Background Regional musculoskeletal pain such as back or shoulder pain are commonly
reported symptoms in the community. The extent of consultation to primary care with such …

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is common and associated with poor general health. There
has been no attempt to derive a robust prevalence estimate of CWP or assess how this is …

OBJECTIVE: There is no consensus on the best method to determine the minimal important
change (MIC) of patient-reported outcomes. Recent publications recommend the use of …

Objectives. To assess overall responses to treatments among non-specific low back pain (NSLBP)
patients in clinical trials to examine the pattern following a wide range of treatments. …

Pain is common in adult life, and the extent to which pain interferes with daily activities rises
with age. Little is known about the social factors associated with disabling pain. The …

Identification of different patterns of change in pain over time – trajectories – has the
potential to provide new information on the course of pain. Describing trajectories among …

Objectives To assess the consultation prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions as
presented in different healthcare systems, and to determine the feasibility of comparing …

Objective. Foot and ankle problems are highly prevalent in the general population; however,
little is known about the characteristics of those seeking medical assessment for these …

Opioid prescribing for chronic noncancer pain is increasing, but there is limited knowledge
about longer-term outcomes of people receiving opioids for conditions such as back pain. …

Background The positive predictive value (PPV) for cancer of symptoms, signs, and non-diagnostic
test results of patients routinely consulting a GP (unselected primary care populations…