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| M E GeisserSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Activity pacing for osteoarthritis symptom management: study design and methodology of a randomized trial testing a tailored clinical approach using accelerometers for veterans and non-veteransSusan L Murphy
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:177. 2011..In a pilot study, we found that participants who underwent a tailored activity pacing intervention had reduced fatigue interference with daily activities. We are now conducting a full-scale trial...- A delphi study to establish important aspects of ethics reviewMichael E Geisser
University of Michigan Health System, The Spine Program 325 E Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 6:21-4. 2011..We believe that this kind of information can be used to assist in the development of a metric to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of REC review in the various research domains... - A randomized, controlled trial of manual therapy and specific adjuvant exercise for chronic low back painMichael E Geisser
The Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Clin J Pain 21:463-70. 2005..This article examines the effectiveness of manual therapy with specific adjuvant exercise for treating chronic low back pain and disability... 
A meta-analytic review of surface electromyography among persons with low back pain and normal, healthy controlsMichael E Geisser
The Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Pain 6:711-26. 2005..PERSPECTIVE: SEMG is a simple and noninvasive measure of muscle activity. SEMG measures hold promise as an objective marker of LBP...- Psychometric properties of the mood and anxiety symptom questionnaire in patients with chronic painMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Clin J Pain 22:1-9. 2006..Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire in patients with chronic pain... - Nociception before and after exercise in rats bred for high and low aerobic capacityMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Neurosci Lett 443:37-40. 2008..In addition, a higher level of fitness may serve as buffer against the effects of stress and help to reduce or prevent the experience of clinical pain. Further research is needed to examine the mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon... - The allure of a cureMichael E Geisser
The Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Pain 7:797-9; discussion 804-6. 2006 
A psychophysical study of auditory and pressure sensitivity in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controlsMichael E Geisser
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Pain 9:417-22. 2008..These findings may also help to explain why persons with FM display a number of comorbid physical symptoms other than pain...- A pooled analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of milnacipran monotherapy in the treatment of fibromyalgiaMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Pain Pract 11:120-31. 2011..placebo as early as 1 week after treatment initiation and were sustained for up to 6 months of milnacipran treatment. The most common adverse events associated with milnacipran were nausea, headache, and constipation... - Factors associated with marital satisfaction and mood among spouses of persons with chronic back painMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Pain 6:518-25. 2005..The present study examines the relationship between patient and pain-related factors and psychosocial adjustment in the spouse... - Pain-related fear, lumbar flexion, and dynamic EMG among persons with chronic musculoskeletal low back painMichael E Geisser
Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and dagger Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Health System, Ann Arbor, 48108, USA
Clin J Pain 20:61-9. 2004..It was hypothesized that pain-related fear would be significantly related to decreased lumbar flexion and specific patterns of EMG activity during flexion and extension... - Negative affect, self-report of depressive symptoms, and clinical depression: relation to the experience of chronic painM E Geisser
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor 48108, USA
Clin J Pain 16:110-20. 2000..The goal of this study was to examine the relative importance of global affective distress, self-report of depressive symptoms, and presence or absence of major depression to the experience of chronic pain... - Psychosocial factors and functional capacity evaluation among persons with chronic painMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Spine Program, Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Occup Rehabil 13:259-76. 2003..Psychosocial factors have also been shown to influence measures of sincerity of effort often obtained during FCE. Proposals for modifying FCE assessment are given based on the available data, as well as suggestions for future research... - Perception of noxious and innocuous heat stimulation among healthy women and women with fibromyalgia: association with mood, somatic focus, and catastrophizingMichael E Geisser
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Pain 102:243-50. 2003..They also suggest that catastrophic thoughts about pain may play a role in increased pain perception in this population... - A comparison of the relationship between depression, perceived disability, and physical performance in persons with chronic painKevin N Alschuler
The Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, 325 E Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Eur J Pain 12:757-64. 2008..Physiologic effort partially mediated the relationship between depression and physical performance. The findings further highlight the importance of depression in the experience of chronic pain... - Outcomes after surgery for thoracic outlet syndromeD A Axelrod
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, USA
J Vasc Surg 33:1220-5. 2001..The impact of the preoperative treatment of depression on the outcome of TOS decompression should be studied prospectively... - Functional capacity evaluations in persons with spinal disorders: predicting poor outcomes on the Functional Assessment Screening Test (FAST)C M Ruan
Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, 325 East Eisenhower Parkway, Second Floor, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-0744, USA
J Occup Rehabil 11:119-32. 2001.... - Predictors of pain and function in persons with spinal stenosis, low back pain, and no back painAndrew J Haig
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, 325 E Eisenhower, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:2950-7. 2006..Longitudinal masked, double-controlled cohort study... - Concordance between rating of perceived exertion and function in persons with chronic, disabling back painAgnes S Wallbom
Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Occup Rehabil 12:93-8. 2002..These findings suggest that perceived exertion in this population is not highly correlated with physiologic effort, as other factors such as pain may influence effort ratings... - Pain catastrophizing and neural responses to pain among persons with fibromyalgiaR H Gracely
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA
Brain 127:835-43. 2004..Activation associated with catastrophizing in motor areas of the brain may reflect expressive responses to pain that are associated with greater pain catastrophizing... - The association between experimental and clinical pain measures among persons with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndromeMichael E Geisser
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Eur J Pain 11:202-7. 2007..These findings merit consideration when designing experimental studies of clinical pain associated with FM and CFS... - Cognitive complaints are associated with depression, fatigue, female sex, and pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic painRandy S Roth
Department of Physicsal Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:1147-54. 2005..To examine the relation between demographic, pain-related, psychosocial, affective, and treatment factors and complaints of cognitive dysfunction among patients with chronic pain... - Contributions of change in clinical status parameters to Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scores among persons with fibromyalgia treated with milnacipranMichael E Geisser
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI48108, USA
Pain 149:373-8. 2010..Several domains were associated with PGIC ratings, highlighting the need to assess multiple outcomes in clinical trials of treatments for FM... - Spinal stenosis, back pain, or no symptoms at all? A masked study comparing radiologic and electrodiagnostic diagnoses to the clinical impressionAndrew J Haig
Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:897-903. 2006..To assess the relations between clinically recognized lumbar spinal stenosis and the conclusions of masked radiologists and electrodiagnosticians... - Comorbid somatic symptoms and functional status in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome: sensory amplification as a common mechanismMichael E Geisser
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Dept of Internal Medicine, Div of Rheumatology, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Psychosomatics 49:235-42. 2008..Somatic symptoms are common in conditions such as fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)... - The relation of post-traumatic stress symptoms to depression and pain in patients with accident-related chronic painRandy S Roth
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Pain 9:588-96. 2008..Our results suggest that pain rehabilitation programs provide directed interventions for PTSD symptoms among this population to improve pain treatment outcomes... - Alcohol use self report in chronic back pain--relationships to psychosocial factors, function performance, and medication useEthan A Booker
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 48108, USA
Disabil Rehabil 25:1271-7. 2003..Men with back pain disability who consume large amounts of alcohol have less physical disability despite similar pain. Despite potential interactions, heavy drinkers with pain do not use fewer narcotic analgesics than light drinkers... - Predicting outcomes of transforaminal epidural injections for sciaticaHenry C Tong
University of Michigan, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Spine J 3:430-4. 2003..Previous studies on epidural injections have focused on efficacy and have not evaluated factors predicting outcomes of epidural injections... - Spinal canal size and clinical symptoms among persons diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosisMichael E Geisser
The Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, 325 E Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Clin J Pain 23:780-5. 2007..The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between clinical symptoms associated with LSS and osseous anterior-posterior (AP) spinal canal diameter as measured on axial magnetic resonance imaging... - Momentary relationship between cortisol secretion and symptoms in patients with fibromyalgiaSamuel A McLean
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, PO Box 385, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:3660-9. 2005.... - The effect of order of testing in functional performance in persons with and without chronic back painAndrew J Haig
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Program, University of Michigan, 325 E Eisenhower, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
J Occup Rehabil 13:115-23. 2003..001). Results suggest that the order of physical testing during a Spine Team Assessment does not affect test performance either in chronic low back disabled patients or in volunteers... - The Spine Team Assessment for chronic back pain disability. Part 1: basic protocol and performance in 500 patientsAndrew J Haig
Department of Physical Medicine, The Spine Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Disabil Rehabil 28:1071-8. 2006..This paper describes a standardized independent multidisciplinary assessment for treatment planning, and characteristic findings in a population of chronically disabled persons... - The Spine Team Assessment for chronic back pain disability. Part 2: team decision making and a preliminary outcome studyAndrew J Haig
Departments of Physical Medicine, The Spine Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Disabil Rehabil 28:1079-86. 2006..Back pain disability is complex, involving medical, physical, functional, social, and financial issues. This study aims to develop the first codified decision making process for individualized treatment planning... - Educational achievement and chronic pain disability: mediating role of pain-related cognitionsRandy S Roth
Anesthesiology and Psychology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Clin J Pain 18:286-96. 2002..This study examined the relation between level of educational achievement (LOE) and the clinical morbidity associated with chronic pain... - The sensitivity and specificity of electrodiagnostic testing for the clinical syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosisAndrew J Haig
Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Spine Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2667-76. 2005..Prospective, masked, double controlled diagnostic trial... - Electromyographic and magnetic resonance imaging to predict lumbar stenosis, low-back pain, and no back symptomsAndrew J Haig
University of Michigan Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, 325 East Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:358-66. 2007..This study was performed to evaluate the relationships of magnetic resonance imaging measures and electrodiagnostic data with the clinical syndrome of spinal stenosis... - The clinician effect on "objective" technical components of the electrodiagnostic consultationK S J Yamakawa
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:364-72. 2007..To examine the impact of clinician factors on technical data within an electrodiagnostic consultation for low-back pain and spinal stenosis... - Alterations of F wave parameters after exercise in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosisAgnes S Wallbom
Spine Program Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 87:270-4. 2008..The purpose of the study is to investigate changes in F wave parameters after exercise in subjects with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis... - Lumbar flexion and dynamic EMG among persons with single level disk herniation pre- and postsurgery with radicular low-back painAgnes S Wallbom
Spine Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 88:302-7. 2009..The goal of this prospective study was to determine whether this abnormal lack of a flexion-relaxation phenomenon corrects after lumbar diskectomy for symptoms of radiculopathy with low-back pain... - Ability of early response to predict discharge outcomes with physical therapy for chronic low back painHenry C Tong
Michigan Head and Spine Institute, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Pain Pract 6:166-70. 2006..To determine how well early responses to physical therapy for chronic low back pain predict outcomes at discharge... - The relationship between depression, clinical pain, and experimental pain in a chronic pain cohortThorsten Giesecke
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:1577-84. 2005..The implication for treatment is that addressing an individual's depression (e.g., by prescribing an antidepressant medication that has no analgesic properties) will not necessarily have an impact on the sensory dimension of pain... - Comparing pain severity and functional status of older adults without spinal symptoms, with lumbar spinal stenosis, and with axial low back painHenry C Tong
Michigan Head and Spine Institute, Southfield 48034, USA
Gerontology 53:111-5. 2007..Functional status has been quantified in the adult low back pain (LBP) population, but has not been characterized for older adults with spinal symptoms...