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:445-51. 2008
  3. ncbi Low back pain
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, M5G 2E9, Canada
    Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 16:761-75. 2002
  4. ncbi Developing guidelines for good practice in the economic evaluation of occupational safety and health interventions
    Emile Tompa
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Scand J Work Environ Health 36:313-8. 2010
  5. ncbi The sensitivity of review results to methods used to appraise and incorporate trial quality into data synthesis
    Gabrielle van der Velde
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:796-806. 2007
  6. ncbi 2009 updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group
    Andrea D Furlan
    Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:1929-41. 2009
  7. ncbi Traction for low back pain with or without sciatica: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane collaboration
    Judy Clarke
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:1591-9. 2006
  8. ncbi Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration
    Andrea D Furlan
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:944-63. 2005
  9. ncbi Repetitive strain injury
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Lancet 369:1815-22. 2007
  10. ncbi Statistical significance versus clinical importance: trials on exercise therapy for chronic low back pain as example
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:1785-90. 2007

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Detail Information

Publications26

  1. ncbi Conservative non-pharmacological treatment for chronic low back pain
    Maurits van Tulder
    BMJ 337:a974. 2008
  2. ncbi Economic evaluation of an intensive group training protocol compared with usual care physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain
    Nicole van der Roer
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:445-51. 2008
    ..Economic evaluation from a societal perspective conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial with a follow-up of 52 weeks...
  3. ncbi Low back pain
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, M5G 2E9, Canada
    Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 16:761-75. 2002
    ..Consequently, it is still unclear what the most efficient strategy is for primary and secondary prevention. In general, multi-modal preventative approaches seem better able to reflect the clinical reality than single-modal interventions...
  4. ncbi Developing guidelines for good practice in the economic evaluation of occupational safety and health interventions
    Emile Tompa
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Scand J Work Environ Health 36:313-8. 2010
    ..Drawing from that workshop, we discuss issues to consider when developing guidelines for good practice (ie, a reference case)...
  5. ncbi The sensitivity of review results to methods used to appraise and incorporate trial quality into data synthesis
    Gabrielle van der Velde
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:796-806. 2007
    ..Systematic review...
  6. ncbi 2009 updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group
    Andrea D Furlan
    Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:1929-41. 2009
    ..Method guidelines for systematic reviews of trials of treatments for neck and back pain...
  7. ncbi Traction for low back pain with or without sciatica: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane collaboration
    Judy Clarke
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:1591-9. 2006
    ..Systematic review...
  8. ncbi Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration
    Andrea D Furlan
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:944-63. 2005
    ..To assess the effects of acupuncture and dry-needling for the treatment of nonspecific low back pain...
  9. ncbi Repetitive strain injury
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Lancet 369:1815-22. 2007
    ..Further high-quality trials should aim to include sufficient sample sizes, working populations, and work-related outcomes...
  10. ncbi Statistical significance versus clinical importance: trials on exercise therapy for chronic low back pain as example
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:1785-90. 2007
    ..Critical appraisal of the literature...
  11. ncbi Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture
    Carlo Ammendolia
    University Health Network, Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Fell Pavillion 4 132, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MST 258
    Spine J 8:160-72. 2008
    ..It is hoped that articles in this special focus issue will be informative and aid in decision making for the many stakeholders evaluating nonsurgical interventions for CLBP...
  12. ncbi What predicts outcome in non-operative treatments of chronic low back pain? A systematic review
    Tina Wessels
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ludwig Maximilans University, Marchioninistr 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
    Eur Spine J 15:1633-44. 2006
    ..This is relevant for the refinement of future treatment programs...
  13. ncbi Chapter 3. European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care
    Maurits van Tulder
    Eur Spine J 15:S169-91. 2006
  14. ncbi Economic evaluations and randomized trials in spinal disorders: principles and methods
    Ingeborg Korthals-de Bos
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine EMGO, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:442-8. 2004
    ..Descriptive methodologic recommendations...
  15. ncbi Rehabilitation following first-time lumbar disc surgery: a systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration
    Raymond W J G Ostelo
    Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:209-18. 2003
    ..A systematic review of randomized controlled trials...
  16. ncbi Updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the cochrane collaboration back review group
    Maurits van Tulder
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:1290-9. 2003
    ..Descriptive method guidelines...
  17. ncbi A best-evidence review of diagnostic procedures for neck and low-back pain
    Sidney M Rubinstein
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 22:471-82. 2008
    ..Plain spinal radiography in combination with standard laboratory tests is useful for identifying pathology, but is not advisable for non-specific neck or low-back pain...
  18. ncbi Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs or acetaminophen for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee? A systematic review of evidence and guidelines
    Anke Wegman
    Department of General Practice, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol 31:344-54. 2004
    ..This systematic review summarizes the available evidence on the efficacy of NSAID compared to acetaminophen, and compares the quality and content of clinical guidelines regarding the pharmacological treatment of OA...
  19. ncbi Costs of treating bleeding and perforated peptic ulcers in The Netherlands
    Helena de Leest
    Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol 31:788-91. 2004
    ..We estimated the direct costs of hospital treatment of bleeding and perforated ulcers in a university hospital, from data in discharge letters and the hospital management information system...
  20. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of an active implementation strategy for the Dutch physiotherapy guideline for low back pain
    Margreet Hoeijenbos
    Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, during research, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Policy 75:85-98. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: The active implementation strategy appears not to be cost effective as compared to the standard strategy...
  21. ncbi Indirect and total costs of early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized comparison of combined step-down prednisolone, methotrexate, and sulfasalazine with sulfasalazine alone
    Ingeborg Korthals-de Bos
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Rheumatol 31:1709-16. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: COBRA therapy adds additional disease control (improvements in disease activity, physical function, and rate of damage progression) at lower or equal cost compared to SSZ in early RA...
  22. ncbi Criteria list for assessment of methodological quality of economic evaluations: Consensus on Health Economic Criteria
    Silvia Evers
    Department of Health Policy and Economics, Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    Int J Technol Assess Health Care 21:240-5. 2005
    ..The criteria list resulting from this CHEC project should be regarded as a minimum standard...
  23. ncbi Chronic low back pain
    Maurits van Tulder
    VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am Fam Physician 74:1577-9. 2006
  24. ncbi Acute low back pain
    Bart Koes
    Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Am Fam Physician 74:803-5. 2006
  25. ncbi Prevention of work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders: the challenge of implementing evidence
    Patrick Loisel
    Disability Prevention Research and Training Center, Universite de Sherbrooke, 1111 St Charles West, Suite 101, Longueuil, J4K 5G4, Quebec, Canada
    J Occup Rehabil 15:507-24. 2005
    ..One reason for limited dissemination of evidence is the complexity of the problem, as it is subject to multiple legal, administrative, social, political, and cultural challenges...
  26. ncbi Advances in the field of low back pain in primary care: a report from the fourth international forum
    Jeffrey Borkan
    Department of Behavioral Sciences, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:E128-32. 2002
    ..Review of advances in the primary care research on low back pain (LBP) from a unique international forum, and analysis of open-ended questionnaires from participants...