In episode 8 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Risk factors for a recurrence of low back pain” with Dr. Mark Hancock. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted he and his coauthors to conduct and publish it, the criteria required for participants to be included, the history findings and MRI abnormalities associated with those who show a greater likelihood to have low bak pain recurrence, what he feels we should do with this information, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 5 with Mark Hancock: Association of Lumbar MRI Findings with Current and Future Back Pain in a Population-Based Cohort Study
In episode 5 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Association of Lumbar MRI Findings with Current and Future Back Pain in a Population-Based Cohort Study” with Dr. Mark Hancock. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted it what the more important data to retain from this study is, some specifics on how MRI findings were or weren’t associated current and future low back pain, some other papers which he’d also recommend on this topic, how he educates his patients on what positive MRI may or may not mean, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 3 with Mark Hancock: How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests
In episode 3 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests across 21 years” with Dr. Mark Hancock. He explains the context of this topic and what prompted it what the more important data to retain from this study is, the challenges with defining what appropriate and inappropriate imaging is, some practical in-clinic considerations, other studies which may be important to read as well, how he educates his patients related to their appropriateness for imaging, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.