Benchmarking quality of care using patient reported outcome measure data for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care GP practices Methods A secondary analysis of the STarT MSK cluster randomised controlled trial dataset. A standardised case‐mix adjustment model, adjusting for co...
Wearable sensor technologies have been increasingly applied to the health care field. These applications include clinical assessments, home-based treatments of MSK disorders, and monitoring of workers’ population in non-standardized areas such as work environments. Assessment-focused studies predominate over...
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line decision-making is
MRI for workup of uncomplicated low back pain is considered a substantial driver of MRI overuse and leads to unnecessary health care expenditures as well as potential risks to the patient such as radiation exposure (if a CT or X-ray scan is then requested based on MRI results), or allergic...