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Clinical guidelines for low back pain: A critical review of consensus and inconsistencies across three major guidelines by O'Connell, Neil E., PhD, MSc, Cook, Chad E., PhD, PT, Wand, Benedict M., BAppSc, GradDip, MAppSc, PhD, Ward, Stephen P., MBBS FRCA FFPMRCA

“…Abstract Given the scale and cost of the low back pain problem, it is imperative that healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with low back…”
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Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in managing lumbar spinal pain by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Buenaventura, Ricardo M, Manchikanti, Kavita N, Ruan, Xiulu, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Smith, Howard S, Christo, Paul J, Ward, Stephen P

“…Among the multiple interventions used in managing chronic spinal pain, lumbar epidural injections have been used extensively to treat lumbar radicular pain…”
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An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Abdi, Salahadin, Atluri, Sairam, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Boswell, Mark V, Buenaventura, Ricardo M, Bryce, David A, Burks, Patricia A, Caraway, David L, Calodney, Aaron K, Cash, Kimberly A, Christo, Paul J, Cohen, Steven P, Colson, James, Conn, Ann, Cordner, Harold, Coubarous, Sareta, Datta, Sukdeb, Deer, Timothy R, Diwan, Sudhir, Falco, Frank J E, Fellows, Bert, Geffert, Stephanie, Grider, Jay S, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Hameed, Haroon, Hameed, Mariam, Hansen, Hans, Helm, 2nd, Standiford, Janata, Jeffrey W, Justiz, Rafael, Kaye, Alan D, Lee, Marion, Manchikanti, Kavita N, McManus, Carla D, Onyewu, Obi, Parr, Allan T, Patel, Vikram B, Racz, Gabor B, Sehgal, Nalini, Sharma, Manohar Lal, Simopoulos, Thomas T, Singh, Vijay, Smith, Howard S, Snook, Lee T, Swicegood, John R, Vallejo, Ricardo, Ward, Stephen P, Wargo, Bradley W, Zhu, Jie, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic spinal pain. Systematic…”
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Low Back Pain: What Have Clinical Guidelines Ever Done for Us? by O'Connell, Neil E, Ward, Stephen P

“…The burden that low back pain (LBP) presents to sufferers and society is well established. This ubiquitous condition is served by a complex global clinical…”
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A critical review of the American Pain Society clinical practice guidelines for interventional techniques: part 2. Therapeutic interventions by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Datta, Sukdeb, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Munglani, Rajesh, Bryce, David A, Ward, Stephen P, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Sharma, Manohar Lal, Helm, 2nd, Standiford, Fellows, Bert, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Clinical guidelines are a constructive response to the reality that practicing physicians require assistance in assimilating and applying the exponentially…”
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An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part I: introduction and general considerations by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Falco, Frank J E, Singh, Vijay, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Racz, Gabor B, Helm, 2nd, Standiford, Caraway, David L, Calodney, Aaron K, Snook, Lee T, Smith, Howard S, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Ward, Stephen P, Grider, Jay S, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) re-engineered its definition of clinical guidelines as follows: "clinical practice guidelines are statements that…”
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An update of the effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar facet joint interventions by Falco, Frank J E, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Datta, Sukdeb, Sehgal, Nalini, Geffert, Stephanie, Onyewu, Obi, Zhu, Jie, Coubarous, Sareta, Hameed, Mariam, Ward, Stephen P, Sharma, Manohar, Hameed, Haroon, Singh, Vijay, Boswell, Mark V

“…Therapeutic lumbar facet joint interventions are implemented to provide long-term pain relief after the facet joint has been identified as the basis for low…”
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An update of the systematic assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks by Falco, Frank J E, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Datta, Sukdeb, Sehgal, Nalini, Geffert, Stephanie, Onyewu, Obi, Singh, Vijay, Bryce, David A, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Simopoulos, Thomas T, Vallejo, Ricardo, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Ward, Stephen P, Hirsch, Joshua A

“…Lumbar facet joints are a well recognized source of low back pain and referred pain in the lower extremity in patients with chronic low back pain. Conventional…”
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Systematic review of the therapeutic effectiveness of cervical facet joint interventions: an update by Falco, Frank J E, Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Datta, Sukdeb, Wargo, Bradley W, Geffert, Stephanie, Bryce, David A, Atluri, Sairam, Singh, Vijay, Benyamin, Ramsin M, Sehgal, Nalini, Ward, Stephen P, Helm, 2nd, Standiford, Gupta, Sanjeeva, Boswell, Mark V

“…The prevalence of chronic, recurrent neck pain is approximately 15% of the adult general population. Controlled studies have supported the existence of…”
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NICE on back pain. A misreading of the evidence? by Ward, Stephen P

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Retrofitting Existing Masonry Buildings to Resist Explosions by Ward, Stephen P

“…In recent years, many buildings around the world have had their windows protected or strengthened to resist the effects of explosions in an attempt to reduce…”
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A misreading of the evidence? by Ward, Stephen P

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In Response: From Manchikanti et al by Manchikanti, Laxmaiah

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Retrofitting existing masonry buildings to resist explosions: Blast Mitigation and Design Against Terrorism by WARD, Stephen P

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A misreading of the evidence? by Ward, Stephen P

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