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Gerard Alvarez @osteobcn

Physical Therapist and Osteopath Eur Ost DO. PhD in Research Methodology and Public Health / Co-Director at OsteoBCN Osteòpates / Director of @COME_COLL_ES

Joined August 2010
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Cochrane Iberoamérica@CochraneIberoam
26 May 2025
📣 Ayúdanos a conocer cuál es el mejor formato para divulgar información sobre salud Nuevo estudio para mejorar los resúmenes visuales de Cochrane responde y otros formatos divulgativos Estudio online 👉 Participa aquí: sbee.link/mxcf47wgdr
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Prof. Tammy Hoffmann@Tammy_Hoffmann
15 Apr 2025
Updated reporting guideline for randomised trials - CONSORT 2025 - is now out! See the statement & checklist in @bmj_latest : doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081… & Elaboration & Explanation paper: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081… Also in @PLOSMedicine @NatureMedicine @TheLancet @JAMA_current
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Cochrane Iberoamérica@CochraneIberoam
15 Apr 2025
Cochrane Iberoamérica lanza una campaña en las marquesinas de autobús de Barcelona para acercar al público la evidencia fiable sobre salud Porque la buena ciencia que no se comunica, no existe Con @FECYT_Ciencia @consumidores @IRSantPau @HospitalSantPau @UPFBarcelona
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In case you missed it, this is our Clinical Commentary recently published in @JOSPT Methods, in which we propose methodological strategies for incorporating patient preferences in MSK RCTs. Interested in comments from MSK researchers. jospt.org/doi/10.2519/josptm…

Preference Trials: An Underexplored Design in Musculoskeletal Research | JOSPT Methods

BACKGROUND: Incorporating patients’ preferences into randomized controlled trials (RCTs) enhances the relevance and applicability of research findings to clinical practice. Person- and patient-cent...

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▶️NEW PUBLICATION◀️ RCTs, often overlook patient preferences despite their impact on clinical outcomes. In our new @JOSPT Methods Commentary, we review key methodological adaptations to better integrate these factors into trials. @davidhosch jospt.org/doi/10.2519/josptm…
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Gordon H. Guyatt
@GuyattGH
28 Feb 2025
Just published #BMJ paper: strong against all interventional procedures for spine pain (joint radio frequency ablation; epidural injections; intramuscular injections, etc.) useless & harmful but lucrative. How to stop clear: stop paying. But can it happen? bmj.com/content/388/bmj-2024…

Commonly used interventional procedures for non-cancer chronic spine pain: a clinical practice...

Clinical question What is the comparative effectiveness and safety of commonly used interventional procedures (such as spinal injections and ablation procedures) for chronic axial and radicular spine...

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Atención FISIOTERAPEUTAS ESPAÑOLES especializados en Fisioterapia Vestibular Participad y haced difusión 🙏 🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽
Sonia Roura@soniaroura6
20 Feb 2025
"Perfil del paciente que acude a la consulta de Fisioterapia Vestibular en ESpaña (FIVES). Estudio transversal" ¡ROGAMOS DIFUSIÓN! 🧵⬇️
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Sonia Roura@soniaroura6
11 Nov 2024
FINALLY PUBLISHED 🙌🏼🙌🏼 #pragmatictrials #precis2 #research #manualtherapy #nonpharmacologicalinterventions #methods link.springer.com/article/10…

Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological...

BMC Medical Research Methodology - Pragmatic randomized controlled trials are getting more interest to improve trials’ external validity. This study aimed to assess how pragmatic the design...

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NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN "Assessment of chronic overlapping pain comorbidities for the management of temporomandibular disorders: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial" @craniofacialaca @JustriboMa tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Assessment of chronic overlapping pain comorbidities for the management of temporomandibular...

Chronic painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a functional pain syndrome that embodies a spectrum of clinical manifestations and expresses great complexity through the coexistence of multip...

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@CEMMT@DukeCEMMT
15 Oct 2024
In the conclusion of this open access paper pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3926… the authors give recommendations on how to describe the mechanisms of spine manipulation to patients.
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Daniel Belavy@belavyprof
8 Oct 2024
🏃‍♀️ Running 🏃‍♂️ for #chronic #backpain Can you do it? ✅ Does it work? ✅ 🔥🔥🔥 Just published in @BJSM_BMJ 🔥🔥🔥 bit.ly/run-back-pain Great work both @chris_neason and @ClaireLSamanna on this project!
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NUEVA ENTRADA en el Blog. Ya…ya se que no se lleva lo del #blog pero soy una nostálgico. Comentarios más que bienvenidos! osteobcn.com/mas-alla-del-cr…

Más allá del crujido: Oda a la movilización articular

Sea donde sea que se forme, la primera aproximación que tiene un fisioterapeuta u osteópata a la terapia manual, es a través de la palpación y las movilizaciones articulares. En esencia, se nos...

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Aquel Coche@Aquel_Coche
26 Jul 2024
- QUE LE PASÉIS UN PAÑITO A LA LENTE DE LA CÁMARA, COJONEEES. #CeremoniaDeApertura #Paris2024
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JordiCalvoSanz@jordicalvosanz
19 Jun 2024
Gracias Gerard ! @osteobcn por enseñarnos los "Retos Metodológicos de las Intervenciones no farmacológicas" Jornada @CochraneLibrary sobre MBE @sanidadgob
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David Hohenschurz@davidhosch
10 May 2024
📢 The two IMMPACT Statements on pragmatic #ClinicalTrials in #pain research are out in @PAINthejournal! These are a useful resource for anyone reading or conducting trials that struggle with internal vs. external validity. A brief overview and 🔗 to the #OpenAccess papers👇🧵
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Fa 10 anys d'aquesta gran piulada de la @claranarvion Cada any hi veig mes gent representada..... #SantJordi
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JUST PUBLISHED on Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Adding PNE and TE to MT had a small -immediate effect on craniofacial pain disability in patients with chronic TMDs but a significant long-term effect on catastrophizing and kinesiophobia. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Additional effects of therapeutic exercise and education on manual therapy for chronic temporoman...

Previous studies have evaluated the implementation of behavioral approaches in individuals with chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).To evaluate the benefits of a behavioral approach to crani...

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Excellent work led by @JustriboMa in which I have had the pleasure of contributing @COME_COLL_ESP @ROsteopatasE @COMEColl
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Cristian Justribó Manion@JustriboMa
15 Feb 2024
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… ADDITIONAL EFFECTS OF T. EXERCISE AND PNE ON MANUAL THERAPY FOR CHRONIC TMD TREATMENT. A RCT. Premio A. G. V. y J.L E de SEDCYDO Financiado por el ROE. Colaboración de COME Spain #TemporomandibularDisorders, #ChronicPain, #PainNeuroscienceEducation
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