Evidence-based practice in physical and manual therapy: development and content of Dutch National Practice Guidelines for patients with non-specific low back pain.

Clinical practice in physical and manual therapy is experiencing a paradigm shift from an experience- and authority-based model to a more evidence-based model. National Practice Guidelines (NPG) are examples of this shift towards research-based knowledge. This article discusses the five steps in the...

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Publicado en:Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy) Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 21 - 32
Autores principales: Oostendorp RAB, Scholten-Peeters GGM, Swinkels RAH, Bekkering GE, Heijmans MWF, Huijbregts PA, Hendriks EJM
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 2004
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Sumario:Clinical practice in physical and manual therapy is experiencing a paradigm shift from an experience- and authority-based model to a more evidence-based model. National Practice Guidelines (NPG) are examples of this shift towards research-based knowledge. This article discusses the five steps in the development of NPGs. These steps are illustrated by a discussion of development and content of two NPGs produced recently in the Netherlands for the treatment of patients with non-specific low back pain.