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Comparison of five studies indexed in all four databases (subheadings, gender, age group, human/animal, and publication type were removed) |
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| Citations (Authors, Title, Source) |
MEDLINE – MeSH |
MANTIS – Descriptors |
CINAHL Subject Headings |
Web of Science – Author Keywords/Keywords Plus |
| Gracovetsky SA, Newman NM, Richards MP, et al. Evaluation of clinician and machine performance in the assessment of low back pain. Spine 1998; 23:568–75. |
Biomechanics Electrodes Evaluation Studies Low Back Pain Medical History Taking Pain Measurement Prospective Studies Single-Blind Method Truth Disclosure Weight Lifting |
Clinical competence. Diagnosis. Disability evaluation. Instrumentation. Lifting. Low back pain. Lumbar vertebrae. Physical examination. Reproducibility of results |
Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics *Diagnosis, Musculoskeletal *Honesty *Lifting *Low Back Pain P-Value *Physical Examination Prospective Studies |
Author Keywords– Abnormal, Clinician, Concordance, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Low back pain, Machine, Normal, Receiver Operating characteristic, Spine Keywords Plus– Physical-examination, Lumbar spine, Diagnostic-accuracy, Flexion extension, Iso-machines, strength, Signs |
| Haas M, Panzer D, Peterson D, et al. Short-Term Responsiveness of Manual Thoracic End-Play Assessment to Spinal Manipulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Construct Validity. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 1995; 18:582–9. |
Analysis of variance Chiropractic Prospective studies Spinal diseases Thoracic vertebrae Treatment outcome |
Chiropractic Manipulation, chiropractic. Manipulation, orthopedic. Manipulation, spinal. Palpation, motion. Reproducibility of results. Thoracic vertebrae |
Chiropractic manipulation Evaluation research Students, allied health Two-Way Analysis of variance |
Author Keywords– Outcomes research, Chiropractic, Clinical trials, randomized |
| Kristiansson P, Svardsudd K. Discriminatory power of tests applied in back pain during pregnancy. Spine. 1996 Oct 15;21(20):2337–43; discussion 2343–4. |
Back pain, Cohort studies Cross-sectional studies Diagnostic tests, routine Pain measurement Pain threshold *Predictive value of tests Pregnancy Prevalence Spine |
Back pain. Diagnosis (di). back Epidemiology (ep). Low back pain. Pain measurement. Physical examination. Pregnancy Reproducibility of results |
Back Funding source Observational Methods Pain Measurement *Physical Examination Pregnancy Prospective Studies Questionnaires Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Visual Analog Scaling |
Author Keywords– Back pain, Epidemiology, Physical examination Pregnancy Keywords Plus– Sacroiliac joint Reliability |
| Leboeuf-Yde C, Kyvik KO. Is it possible to differentiate people with or without low-back pain on the basis of tests of lumbopelvic dysfunction? J. Manipulative Physiol Ther 2000; 23:160–7. |
Chiropractic Denmark Diseases in Twins Low Back Pain Physical Examination Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence Questionnaires Sensitivity and Specificity |
Chiropractic. Diagnosis. Extension. Flexion. Lordosis. Low back pain. Methods. Orthopedic. Physical examination. Predictive value of tests. Range of motion, articular. Reproducibility of results |
Chi Square Test *Chiropractic Assessment Data Analysis Software *Instrument Validation *Low Back Pain Predictive Value of Tests Questionnaires Self Report Sensitivity and Specificity Twins |
Author Keywords– Chiropractic, Sensitivity, Specificity, Predictive value, Prevalence, Low pack pain. Keywords Plus– Lumbar segmental abnormality, 8 evaluative dimensions, Physical-examination, Interexaminer reliability, Spinal manipulation, Sacroiliac joint, History, Rates |
| Sandmark H, Nisell R. Validity of five common manual neck pain provoking tests. Scand J Rehabil Med 1995; 27:131–6. |
*Epidemiologic Methods *Neck Pain Predictive Value of Tests Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Single-Blind Method |
Diagnosis. Neck pain. Pain measurement. Reproducibility of results |
*Cervical Vertebrae Data Analysis, Statistical Descriptive Statistics *Diagnosis, Musculoskeletal False Negative Reactions False Positive Reactions *Neck *Pain Measurement Palpation Physical Therapy Questionnaires Random Sample Single-Blind Studies |
Author keywords– Epidemiology, Electricians, Manual medicine, Neck dysfunction, Physical examination, Sensitivity, Specificity |
Murphy et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2003 3:3 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-3-3 |
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