… Editorial Board recommends using the search strategy suggested by Golder et al 16 to find
reports of adverse events of their interventions, and the search strategy suggested by Furlan …

… Andrea Furlan wrote the protocol, performed the data extraction and was responsible for
quality assessment, statistical analyses and report writing. Juan Sandoval was responsible for …

… The current approach yielded "low" to "very low" quality evidence, which differs from the
previous version of this review, (Furlan 2008), where the quality of the evidence was judged "…

Background Although low‐back pain is usually a self‐limiting and benign disease that tends
to improve spontaneously over time, a large variety of therapeutic interventions are …

… Board recommends using the search strategy suggested by Golder et al12 to find reports of
adverse events of the relevant interventions, and the search strategy suggested by Furlan et …

Objectives. To assess the effects of acupuncture and dry-needling for the treatment of
nonspecific low back pain. Background. Low back pain is usually a self-limiting condition that …

Background The use of muscle relaxants in the management of non‐specific low back pain
is controversial. It is not clear if they are effective, and concerns have been raised about the …

Background. Back pain is a common problem and a major cause of disability and health care
utilization. Purpose. To evaluate the efficacy, harms, and costs of the most common CAM …

… Andrea Furlan is supported by a CIHR fellowship and by the University of Toronto, Centre
for Study of Pain. Internal funding came from the Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, …

… (LC, AD and AF) independently evaluated the risk of bias of the selected articles, based
on criteria described in the Cochrane Back Review Group's updated methods guidelines (Furlan …