Causal mechanisms in the clinical course and treatment of back pain

Abstract

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in studying causal mechanisms in the development and treatment of back pain. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of our current understanding of causal mechanisms in the field. In the first section, we introduce key concepts and terminology. In the second section, we provide a brief synopsis of systematic reviews of mechanism studies relevant to the clinical course and treatment of back pain. In the third section, we reflect on the findings of our review to explain how understanding causal mechanisms can inform clinical practice and the implementation of best practice. In the final sections, we introduce contemporary methodological advances, highlight the key assumptions of these methods, and discuss future directions to advance the quality of mechanism-related studies in the back pain field.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2017.04.001
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences
Additional Information: © 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Publication ISSN: 1532-1770
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2024 08:27
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2019 09:29
Full Text Link: http://eprints. ... ele.ac.uk/3574/
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2016-12-31
Accepted Date: 2016-12-01
Authors: Lee, H.
Mansell, G. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5479-2678)
Mcauley, J.h.
Kamper, S.j.
Hübscher, M.
Moseley, G.l.
Wolfenden, L.
Hodder, R.k.
Williams, C.m.

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