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Andrea Furlan MD PhD

- Verified email at iwh.on.ca - Cited by 19364

Andrea Furlan

- Verified email at unipd.it - Cited by 2754

2009 updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group

AD Furlan, V Pennick, C Bombardier, M van Tulder - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Method guidelines for systematic reviews of trials of treatments for neck and
back pain. Objective. To help review authors design, conduct and report systematic reviews …

Updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the cochrane collaboration back review group

M Van Tulder, A Furlan, C Bombardier, L Bouter… - Spine, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Descriptive method guidelines. Objectives. To help reviewers design,
conduct, and report reviews of trials in the field of back and neck pain. Summary of …

Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a meta-analysis of effectiveness and side effects

AD Furlan, JA Sandoval, A Mailis-Gagnon, E Tunks - Cmaj, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) is a major health problem, for which opioids
provide one treatment option. However, evidence is needed about side effects, efficacy, and …

Massage for low‐back pain

AD Furlan, M Giraldo, A Baskwill… - … of systematic reviews, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Low‐back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal
problems in modern society. It is experienced by 70% to 80% of adults at some time in their …

Acupuncture and dry‐needling for low back pain

AD Furlan, MW Van Tulder, D Cherkin… - Cochrane Database …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
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 available …

2015 updated method guideline for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group

AD Furlan, A Malmivaara, R Chou, CG Maher… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Method guideline for systematic reviews of trials of interventions for neck and
back pain, and related spinal disorders. Objective. To help authors design, conduct, and …

Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain: revised consensus statement from the Canadian Pain Society

DE Moulin, A Boulanger, AJ Clark, H Clarke… - Pain Research and …, 2014 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain (NeP), redefined as pain caused by a lesion or a disease
of the somatosensory system, is a disabling condition that affects approximately two million …

Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration

AD Furlan, M van Tulder, D Cherkin, H Tsukayama… - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Muscle relaxants for non‐specific low‐back pain

MW van Tulder, T Touray, AD Furlan… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
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 …

Should meta-analyses of interventions include observational studies in addition to randomized controlled trials? A critical examination of underlying principles

I Shrier, JF Boivin, RJ Steele, RW Platt… - American journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Some authors argue that systematic reviews and meta-analyses of intervention studies
should include only randomized controlled trials because the randomized controlled trial is a …