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Chiropractic and exercise for seniors with low back pain or neck pain: the design of two randomized clinical trials

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, September 2007
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Title
Chiropractic and exercise for seniors with low back pain or neck pain: the design of two randomized clinical trials
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, September 2007
DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-8-94
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Michele J Maiers, Jan Hartvigsen, Craig Schulz, Karen Schulz, Roni L Evans, Gert Bronfort

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP) are common conditions in old age, leading to impaired functional ability and decreased independence. Manual and exercise therapies are common and effective therapies for the general LBP and NP populations. However, these treatments have not been adequately researched in older LBP and NP sufferers. The primary aim of these studies is to assess the relative clinical effectiveness of 1) manual treatment plus home exercise, 2) supervised rehabilitative exercise plus home exercise, and 3) home exercise alone, in terms of patient-rated pain, for senior LBP and NP patients. Secondary aims are to compare the three treatment approaches in regards to patient-rated disability, general health status, satisfaction, improvement and medication use, as well as objective outcomes of spinal motion, trunk strength and endurance, and functional ability. Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility will also be assessed. Finally, using qualitative methods, older LBP and NP patient's perceptions of treatment will be explored and described.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 1%
Australia 2 <1%
United Kingdom 2 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Unknown 208 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 33 15%
Student > Master 25 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 19 9%
Researcher 18 8%
Other 14 6%
Other 61 28%
Unknown 47 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 75 35%
Nursing and Health Professions 36 17%
Sports and Recreations 16 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 3%
Psychology 4 2%
Other 23 11%
Unknown 57 26%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 November 2020.
All research outputs
#13,177,677
of 22,758,963 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#1,824
of 4,037 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#58,728
of 70,735 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#5
of 8 outputs
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