Alessandro Chiarotto

PT, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor @ErasmusMC. Musculoskeletal health, clinical epidemiology, PROs measurement & interpretability. Views my own.

[Alessandro Chiarotto @PhysioAlex]

Out today a clinical practice review on non-specific low back pain that @bartkoes and I wrote for the @NEJM.

We synthesized the best available evidence on the management of patients with low #BackPain. Hope it will be a useful resource for clinicians.

https://t.co/r07Gc7gTRG

[Crystian Bitencourt Oliveira @crystianbso]

Our review of 32 primary care guidelines for low back pain has been published today in @TheLancetRheum

We compared current recommendations for low back pain and explored how they have changed over the last 30 years

https://t.co/clQG53Nq24

A few key findings 🧵👇1/8

[JOSPT Community @JOSPT]

What are 'Prognostic Prediction Models?
How do we know a #PredictionModel is any good?
When is it appropriate to integrate prognostic prediction models into our clinical practice?

Some of the questions addressed in our April #Commentary ➡️ https://t.co/AlgPJziTTy

#yourJOSPT

[JOSPT Community @JOSPT]

What are 'Prognostic Prediction Models?
How do we know a #PredictionModel is any good?
When is it appropriate to integrate prognostic prediction models into our clinical practice?

Some of the questions addressed in our April #Commentary ➡️ https://t.co/AlgPJziTTy

#yourJOSPT

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

When Is a Prognostic Prediction Model Ready for Clinical Use? A Primer for Clinicians | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy https://t.co/X1xRAvIoMt

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Defining and interpreting between-group differences in clinical trials of patients with osteoarthritis: challenges and potential solutions - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage https://t.co/53ow2okUBN

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Effectiveness of mobile apps in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain. A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

https://t.co/lYBRJMKXek

[Harrison Hansford @HJHansford]

🎯 TARGET Guideline published 🎉

TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.

Over 3 years it was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @JAMA_current & @bmj_latest

https://t.co/Dm8lgJmP6j

[Daniel Feller @danielfeller_ft]

🚨 New Publication Alert 🚨
How well do diagnostic models perform in identifying spinal fractures?
We explored this question in our new systematic review published in eClinicalMedicine (The Lancer group, IF 10).

Thread 👇

https://t.co/O4MCpkpOzt

[Centre for Pain IMPACT @PainIMPACTNeuRA]

📣New study in @TheJournal_Pain shows that the reliability of the NRS and VAS is acceptable in people with low back pain, but their measurement errors are higher than usual minimal important change scores. @SamAWilliamsAU 🔗https://t.co/DQGMOlVmrk

[The Journal of Pain @TheJournal_Pain]

Review: A network meta-analysis from Zhu, Dr. @PhysioAlex & coll. found some non-surgical interventions (spinal manipulation, exercise+neural mobilization, etc) may reduce short-term pain in chronic sciatica, but evidence remains very uncertain

FREE: https://t.co/yLwzSIT1Mm

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Test-retest Reliability and Measurement Error of the Numerical Rating Scale and Visual Analogue Scale in People with Low Back Pain

https://t.co/JuC9ppYmpL

[Mark Hancock @MarkHancockPT]

Our 3-year follow up of the RESTORE trial shows sustained effects of CFT for chronic low back pain.
Paper out today in Lancet Rheumatology. Read here:https://t.co/iiuooCwwqs
@PeteOSullivanPT @CGMMaher @TheLancetRheum

[The Journal of Pain @TheJournal_Pain]

In partnership with the United States Association for the Study of Pain (@US_ASP), @TheJournal_Pain announces an opening for 5 early career editorial fellow positions to begin on January 1, 2026.

Application due on November 1, 2025

For more info: https://t.co/8LyJI2dFmk

[Gary Collins @GSCollins]

NEW PAPER: the CHART reporting guideline for studies evaluating generative AI models like #ChatGPT & other #LLMs for providing health advice

https://t.co/M8cxzBm60K

The explanation & elaboration paper

https://t.co/tBwkxnq13b

#genAI #chatbots #healthadvice #reporting

[Chiro & Manual Ther @ChiroManTher]

Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability & pain intensity outcomes in older adults with LBP seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study
https://t.co/HS49DklhXq
#ChiroTM @ChiroAustralia @ECUchiropractic @royalcolchiro @kiroviden

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Prognostic ability of the sTarT back screening tool for disability and pain intensity outcomes in older adults with low back pain seeking chiropractic care: a multi-national external validation study

https://t.co/cL2oLLYIuY

[Katie de Luca @DrKdeLuca2016]

Classification criteria exist for knee, hip and hand OA - so it it the right time for for spine OA? Check out our editorial in O&C here:

https://t.co/3l2r68Tx6B - and please be in touch for the full text read. From @PhysioAlex and team.

[Alessandro Chiarotto @PhysioAlex]

Developing classification criteria for spine osteoarthritis: is it the right time? Read our commentary published in @OACJournal, from a stellar interedisciplinary team! https://t.co/UUiYCXE9dK

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Effectiveness of Non-surgical Interventions for Patients With Acute and Subacute Sciatica: A Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy https://t.co/agEkNCt99e

[Alessandro Chiarotto @PhysioAlex]

@PhysioMeScience Thank you for sharing our SR with NMA! But please do not forget to mention that these findings you mention were all underpinned by VERY LOW confidence evidence (based on the CINEMA approach).