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Three pages on PainSci cite Davis 2002: 1. Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment 2. Healer Syndrome 3. Placebo Power Hype
PainSci notes on Davis 2002:
A fascinating letter (plus replies) to the editor of Physical Therapy, regarding the October 2001 issue, which published the “shocking” results of the Philadelphia Panel, showing that “so few of the modalities that we have come to believe in actually show evidence of efficacy in controlled trials.” See “Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions: overview and methodology”.
related content
- “Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions: overview and methodology,” Philadelphia Panel, Physical Therapy, 2001.
- “Analgesic effects of treatments for non-specific low back pain: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials,” Machado et al, Rheumatology (Oxford), 2009.
- “Systematic review of manual therapies for nonspecific neck pain,” Vincent et al, Joint Bone Spine, 2013.
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