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Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside the University Health Network Whiplash Intervention Trial: cost-effectiveness of education and activation, a rehabilitation program, and the legislated standard of care for acute whiplash injury in OntarioGabrielle van der Velde
Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment THETA Collaborative, University of Toronto, and St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
BMC Public Health 11:594. 2011....
Are workplace health promotion programs effective at improving presenteeism in workers? A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the literatureCarol Cancelliere
Master of Public Health Program, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
BMC Public Health 11:395. 2011..The primary objective is to determine if WHP programs are effective in improving presenteeism. The secondary objectives are to identify characteristics of successful programs and potential risk factors for presenteeism...
Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population?Cesar A Hincapié
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes CREIDO, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:22. 2008..We conducted a study to determine if a lifetime history of work-related low back injury is associated with prevalent severity-graded low back pain, depressive symptoms, or both, in the general population...
Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover studyJ David Cassidy
Centre of Research Expertise for Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S176-83. 2008..Population-based, case-control and case-crossover study...
Does multidisciplinary rehabilitation benefit whiplash recovery?: results of a population-based incidence cohort studyJ David Cassidy
University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:126-31. 2007..Population-based, incidence cohort...
Is it time for a population health approach to neck pain?J David Cassidy
Centre of Research Expertise for Improved Disability Outcomes, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:442-6. 2008..Individual-level health care treatments have been well studied, but population-health approaches to this problem have not. We used a best-evidence synthesis to examine population-level approaches to the prevention and control of NPAD...
The association between a lifetime history of a work-related neck injury and future neck pain: a population based cohort studyPaul S Nolet
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 34:348-55. 2011..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between a lifetime history of a work-related neck injury and the development of troublesome neck pain in the general population...
The association between prevalent neck pain and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional analysisMana Rezai
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Eur Spine J 18:371-81. 2009..Our cross-sectional analysis suggests that most of the observed association between prevalent neck pain and HRQoL is attributable to comorbidities...
Examining vertebrobasilar artery stroke in two Canadian provincesEleanor Boyle
Centre of Research Expertise for Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S170-5. 2008..Ecological study...
The burden and determinants of neck pain in workers: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersPierre Cote
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S60-74. 2008..Systematic review and best evidence synthesis...
Whiplash injury is more than neck pain: a population-based study of pain localization after traffic injuryCesar A Hincapié
Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Occup Environ Med 52:434-40. 2010..To describe the distribution of bodily pain and identify common patterns of pain localization after traffic injury...
Early aggressive care and delayed recovery from whiplash: isolated finding or reproducible result?Pierre Cote
Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute and Rehabilitations Solutions, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arthritis Rheum 57:861-8. 2007..To test the reproducibility of the finding that early intensive care for whiplash injuries is associated with delayed recovery...
Identifying the best treatment among common nonsurgical neck pain treatments: a decision analysisGabrielle van der Velde
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S184-91. 2008..Decision analysis...
Key factors in back disability prevention: what influences the choice of priorities?Jaime Guzman
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:E281-9. 2007..Survey, subgroup analysis, Q-analysis, and analysis of e-mail exchanges...
The burden and determinants of neck pain in the general population: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersSheilah Hogg-Johnson
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S39-51. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
The association between a lifetime history of a neck injury in a motor vehicle collision and future neck pain: a population-based cohort studyPaul S Nolet
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Eur Spine J 19:972-81. 2010..The consequences of a neck injury in a motor vehicle collision can have long lasting effects and predispose individuals to experience recurrent episodes of neck pain...
Looking upstream to understand low back pain and return to work: psychosocial factors as the product of system issuesSophie Soklaridis
University Health Network, Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 3S3
Soc Sci Med 71:1557-66. 2010..This reconceptualization provides insight into the "upstream factors" associated with LBP and RTW...
Association between body mass index and recovery from whiplash injuries: a cohort studyXiaoqing Yang
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Epidemiol 165:1063-9. 2007..99, 95% confidence interval: 0.90, 1.08) had similar rates of recovery, even after adjustment for other factors. The results do not support the hypothesis that individuals who are overweight or obese have a worse prognosis for whiplash...
Disordered eating, menstrual disturbances, and low bone mineral density in dancers: a systematic reviewCesar A Hincapié
Toronto Western Hospital, ON, Canada
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:1777-1789.e1. 2010..To assemble and synthesize the best evidence on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disordered eating, menstrual disturbances, and low bone mineral density in dancers...
Prevalence of lost-time claims for mild traumatic brain injury in the working population: improving estimates using workers compensation databasesVicki L Kristman
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brain Inj 22:51-9. 2008..To test the usefulness of a method to improve the measurement of prevalent mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) among injured workers with a workers compensation claim...
The sensitivity of review results to methods used to appraise and incorporate trial quality into data synthesisGabrielle van der Velde
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:796-806. 2007..Systematic review...
Initial patterns of clinical care and recovery from whiplash injuries: a population-based cohort studyPierre Cote
Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 165:2257-63. 2005..We designed a cohort study to determine whether patterns of early clinical care (involving visits to general practitioners, chiropractors, or specialists) were associated with different rates of recovery...
Incidence and course of low back pain episodes in the general populationJ David Cassidy
Division of Outcomes and Population Health, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2817-23. 2005..Population-based, prospective cohort...
Key factors in back disability prevention: a consensus panel on their impact and modifiabilityJaime Guzman
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:807-15. 2007..Modified Delphi panel using Q-methodology...
Designing a workplace return-to-work program for occupational low back pain: an intervention mapping approachCarlo Ammendolia
Centre for Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:65. 2009..The objective of this study is to design a best evidence RTW program for occupational LBP tailored to the Ontario setting using an intervention mapping approach...
User's guide to the chiropractic literature-IB: how to use an article about therapyJason W Busse
McMaster Health Sciences, Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:525-32. 2003
A population-based case-series of Ontario patients who develop a vertebrobasilar artery stroke after seeing a chiropractorStephanie Choi
Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 34:15-22. 2011..Therefore, the objective of our study is to describe the characteristics of Ontario VBA stroke patients who consulted a chiropractor within the year before their stroke...
Musculoskeletal injuries and pain in dancers: a systematic reviewCesar A Hincapié
Artists Health Centre Research Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1819-29. 2008..To assemble and synthesize the best evidence on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries and pain in dancers...
Clinical examination and ultrasound of self-reported snapping hip syndrome in elite ballet dancersPaul Winston
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G2A2, Canada
Am J Sports Med 35:118-26. 2007..Although snapping hip syndrome is commonly reported in ballet dancers, the prevalence, impact, and underlying mechanism of this condition have not been formally studied within a cohort of dancers...
Spinal injuries in Canadian ice hockey: an update to 2005Charles H Tator
ThinkFirst Canadian Ice Hockey Spinal Injuries Registry, ThinkFirst Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin J Sport Med 19:451-6. 2009..Measure incidence of spinal injuries in Canadian ice hockey for the 6-year period 2000-2005 and examine trends from 1943 to 2005...
Integrative health care in a hospital setting: communication patterns between CAM and biomedical practitionersSophie Soklaridis
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes CREIDO, University Health Network, Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
J Interprof Care 23:655-67. 2009..Their lack of consistent presence at the clinic lead to a lack of understanding of their scope of practice, hence, a lack of referrals from other health-care practitioners, particularly those who were biomedically-oriented...
Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD): results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S83-92. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in the general population: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S75-82. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders: executive summaryScott Haldeman
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Spine 33:S5-7. 2008
Clinical practice implications of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders: from concepts and findings to recommendationsJaime Guzman
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S199-213. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in workers: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S93-100. 2008..Best-evidence synthesis...
The burden and determinants of neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders after traffic collisions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLena W Holm
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S52-9. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Low back pain after traffic collisions: a population-based cohort studyJ David Cassidy
Epidemiology Program and the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:1002-9. 2003..A population-based, incidence cohort study was conducted...
Passive coping is a risk factor for disabling neck or low back painAnnalyn C Mercado
FIT for Active Living Program, 8th Floor, Saskatoon City Hospital, 701 Queen Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 0M7
Pain 117:51-7. 2005..To assess the relationship between coping and the development of disabling pain...
Depression as a risk factor for onset of an episode of troublesome neck and low back painLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences and the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, University of Alberta, 3080 RTF, 8308 114 St, Edmonton, Alta, Canada T6G 2E1
Pain 107:134-9. 2004..97; 95% CI 1.81-8.72). Depression is a strong and independent predictor for the onset of an episode of intense and/or disabling neck and low back pain...
The prognostic value of functional capacity evaluation in patients with chronic low back pain: part 1: timely return to workDouglas P Gross
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:914-9. 2004..Historical cohort study...
A population-based study of factors associated with combinations of active and passive coping with neck and low back painLinda Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
J Rehabil Med 34:67-72. 2002..We conclude that high levels of passive coping are strongly associated with disabling pain and that there is no evidence of an association between pain severity and active coping...
Factors influencing neck pain intensity in whiplash-associated disordersLena W Holm
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:E98-104. 2006..Cohort study of subjects with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD)...
The role of pain coping strategies in prognosis after whiplash injury: passive coping predicts slowed recoveryLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta, Canada
Pain 124:18-26. 2006..Active coping showed no independent association with recovery. These findings highlight the importance of early assessment of both coping behaviors and depressive symptomatology...
The annual incidence and course of neck pain in the general population: a population-based cohort studyPierre Cote
Institute for Work and Health, 481 University Avenue, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5G 2E9
Pain 112:267-73. 2004..63-0.88). Neck pain is a disabling condition with a course marked by periods of remission and exacerbation. Contrary to prior belief, most individuals with neck pain do not experience complete resolution of their symptoms and disability...
Frequency, timing, and course of depressive symptomatology after whiplashLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:E551-6. 2006..Population-based incidence cohort...
Prognostic factors associated with minimal improvement following acute whiplash-associated disordersJohn A Dufton
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:E759-65; discussion E766. 2006..Retrospective clinical cohort study...
Widespread pain following whiplash-associated disorders: incidence, course, and risk factorsLena W Holm
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
J Rheumatol 34:193-200. 2007....
Reduced or painful jaw movement after collision-related injuries: a population-based studyLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, Alberta Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E1
J Am Dent Assoc 138:86-93. 2007..The authors report the incidence of and factors associated with reduced and/or painful jaw movement after motor vehicle collisions that resulted in whiplash-associated disorders (WADs)...
A consensus approach toward the standardization of back pain definitions for use in prevalence studiesClermont E Dionne
Population Health Research Unit, URESP Research Centre of the Laval University Affiliated Hospital, Quebec, QC, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:95-103. 2008..A modified Delphi study conducted with 28 experts in back pain research from 12 countries...
Factors associated with the onset of an episode of depressive symptoms in the general populationLinda J Carroll
Epidemiology Program, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 56:651-8. 2003..To determined the association between spinal pain, headache, health, demographic and socio-economic characteristics, and development of depressive symptomatology...
User's guide to the chiropractic literature-IA: how to use an article about therapyJason W Busse
McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:330-7. 2003
Incidence study of head blows and concussions in competition taekwondoJae O Koh
Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Clin J Sport Med 14:72-9. 2004..To examine the incidence of head blows and concussions in competition taekwondo...
Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersEric L Hurwitz
Department of Public Health Sciences, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S123-52. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
A new conceptual model of neck pain: linking onset, course, and care: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersJaime Guzman
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S14-23. 2008..Iterative discussion and consensus by a multidisciplinary task force scientific secretariat reviewing scientific evidence on neck pain and its associated disorders...
Summary of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Neurotrauma Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryLena Holm
Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
J Rehabil Med 37:137-41. 2005..The Task Force identified 38,806 citations and 743 relevant studies, of which 313 (42%) were accepted on scientific merit and formed the basis of the best evidence synthesis...
Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissectionPierre Cote
Neurology 61:1314; author reply 1314-5. 2003
Incidence of concussion in contact sports: a systematic review of the evidenceJae O Koh
Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Brain Inj 17:901-17. 2003..Some common methodological problems were also identified in this literature with the hope of improving future studies...
Back pain and health policy research: the what, why, how, who, and whenMary Wyatt
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:E468-75. 2004..A background literature, supported by discussion and outcomes on the subject of Health Policy and Back Pain, from the Fifth International Forum on Low Back Pain Research in Primary Care, in Montreal in May 2002...
Assessment of neck pain and its associated disorders: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersMargareta Nordin
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University, NY, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S101-22. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trialCarolyn A Emery
Sport Medicine Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta
CMAJ 172:749-54. 2005..We studied the effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program using a wobble board in improving static and dynamic balance and reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents...
Simple educational intervention to improve the recovery from acute whiplash: results of a randomized, controlled trialRobert Ferrari
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 12:699-706. 2005..To determine if an educational intervention in the acute stage of whiplash injury may improve the recovery rate...
Expectations for recovery important in the prognosis of whiplash injuriesLena W Holm
Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
PLoS Med 5:e105. 2008..The aim of this study was to investigate if expectations for recovery are a prognostic factor after experiencing a WAD...
The empowerment of people with neck pain: introduction: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersScott Haldeman
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Spine 33:S8-S13. 2008
Methods for the best evidence synthesis on neck pain and its associated disorders: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, and the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S33-8. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Research priorities and methodological implications: the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersLinda J Carroll
Department of Public Health Sciences, and the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S214-20. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
Treatment of neck pain: injections and surgical interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated DisordersEugene J Carragee
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S153-69. 2008..Best evidence synthesis...
