The Efficacy of Traction for Back and Neck Pain: A Systematic, Blinded Review of Randomized Clinical Trial Methods

Publication bias in clinical research

1991 • 3,034 citations

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1974 • 1,603 citations

Back Pain and Sciatica

1988 • 1,083 citations

Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain

1992 • 509 citations

Epidemiology and Impact of Low-Back Pain

1980 • 486 citations

Conservative Therapy for Low Back Pain

1983 • 284 citations

Spinal manipulation and mobilisation for back and neck pain: a blinded review.

1991 • 276 citations

BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA: CONTROLLED TRIALS OF MANIPULATION, TRACTION, SCLEROSANT AND EPIDURAL INJECTIONS

1987 • 263 citations

Physiotherapy exercises and back pain: a blinded review.

1991 • 248 citations

MULTICENTRE TRIAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCIATIC SYMPTOMS

1981 • 168 citations

Etiological theories and treatments for chronic back pain. I. Somatic models and interventions

1984 • 135 citations

Computed Tomographic Investigation of the Effect of Traction on Lumbar Disc Herniations

1989 • 126 citations

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal disorders

1982 • 106 citations

Diagnosis and treatment of backache

1979 • 99 citations

Cervical Spine Disorders

1985 • 99 citations

Controlled trial of mobilisation and manipulation for patients with low back pain in general practice.

1978 • 97 citations

Efficacy of physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders: what can we learn from research?

1993 • 86 citations

The efficacy of chiropractic manipulation for back pain: blinded review of relevant randomized clinical trials.

1992 • 75 citations

Evaluation of the effects of different forms of physiotherapy in cervical pain

1970 • 70 citations

LUMBAR TRACTION: A DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED STUDY FOR SCIATICA

1975 • 66 citations

A CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CONTINUOUS LUMBAR TRACTION IN THE TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA

1986 • 66 citations

The Conservative Treatment of Sciatica

1984 • 63 citations

Use of spinal traction in the treatment of neck and back conditions.

1983 • 48 citations

Prognostic indicators in low back pain.

1981 • 43 citations

Autotraction Versus Manual Traction in Patients With Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral Discs

1984 • 39 citations

Cervical Traction: Review of Literature and Treatment Guidelines

1977 • 39 citations

Mobilization and Manipulation for Low-Back Pain

1981 • 39 citations

Traction therapy in patients with herniated lumbar intervertebral discs.

1984 • 39 citations

Traction therapy in sciatica due to disc prolapse (does traction treatment have any positive effect on patients suffering from sciatica caused by disc prolapse?).

1973 • 37 citations

Traction therapy, a study of resistance forces

1957 • 36 citations

The natural history of back pain.

1983 • 34 citations

Manipulation and traction for lumbago and sciatica: Physiotherapeutic techniques used in two controlled trials

1988 • 33 citations

Spinal degeneration: Pathogenesis and medical management

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The modern thrust of manipulation and traction therapy

1983 • 22 citations

Effects of Cervical Traction on Muscle Activity

1991 • 18 citations

Clinical Trials in Low Back Pain

1980 • 17 citations

Comparison of Electromyographic Activity in Normal Lumbar Sacrospinalis Musculature during Continuous and Intermittent Pelvic Traction

1981 • 15 citations

Effect of Pelvic-Femoral Position on Vertebral Separation Produced by Lumbar Traction

1979 • 15 citations

Massage manipulation and traction

1960 • 14 citations

Effects of Gravity-Facilitated Traction on Intervertebral Dimensions of the Lumbar Spine

1985 • 14 citations

Blood Pressure Response to Inversion Traction

1986 • 12 citations

Diagnosis and prognosis of low back pain in three countries.

1982 • 8 citations

Fysiotherapie in de Nederlandse gezondheidszorg.

1989 • 7 citations

Lumbar Traction: Its Effect on Respiration

1985 • 7 citations

Autotraction in lumbar disc herniation with CT examination before and after treatment, showing no change in appearance of the herniated tissue.

1986 • 6 citations

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1990 • 3 citations

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1955 • 0 citations