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Dosing study of massage for chronic neck pain: protocol for the dose response evaluation and analysis of massage [DREAM] trialKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 12:158. 2012....- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers' views of chronic low back pain patients' expectations of CAM therapies: a qualitative studyLisa M Schafer
Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 12:234. 2012..However, there is a paucity of research on CAM providers' views of their patients' expectations regarding CAM therapy and the role of these expectations in patient outcomes... - Survey of CAM interest, self-care, and satisfaction with health care for type 2 diabetes at group health cooperativeRyan Bradley
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 11:121. 2011.... - Effectiveness of focused structural massage and relaxation massage for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trialDaniel C Cherkin
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, USA
Trials 10:96. 2009..This trial will be the first evaluation of the effectiveness of relaxation massage for chronic back pain and the first large trial of a focused structural form of massage for this condition... - Individual patient data meta-analysis of acupuncture for chronic pain: protocol of the Acupuncture Trialists' CollaborationAndrew J Vickers
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
Trials 11:90. 2010..The Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration, a group of trialists, statisticians and other researchers, was established to synthesize patient-level data from several recently published large, high-quality trials... - Practice patterns of naturopathic physicians: results from a random survey of licensed practitioners in two US StatesHeather S Boon
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Complement Altern Med 4:14. 2004..S., little is known about the practice of CAM providers. The objective of this study was to describe and compare the practice patterns of naturopathic physicians in Washington State and Connecticut... - Randomized trial of therapeutic massage for chronic neck painKaren J Sherman
Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Clin J Pain 25:233-8. 2009..A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate whether therapeutic massage is more beneficial than a self-care book for patients with chronic neck pain... - Development of a taxonomy to describe massage treatments for musculoskeletal painKaren J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 6:24. 2006..The objective of this study was to develop a taxonomy to describe what massage therapists actually do when giving a massage to patients with musculoskeletal pain... 
The diagnosis and treatment of chronic back pain by acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapistsKaren J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Clin J Pain 22:227-34. 2006..To describe the diagnostic and therapeutic content of visits for chronic back pain to acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapists...- Characteristics of patients with chronic back pain who benefit from acupunctureKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:114. 2009..As part of a large trial evaluating acupuncture for chronic low back pain, we sought to identify subgroups of participants that were particularly responsive to acupuncture... - Comparing recruitment strategies in a study of acupuncture for chronic back painKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:69. 2009..Little is known about how the use of different recruitment strategies affects the types of individuals choosing to participate or the conclusions of the study... - Effectiveness of therapeutic massage for generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized controlled trialKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Depress Anxiety 27:441-50. 2010..This study evaluates the effectiveness of therapeutic massage for persons with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)... - Comparison of yoga versus stretching for chronic low back pain: protocol for the Yoga Exercise Self-care (YES) trialKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, USA
Trials 11:36. 2010..This study will assess whether yoga is effective for treating chronic low back pain compared with self care and exercise and will explore the mechanisms responsible for any observed benefits... - A randomized trial comparing yoga, stretching, and a self-care book for chronic low back painKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:2019-26. 2011..This trial was designed to determine whether yoga is more effective than conventional stretching exercises or a self-care book for primary care patients with chronic low back pain... - Comparing yoga, exercise, and a self-care book for chronic low back pain: a randomized, controlled trialKaren J Sherman
Group Health Cooperative and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:849-56. 2005..Chronic low back pain is a common problem that has only modestly effective treatment options... - A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US statesKaren J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 5:13. 2005..Despite the growing popularity of therapeutic massage in the US, little is known about the training or practice characteristics of massage therapists. The objective of this study was to describe these characteristics... - Complementary and alternative medical therapies for chronic low back pain: What treatments are patients willing to try?Karen J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 4:9. 2004.... - The diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic low-back pain by traditional Chinese medical acupuncturistsK J Sherman
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
J Altern Complement Med 7:641-50. 2001..We recommend that researchers attempt to develop a treatment that is considered credible by expert acupuncturists and has broad features characteristic of patterns of common clinical practice... - Description and validation of a noninvasive placebo acupuncture procedureKaren J Sherman
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
J Altern Complement Med 8:11-9. 2002..To evaluate a simulated acupuncture technique for use in randomized controlled trials assessing the efficacy of acupuncture for low-back pain... - How traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists would diagnose and treat chronic low back pain: results of a survey of licensed acupuncturists in Washington StateK J Sherman
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Complement Ther Med 9:146-53. 2001..This survey was undertaken to learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncturists' diagnose and treat patients with chronic low back pain in order to develop a standardized treatment for a clinical trial of that condition... - The practice of acupuncture: who are the providers and what do they do?Karen J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:151-8. 2005..This study provides basic information about the training and practices of licensed acupuncturists... - Treatment expectations and preferences as predictors of outcome of acupuncture for chronic back painKaren J Sherman
Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:1471-7. 2010..Preplanned secondary analysis of data from participants receiving acupuncture in a randomized clinical trial... - Characteristics of visits to licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physiciansDaniel C Cherkin
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle 98101, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 15:463-72. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: This information will help inform discussions of the roles CAM practitioners will play in the health care system of the future... - Randomized trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back painD C Cherkin
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Arch Intern Med 161:1081-8. 2001..Traditional Chinese Medical acupuncture was relatively ineffective. Massage might be an effective alternative to conventional medical care for persistent back pain... - Developing methods for acupuncture research: rationale for and design of a pilot study evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back painKaren J Sherman
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Altern Ther Health Med 9:54-60. 2003.... - Conceptualization and evaluation of an optimal healing environment for chronic low-back pain in primary careDan Cherkin
Group Health Center for Health Services, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
J Altern Complement Med 10:S171-8. 2004.... - Healing in primary care: a vision shared by patients, physicians, nurses, and clinical staffClarissa Hsu
Group Health Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ann Fam Med 6:307-14. 2008..We wanted to understand the views of patients and clinicians on the central concept of healing and to identify major facilitators of and barriers to promoting healing in primary care... - A randomized trial comparing acupuncture, simulated acupuncture, and usual care for chronic low back painDaniel C Cherkin
Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:858-66. 2009..This trial addresses the importance of needle placement and skin penetration in eliciting acupuncture effects for patients with chronic low back pain... - Mental health visits to complementary and alternative medicine providersGregory E Simon
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26:171-7. 2004..Among those seeking CAM care for mental disorders, concomitant treatment by conventional medical providers is common, but communication or coordination of care is rare... - Insurance coverage and subsequent utilization of complementary and alternative medicine providersWilliam E Lafferty
Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Manag Care 12:397-404. 2006..Since 1996, Washington State law has required that private health insurance cover licensed complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers... - A review of the evidence for the effectiveness, safety, and cost of acupuncture, massage therapy, and spinal manipulation for back painDaniel C Cherkin
Group Health Cooperative and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
Ann Intern Med 138:898-906. 2003..All of these treatments seem to be relatively safe. Preliminary evidence suggests that massage, but not acupuncture or spinal manipulation, may reduce the costs of care after an initial course of therapy... - The role of alternative medical providers for the outpatient treatment of insured patients with back painBonnie K Lind
Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Spine 30:1454-9. 2005..Although less expensive, this group also appears to be less severely ill. Because of the high prevalence of this condition, cost-effectiveness studies that include CAM therapies are still warranted... - A randomized clinical trial of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in fibromyalgiaNassim P Assefi
The Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies, and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:10-9. 2005..A usual-care comparison group was not studied. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture was no better than sham acupuncture at relieving pain in fibromyalgia... - Characteristics of licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physiciansDaniel C Cherkin
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 15:378-90. 2002..Interstate differences were small. CONCLUSIONS: This characterization of CAM providers will help inform decisions about the future role of CAM providers in the health care system... - A method for describing and evaluating naturopathic whole practicePatricia M Herman
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson
Altern Ther Health Med 12:20-8. 2006..SETTING: Work was performed at Bastyr University and the University of Arizona... - Acceptability of a school-based intervention for the prevention of adolescent obesityLeanne M Mauriello
Behavior Change Projects, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, West Kingston, RI, USA
J Sch Nurs 22:269-77. 2006..Further, if found effective, it can be disseminated as an efficient, low-cost, population-based approach designed to address the epidemic of obesity... - Acupuncture and knee osteoarthritisDan C Cherkin
Ann Intern Med 142:872; author reply 872-3. 2005 - A comparison of physician and nonphysician acupuncture treatment for chronic low back painDonna Kalauokalani
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Clin J Pain 21:406-11. 2005..This is the first study providing descriptive data on physician acupuncture and comparison to nonphysician acupuncture... - Yin scores and yang scores: A new method for quantitative diagnostic evaluation in traditional Chinese medicine researchHelene M Langevin
University of Vermont General Clinical Research Center at Fletcher Allen Health Care, USA Helene Langevin uvm edu
J Altern Complement Med 10:389-95; discussion 387. 2004..This method aims to classify subjects into groups allowing future quantitative testing of key research questions such as: do different groups of patients respond differently to acupuncture treatments or Chinese herb formulas?.. - Controversies in acupuncture research: selection of controls and outcome measures in acupuncture clinical trialsHelene M Langevin
Departments of Neurology, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
J Altern Complement Med 12:943-53. 2006 - Pathophysiological model for chronic low back pain integrating connective tissue and nervous system mechanismsHelene M Langevin
Department of Neurology, Given C423, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, United States
Med Hypotheses 68:74-80. 2007....