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The prevalence and incidence of work absenteeism involving neck pain: a cohort of Ontario lost-time claimantsPierre Cote
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33:S192-8. 2008..Cohort study...
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...
Individual participant data meta-analysis of mechanical workplace risk factors and low back painLauren E Griffith
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Am J Public Health 102:309-18. 2012..We used individual participant data from multiple studies to conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis of mechanical exposures in the workplace and low back pain...
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 self-reported cardiovascular disorders and troublesome neck pain: a population-based cohort studyPaul S Nolet
Department of Graduate Education and Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 35:176-83. 2012..The purpose of this population-based cohort study was to investigate the association between self-reported cardiovascular disorders and troublesome neck pain...
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...
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...
The course of work absenteeism involving neck pain: a cohort study of Ontario lost-time claimantsDwayne Van Eerd
Institute for Work and Health Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:977-82. 2011..Cohort study...
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...
Neck pain patients' preference scores for their current healthGabrielle van der Velde
Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment THETA Collaborative, University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building, 6th Floor, Room 658, 144 College Street, and Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 3M2, Canada
Qual Life Res 19:687-700. 2010..To elicit neck pain (NP) patients' preference scores for their current health, and investigate the association between their scores and NP disability...
Whiplash injury is more than neck pain: a population-based study of pain localization after traffic injuryCesar A HincapiƩ
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Patterns of sick-leave and health outcomes in injured workers with back painPierre Cote
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Eur Spine J 17:484-93. 2008..Almost a third of workers with an incident episode of back pain experience recurrent spells of work absenteeism during the following year. Our data suggest that stable patterns of sick-leave are associated with better health...
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...
Adherence to radiography guidelines for low back pain: a survey of chiropractic schools worldwideCarlo Ammendolia
Clinical Epidemiologist, Rehabilitation Solutions, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:412-8. 2008..This study describes instruction provided at chiropractic schools worldwide on the use of spine radiography and compares instruction with evidence-based guidelines for low back pain...
A study of the test-retest reliability of the self-perceived general recovery and self-perceived change in neck pain questions in patients with recent whiplash-associated disordersTrung Ngo
Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Eur Spine J 19:957-62. 2010..In conclusion, our results suggest that self-perceived recovery questions have adequate reliability for use in epidemiological research of WAD...
Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population?Cesar A HincapiƩ
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...
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....
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...
Capturing cases in workers' compensation databases: the example of neck painDwayne Van Eerd
Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Ind Med 49:557-68. 2006..There is a need to more accurately enumerate workers with musculoskeletal injuries who make lost-time claims to workers compensation boards. The objective of this study is to develop an approach to more accurately enumerate these workers...
The impact of early workplace-based return-to-work strategies on work absence duration: a 6-month longitudinal study following an occupational musculoskeletal injuryRenee Louise Franche
Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Occup Environ Med 49:960-74. 2007..To examine, using administrative and self-reported data, the relationship between early return-to-work (RTW) strategies and work absence duration...
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...
Utilization and costs of lumbar and full spine radiography by Ontario chiropractors from 1994 to 2001Carlo Ammendolia
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Spine J 9:556-63. 2009..Evidence for the use of full spine radiography, except for the evaluation of scoliosis is lacking. It is uncertain what impact the growing evidence against their use has had on radiography utilization by Ontario chiropractors...
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...
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...
Protocol for a systematic review of prognosis after mild traumatic brain injury: an update of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force findingsCarol Cancelliere
Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
Syst Rev 1:17. 2012..Finally, we will identify gaps in the literature, and make recommendations for future research...
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...
Do chiropractors adhere to guidelines for back radiographs? A study of chiropractic teaching clinics in CanadaCarlo Ammendolia
Centre for Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes, University Health Network, and Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:2509-14. 2007..Clinical cohort...
Translation of mechanical exposure in the workplace into common metrics for meta-analysis: a reliability and validity studyLauren E Griffith
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occup Environ Med 68:605-10. 2011..The objectives of this study were to estimate the impact on the inter-rater reliability of using non-expert (NE) raters and to assess the validity of our scales...
Does early management of whiplash-associated disorders assist or impede recovery?Pierre Cote
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:S275-9. 2011..Narrative review of the literature and commentary...
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...
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...
Early patterns of care for occupational back painPierre Cote
Institute for Work and Health and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:581-7. 2005..Cross-sectional analysis...
Methods to account for attrition in longitudinal data: do they work? A simulation studyVicki L Kristman
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eur J Epidemiol 20:657-62. 2005..With data MNAR, no method provided unbiased estimates of the OR at attrition rates of 25 or 40%. When observations are not MAR or MCAR, imputation and weighting methods may not effectively reduce attrition bias...
Regional differences in rates of HIV-1 viral load monitoring in Canada: Insights and implications for antiretroviral care in high income countriesJanet M Raboud
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
BMC Infect Dis 10:40. 2010....
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...
The association between low back pain and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a population-based cohort studyMaja Stupar
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, 750 Dundas Street W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 33:349-54. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine whether prevalent self-reported back pain predicts future osteoarthritis-related pain and disability in individuals with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
Evaluation of the quality of prognosis studies in systematic reviewsJill A Hayden
Institute for Work and Health, University of Toronto, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Intern Med 144:427-37. 2006..To provide valid assessments of answers to prognostic questions, systematic reviews must appraise the quality of the available evidence. However, no standard quality assessment method is currently available...
Loss to follow-up in cohort studies: how much is too much?Vicki Kristman
Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eur J Epidemiol 19:751-60. 2004..Loss to follow-up in cohort studies rarely occurs randomly. Therefore, when planning a cohort study, one should assume that loss to follow-up is MNAR and attempt to achieve the maximum follow-up rate possible...
Effects of exercise on bone mass in young women with anorexia nervosaEsther J Waugh
Osteoporosis Research Program, Women s College Hospital, 76 Grenville St, 8th Floor E, Room 812B, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2B2
Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:755-63. 2011..The response of bone to exercise in women with anorexia nervosa (AN) is unclear. We investigated the associations between bone mineral density (BMD) and exercise performed while ill and while recovered in women with a history of AN...

