PTOtherThe Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy2019
Can Biomechanics Research Lead to More Effective Treatment of Low Back Pain? A Point-Counterpoint Debate.
Jacek Cholewicki, Alan Breen, John M Popovich, N Peter Reeves, Shirley A Sahrmann, Linda R van Dillen, Andry Vleeming, Paul W Hodges
PMID 31092123WHAT IT FOUND
No new patient outcomes are reported.
This point-counterpoint debate about biomechanics and low back pain gives no treatment result to act on.
What this paper is
This is a point-counterpoint debate about whether biomechanics research can lead to more effective low back pain treatment. It contains arguments and summaries of existing models, not new methods, patients, or outcomes, so there is no finding to act on.
Declared interests
The authors report no financial conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the debate as evidence that a biomechanics-based treatment works for low back pain. It reports no new patient outcomes.