What are the core patient-reported outcomes for patients with hip-abductor tendon pathology – new research challenges common outcome scores?

Introduction Lateral hip pain, particularly from hip-abductor tendon pathology (HATP), is a growing concern in both clinical practice and research. However, are the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) we rely on truly valid for this population? In our latest study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, we investigated the psychometric validity of the Copenhagen […]

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Introducing the BacKS: a survey to measure your patients’ knowledge and beliefs about low back pain

Authors: Leticia Corrêa, Simon French, Mark Hancock, and Stephanie Mathieson Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and pain education is one of the first-line recommended treatments for people with low back pain [1-3]. The assessment of people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain is important to provide an individualised treatment […]

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