Casper Nim

We tested whether external spinal stiffness reflects internal vertebral motion.

We found
No meaningful associations
small Intervertebral motion small + en bloc movement
Video abstract 👉youtu.be/VTe0rswjU4g
Open-access paper 👉link.springer.com/article/10.118…
In memory of Greg Kawchuk

Very well stated! I 100% agree with this. For researchers it is often difficult to entangle all the implications in strict scientific writing. The @JOSPT blog helped, this helps even more. Thanks @ShepDPT!

What works long-term for chronic low back pain?
CBT, mindfulness, exercise & multidisciplinary care may help—but effects are modest & evidence uncertain.
Pain is complex. Long-term outcomes need long-term funding.

📄 New @TheLancetRheum review: lnkd.in/gMjgHKzJ

Grateful to join @JOSPT Insights to talk about our network meta-analysis on SMT
🎵 open.spotify.com/episode/19xUKA…
📄 jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…
We touched on:
▪️ Why technique might not matter
▪️ Contextual effects & clinician interaction
▪️ Bias, blinding & research implications

I had the honor of being invited by @AAOMPT to join their Hands On, Hands Off podcast!
We discussed our newest review in @JOSPT and other SMT stuff and dug into questions like: Does it matter how you perform SMT? What about contextual factors play? What does this mean?
Listen👇