In episode 5 of season 2 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “The Influence of Centralization and Directional Preference on Spinal Control in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain” with Mr. Hans van Helvoirt. He shares a bit of the reason why he thought this topic was important to study, how he uses the results to influence his clinical reasoning with spinal control tests whether directional preference or centralization is present, and the big takeaways.
Season 1, Episode 14 with Hans van Helvoirt: Reliability of the Delitto Classification System
In episode 14 of season 1 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, Inter-rater reliability of a modified version of Delitto et al.’s classification-based system for low back pain: a pilot study and discussing it with one of its authors Hans van Helvoirt. He shares a look at this paper looking at the reliability of a popular classification system within physical therapy. He explains the appropriate interpretation of this data, how he allows these findings to influence his clinical thinking, the big takeaways, and recommended other work that would shed further light on this topic.
Season 1, Episode 13 with Hans van Helvoirt: Epidural injection followed by MDT to prevent disc surgery
In episode 13 of season 1 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Followed by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to Prevent Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation and discussing it with one of its authors Hans van Helvoirt. He shares a look at this popular paper analyzing the effects of epidural steroid injections on non-responders per MDT assessment. He explains what prompted this work, its clinical implications, how he uses it with patient education, the big takeaways, and recommended other work that would shed further light on this topic.