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About UsThe Cochrane Back Review Group (CBRG) is one of 53 international Review Groups. The CBRG coordinates the publication of literature reviews of diagnosis, primary and secondary prevention and treatment of neck and back pain and other spinal disorders, excluding inflammatory diseases and fractures. The CBRG is hosted by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) in Toronto, Canada.
CBRG Editorial Board Founding Editors Emeritus
Alf Nachemson & Claire Bombardier
Co-ordinating Editors
Maurits van Tulder & Andrea Furlan
Editorial Board Members
Gert Bronfort, Roger Chou, Terry Corbin, Rick Deyo, Antti Malmivaara, Wilco Peul, Mark Schoene, & Bradley Weiner
CBRG TopicsOur reviews include 59 intervention reviews (including 3 reviews with a focus on prevention) and 3 diagnostic test accuracy reviews. As shown in the figure to the right, the majority of our intervention reviews (81%) examine non-pharmacological treatments for back and/or neck pain. These reviews cover a range of interventions including, but not limited to, educational interventions (e.g., back schools, individual patient education), injections (e.g., prolotherapy), manual therapy (e.g., massage), exercise therapy, and complementary alternative medicine (e.g., acupuncture, herbal medicine).
Recent CBRG Publications ✦ Therapeutic ultrasound for chronic low-back pain
(new review)✦ Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal
stenosis (new review)✦ Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery (review
update)✦ Impact of long-term opioid use for chronic non-
cancer pain on misuse, abuse or addiction, overdose, falls and fractures (protocol).
CBRG Reviews by Topic Area
Top Accessed Reviews in 2012
Top Cited Reviews in 2012
Top Cited Reviews of All Time
CBRG AwardsTwo prizes will be awarded at the CBRG Open Meeting at the Low Back Forum, which takes place every 18 months.✦ The CBRG Scientific Award for the Best Review✦ The Alf Nachemsom Award for the Greatest Contribution to the CBRGFor more information, visit http://back.cochrane.org/news/announcing-cbrg-author-awards
Brazil Low Back Forum in Primary Care The 2014 Forum will take place in the city of Campos do Jordao, Brazil from the 1st to 3rd of October. The official theme is Low Back Pain: Simplifying the Complex or Complicating the Simple? For more information, visit the Forum website at lbpforum.com.br
CBRG Preconference Day at Brazil Forum The Cochrane Back Review Group is holding a one-day preconference at the Low Back Forum in Brazil. This will take place on the 30th of September 2014. The preconference will include an Open Meeting from 1030am to 1230pm and three methods presentations in the afternoon by experts in the CBRG. During the Open Meeting we will give an update on CBRG activities, hold a “speed data-ing” session, engage in a priority-setting exercise, and present awards to CBRG contributors. The afternoon sessions will cover methodological developments in systematic reviews. The topics will include prognosis reviews, harms reviews, and diagnostic test accuracy reviews. Each session will include a presentation and ample time for discussion. Please contact Allison Kelly at [email protected] to indicate whether you will be attending the Open Meeting, the methods presentations, or both.
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CBRG Editorial Staff
(From left to right)
Shireen Harbin, Trials Search Coordinator
Jaemin Kim, Knowledge Translation Coordinator
Teresa Marin, Managing Editor
Allison Kelly, Editorial Assistant
Andrea Furlan, Co-ordinating Editor
