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| Name and Email | Institution, Country | Clinical Setting | Treatments Used | Version |
| Michael F. Barile jntdysf@msn.com |
Hoosier Physical Therapy, US | Private Practice | Patient Education, Modalities, Manual Therapy, Therapeutic Exercise | 9 Point |
| Chris Barnett chris.barnett@ hnehealth.nsw.gov.au |
Royal Newcastle Centre, NSW, Australia | Musculoskeletal Outpatients | Health Coaching, Exercise , CBT Prinicples, Manual Therapy | 9 question |
| Aebischer Bernhard physio.aebischer@ bluewin.ch |
PT Wirtshausmatte 3185 Schmitten Switzerland | Private Practice | Manual therapy, exercises, functional rehabilitation, CBT and patient education, passive techniques | 9 item |
| Geoff Bostick bostick@ ualberta.ca |
University of Alberta, Canada | Research / student clinic | Exercise | 9-item SBST |
| Care Center Rehabilitation and Pain Management BKlass@ CareCtr.com |
USA | Interdisciplinary multidisciplinary functional restoration | Phy Therapy, Occ Therapy Cog Behavioral, Education | |
| Rachel Chester RACHEL.CHESTER@ nnuh.nhs.uk |
Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust | Musculoskeleatl outpatients | Exercises. advice. Manual therapy | |
| Geraldine Chitty geraldinechitty@ nhs.net |
Wirral University Teaching Hospital | BackPain Rehab within a chronic pain setting | Exercise CBT individually and a monthly 4 day programme | |
| Sarah Cosgrove sarah.cosgrove@ hchc.nhs.uk |
HCHC, Hampshire, UK | MSK Physiotherapy out-patients | Only just started to research use of this o/c measure, to implement with acute and sub acute LBP | 2007, Keele |
| Manon Cote Manoncote@ rocketmail.com |
Canada | Private clinic and rehabiliation hospitals | STarT Back screening tool | |
| Orla Crummey orla.crummey@ nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
West Lothian, Scotland | Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service Primary and secondary care | Individual to each patient | MSK (9 item) |
| Murat Dalkilinc muratdalkilinc@ fatih.edu.tr |
Fatih University Turkey | Musculoskeletal Clinic | Manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, taping | Back pain - 9 point |
| en Davies benjamin.davies@ cht.nhs.uk |
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, UK | MSK Outpatients | All rehabilitation strategies from manual therapy to CBT and Explain Pain sessions | 9 item clinical measurement tool |
| Sue Dawkins sue.dawkins@nhs.net |
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | MSK Out Patients | Manual therapy, exercises, CBT, patient education,acupuncture | 9 item |
| Jane Downie jane.downie@ alwpct.nhs.uk |
Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust | Physiotherapy MSK out patients | Back rehab, pain management programme, acupuncture, exercise , manual therapy | Full |
| Carol Doyle carol.doyle@ cecpct.nhs.uk |
Cheshire East Community Health | Community / Primary Care Physiotherapy | Exercises, Mobilisations, Acupuncture, Pilates, Psychosocial approaches | 9 item, monitoring tool |
| Michael Elliott dr.elliott@ painbusters.co.uk |
Shiphay Chiropractic Clinic, UK | Private Practice, MSK | Spinal manipulation, Western medical acupuncture, McKenzie Spinal rehabilitation, Brugger Methods, Manual Resistance techniques, Neuromobilisation techniques, Spinal Segmental stabilisation, Functional Stability training, Soft tissue mobilisation, Trigger point therapy | 9 - Item clinical measurement tool |
| Leonard Emilie leonard.emilie@ gmail.com |
VIDYMED, Switzerland | MEDICAL EMERGENCY CENTRE | CHIROPRACTIC | FRENCH AND ENGLISH |
| Flemming Enoch flemming@ fysiocenter.dk |
FYSIOFYSIQ Denmark | Private practice | Manual therapy and rehab, dynamic stability retraining, and Pilates reformer | 9 point |
| Veronica Evans veronica.evans@ nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
Edinburgh Community Physiotherapy Service | Edinburgh Community Physiotherapy Service | Individual to each patient | 9 Item tool |
| Joyce Finnigan joyce.finnigan@ aaaht.scot.nhs.uk |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Physiotherapist - MSK Out Patients | Rehab | Back pain - 9 point |
| David Fitzgerald davidfitzgerald@ dublinphysio.ie |
Dublin Physiotherapy clinic, Ireland | Private Practice | Manual therapy, exercise, and practical CBT through experiencial learning | None yet |
| Chris Gerber christopher.gerber@ careuk.com |
Care UK, UK | MSK OPD, Spinal assessment | Assessment, Physio,CBT | 9 point |
| Finn Gerstell finn@ kineticenergypt.com |
Kinetic Energy Physical Therapy, USA | Private PT practice | Exercise, Manual Therapy | None Yet |
| Sean Gibbons stabilityphysio@ gmail.com |
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Institute | Private practice and research center | Motor control rehabilitation, Cognitive behavioral therapy, neurological rehabilitation | 9 item |
| Jayce Gilbert www.peakmsk.com.au |
Peak Musculoskeletal, Melbourne Australia | Private Practice | Manual therapy, exercise, and CFT/CBT | 9 Point |
| Ged Gilchrist ged@ sandyhillphysio.co.uk |
Sandy Hill Physio, Cornwall UK | Private Practice | Manual therapy, acupuncture, functional rehab | 9 item |
| Sally Golsby-Taylor Sally.Golsby-Taylor@ heartofengland.nhs.uk |
Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, England | MSK | Screening, one to one, education and exercise class | 9 point |
| Hubert van Griensven hubert.vangriensven@ southend.nhs.uk |
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Musculoskeletal outpatients + primary care | Spinal 9 item | |
| Gerard Hargreaves gerard.hargreaves@ newcastle-pct.nhs.uk |
Newcastle and North Tyneside Community Health | MSk Out patients | Manual therapy and exercise | Startback 9 item tool |
| Alison Heap alison.heap@ uhb.nhs.uk |
UHB NHS Trust | Musculsokeletal outpatients | ||
| Morten Hoegh morten@ fysiocenter.dk |
Fysiocenter | Private | Cognitive, exercise and manual therapies | 9 item |
| Mathew C Jenkins Matthew.Jenkins2@ wales.nhs.uk |
Cwm Taff Health Board, Wales | Chiropractic Pain Mgt | Spinal Assessment Team (SAT) | 9 point |
| Emily Karlen ekarlen1@ fairview.org |
Fairview Health Services | Integrated Care System (community and academic hospitals, primary care, specialty (medical and surgical) care, physical therapy, behavioral, pain management etc | watchful waiting; PT and DC: manipulation, mobilization, stabilization, directional preferrential exercise; psycho-social-behavioral care as indicated | 9 question |
| Larry Koyama info@ exerciseandrehab.co.uk |
Exercise & Rehab, UK | Private | Exercise, manual therapy | 9 point |
| Alan Krawczyk alankrawczyk@ gmail.com |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland | MSK | Individual to each patient | 9 point |
| Leonie Lewis LeonieL@ bhs.org.au |
Ballarat Health Services, Australia | Public Hospital Outpatients | 9 point | |
| Dr James Macfarlane PT DC mclinic@ bigpond.net.au |
Macfarlane Clinic Melbourne Australia | Multidisciplinary musculotherapy treatment centre | Deep massage, mobilisation / manipulation, trigger point therapy, dryneedling, rehabilitative exercise | 9 point |
|
Rosenbaum Mathias altstadtpraxis-hl@ |
Luebeck, Germany | GP, specialized in noninvasive treatments of spinal disorders, Dipl.- Chiro DGCO, credentialled MDT/Mckenzie practitioner | Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT/McKenzie), Coordinating Pain management, (noninvasive, invasive, operative) in spinal disorders | |
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Christine McCallum |
NHSLanarkshire | MSK OP departments | Manual therapy, exercise | TBC |
| Gilbert Méal & Associates admin@xchiro.net |
Christchurch Chiropractic Centre | Private | Spinal Manipulative Therapy, Exercises and Life Style, Ergonomics | 9-point |
| Sumin Moses MSc MMACP sumin.moses@ kentcht.nhs.uk |
Kent Community Health NHS Trust, UK | MSK OP Victoria Hospital, London Road, Deal CT14 9UA | Patient education - modern pain mechanism, Manual Therapy, Motor control and importantly functional rehab | 9 Point |
| Susan Murphy susane.murph@ gmail.com |
Waterford Regional Hospital | Back Triage & Rehabilitation Clinic | Group based education and rehabilitation programmes | 9 point |
| Name and Email | Institution, Country | Clinical Setting | Treatments Used | Version |
| Mairead O'Riordan mairead.oriordan@ therapyxperts.com |
TherapyXperts, Ireland | Private Practice | ||
| Charles Pither charles.pither@ realhealth.org.uk |
The Real Health Institute | MSK assessment and delivery of multidisciplinary pain management | CBT programmes | 9 |
| Hilary Poole Hilary.Poole@ buckspct.nhs.uk |
Buckinghamshire PCT | Primary care physio depts | Brief intervention pain programme 'Moving Forwards' along with other treatment options | General 9 item tool and 6 item tool |
| Heidi Prather, D.O. pratherh@ wustl.edu |
Washington University School of Medicine | Tertiary University | ||
| Cathy Price cathy.price@nhs.net |
NHSSC | MSK service/pain service | CBT | Primary care/9 item general tool |
| Michael Reddington michaelreddington1@ googlemail.com |
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Outpatients Musculoskeltal Physiotherapy | Goal specific management using; manual therapy, exercise therapy, self-management strategies | 9 point screening tool |
| Judith Reid judith.reid@ aapct.scot.nhs.uk |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran | Musculoskeletal Out Patients | Rehab | Low back pain |
| Rich Robinson richardrobinson1@ nhs.net |
Humber NHS Foundation trust, Hull | MSK outpatients | 6 week back management course (including 6 educational sessions and guided exercise regime with forward referral onto 8 session leisure centre one to one personal training) | 9 point |
| Serena Roda serena@ slsportstherapy.com |
San Luis Sports Therapy, Paso Robles, CA, USA | Physical Therapy, Private Practice Outpatient | CPR introduced by Evidence in Motion, Julie Fritz | Not using yet |
| David Rogers david.rogers4@ nhs.net |
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham | Low back pain | Combined physical and psychological intervention using CBT principles | |
| Robb Russell, D.C. robbrussell@ scuhs.edu |
University Health Center, United States | Chiropractic and Acupuncture Teaching Clinic | Manual Therapy, Active Care, Acupuncture and Oriental Meidicine | English (revised 6/12) |
| Greg Schroeder greg@ teamworkstherapy.com |
TeamWorks Therapy | Private Practice | Manipulation, Exercise | |
| Kate Sheehy richmondphysio@btconnect.com |
Richmond Physiotherapy | Private Practice | Physiotherapy, manipulation exercise | 9 point |
| Mary Simpson msimpson@ cranwell.raf.mod.uk |
MOD | Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility | Manual therapy and rehab, core work and Pilates reformer | 9 point |
| Roland Sissel sissel.roland@ helse-finnmark.no |
Helse Finnmmark, Norway | Rehabilitation Medicine | ||
| Dr. Richard Skala dr.rick.skala.dc.qme@ gmail.com |
United States | Medical Legal Evaluator | ||
| Jodie Smith & Tim Noblet Jodie.smith@ swbh.nhs.uk |
City Hospital Birmingham SWBH NHS Trust | MSK Physio Department | Exercise,Manual techniques, Education groups, PMP sessions | 9 - item tool |
| Rob Tindale rob@ newenglandphysio.com.au |
New England Spinal and Sports Physio, Australia | Private Practice | Physio-manual therapy, exercise | 9 pt and generic condition |
| Caroline Treanor carolinetreanor@ beaumont.ie |
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland | Neurosurgical spinal Service. Chronic spinal pain | Exercise Therapy Manual therapy | 9 point |
| Lorenzo Visconti loppiski@ gmail.com |
Studio fisioterapia montagna Italia | Manual therapy | 9 point | |
| Matt Webb matthew.webb@ wales.nhs.uk |
Wales | MSK Out-Patients | 9-point tool | |
| Sherri Weiser sw20@nyu.edu |
New York University Hospital For Joint Diseases | Outpatient | Conservative care, surgery | Generic 5 item |
| Helen Welch helen.welch@ wales.nhs.uk |
Cwm Taf Healtth board | NHS Trust | Individual treatment Functional back class back / pain education | 9 |
| Dr. Andrew White andrew@ innovapain.com |
Innova Pain Clinic, Utah, USA | Chiropractic Pain Mgt. | CMT, Physiotherapy | 9 point |
| Troy Wilson troy.wilson@ spirehealthcare.com |
Spire Healthcare, UK |
Private Hospital |
9 item | |
| Mark Woolvine mark.woolvine@ coventrypct.nhs.uk |
Coventry community health services | Primary care | Manual therapy Exercise based therapy Cognitive behavioural approach | 9-item clinical measurement tool |
| Dore Young dore.young@ nhs.net |
CMFT community division | MSK Physiotherapy | Exercise, education, Back group, CBT | 9 |
| Antonis Zacharopoulos antonis@ azphysiohealth.com |
A-Z Physio Health Ltd, Cyprus | Private Practice | Manual Therapy, Movement Therapy, Clinical Pilates, Functional Rehabilitation, CBT | 9 Point |
| Rugpoli Spaarne Ziekenhuis pweerman@ quicknet.nl |
Spaarne Ziekenhuis Netherlands | Poli orthopaedie | Dutch |
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