List of works by Andrea D. Furlan

2015 Updated Method Guideline for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

A 46-year-old man with acute low-back pain

scientific article published on 22 December 2015

A Retrospective Study of the Association between Pain Intensity and Opioid Use with Length of Stay during Musculoskeletal Inpatient Rehabilitation after Primary Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of selected complementary and alternative medicine for neck and low-back pain

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Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain

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Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration.

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An evaluation of the performance of the Opioid Manager clinical tool in primary care: a qualitative study.

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Are we paying a high price for surgical sympathectomy? A systematic literature review of late complications.

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Challenges and recommendations for placebo controls in randomized trials in physical and rehabilitation medicine: a report of the international placebo symposium working group

scientific article published on February 2010

Changes in Opioid Prescribing Behaviors among Family Physicians Who Participated in a Weekly Tele-Mentoring Program

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Characteristics and associated features of persistent post-sympathectomy pain.

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Chemical sympathectomy for neuropathic pain: does it work? Case report and systematic literature review.

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Complementary and alternative therapies for low back pain.

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Early Prescription Opioid Use for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature

scientific article published on 10 November 2016

Effect of aerobic exercise in the treatment of myofascial pain: a systematic review

scientific article published on 27 December 2018

Effect of training and lifting equipment for preventing back pain in lifting and handling: systematic review.

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Evaluation of an innovative tele-education intervention in chronic pain management for primary care clinicians practicing in underserved areas

scientific article published on 10 July 2018

Evidence for interferential current to treat musculoskeletal pain remains weak

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture.

scientific article published on January 2008

Fifteen years of the cochrane back review group.

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Gabapentin for neuropathic pain: systematic review of controlled and uncontrolled literature.

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Hepatitis C screening.

scientific article published in February 2015

Identifying appropriate outcomes to help evaluate the impact of the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Non-Cancer Pain

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Igniting the spark?

scientific article published on 22 May 2007

Improving opioid guideline adherence: evaluation of a multifaceted, theory-informed pilot intervention for family physicians

scientific article published on 26 January 2020

Improving opioid safety practices in primary care: protocol for the development and evaluation of a multifaceted, theory-informed pilot intervention for healthcare providers.

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Influence of lumbar epidural injection volume on pain relief for radicular leg pain and/or low back pain.

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International Stakeholder Community of Pain Experts and Leaders Call for an Urgent Action on Forced Opioid Tapering

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Key factors in back disability prevention: what influences the choice of priorities?

scientific article published on April 2007

Limitations of guidelines for low back pain therapy

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Limited search strategies were effective in finding relevant nonrandomized studies

scientific article published on 11 July 2006

Long-term opioid use after discharge from inpatient musculoskeletal rehabilitation

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Massage for low back pain.

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Massage for low-back pain

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Methodological quality and homogeneity influenced agreement between randomized trials and nonrandomized studies of the same intervention for back pain.

scientific article published on 14 January 2008

Muscle relaxants for non-specific low-back pain

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Muscle relaxants for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration.

scientific article published in September 2003

New Canadian guidance on opioid use for chronic pain: necessary but not sufficient.

scientific article published on May 2017

Nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication

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Nonoperative treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: a systematic review.

scientific article published on May 2012

Opioids compared to placebo or other treatments for chronic low-back pain

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Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a new Canadian practice guideline

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Opioids for workers with an acute episode of low-back pain

scientific article published on 19 August 2010

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on therapeutic massage for low back pain

scientific article published on 23 June 2012

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on therapeutic massage for neck pain

scientific article published on 09 May 2012

Overview of four prescription monitoring/review programs in Canada

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Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain: revised consensus statement from the Canadian Pain Society.

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Predictive factors for sleep apnoea in patients on opioids for chronic pain

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

Prescription Dispensing Patterns before and after a Workers' Compensation Claim: An Historical Cohort Study of Workers With Low Back Pain Injuries in British Columbia

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Project ECHO Telementoring Intervention for Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care: Insights from a Qualitative Study.

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

RE: CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLACEBO CONTROLS IN RANDOMIZED TRIALS IN PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE: A REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLACEBO SYMPOSIUM WORKING GROUP

Recovery of physical functioning after total hip arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

scientific article published on 10 March 2011

Rehabilitation service models for people with physical and/or mental disability living in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 3 April 2018

Relationship between early prescription dispensing patterns and work disability in a cohort of low back pain workers' compensation claimants: a historical cohort study

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Response to "Role of regulators in safe prescribing of opioids".

scientific article published in September 2017

Response to Letter to the Editor Titled "Prescription Opioid Use and the Risk of Disability".

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

Reviewing critically noncontrolled literature on surgical sympathectomy: valuable lessons for treating physicians and our patients

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Self-Reported Practices in Opioid Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain: An Updated Survey of Canadian Family Physicians

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Should meta-analyses of interventions include observational studies in addition to randomized controlled trials? A critical examination of underlying principles.

scientific article published on 21 August 2007

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain

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Systematic review of the quality and generalizability of studies on the effects of opioids on driving and cognitive/psychomotor performance.

scientific article published on July 2012

Testing a support programme for opioid reduction for people with chronic non-malignant pain: the I-WOTCH randomised controlled trial protocol

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Transdermal lidocaine and ketamine for neuropathic pain: a study of effectiveness and tolerability.

scientific article published on 28 June 2012

Updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the cochrane collaboration back review group

scientific article (publication date: 15 June 2003)

Warning from Canada: Latin America, South Africa and India may face an opioid epidemic in the coming years

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

What interventions are effective to taper opioids in patients with chronic pain?

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

What interventions improve walking ability in neurogenic claudication with lumbar spinal stenosis? A systematic review.

scientific article published on 15 March 2014