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Bruce F. Walker
Researcher at Murdoch University
Publications - 150
Citations - 6969
Bruce F. Walker is an academic researcher from Murdoch University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chiropractic & Low back pain. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 150 publications receiving 6037 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce F. Walker include Queen's University & James Cook University.
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The prevalence of low back pain: A systematic review of the literature from 1966 to 1998
TL;DR: A systematic literature review of population prevalence studies of low back pain between 1966 and 1998 was conducted to investigate data homogeneity and appropriateness for pooling, and a model using uniform best-practice methods is proposed.
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A consensus approach toward the standardization of back pain definitions for use in prevalence studies
Clermont E. Dionne,Kate M. Dunn,Peter Croft,Alf Nachemson,Rachelle Buchbinder,Bruce F. Walker,Mary Wyatt,J. David Cassidy,Michel Rossignol,Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde,Jan Hartvigsen,Päivi Leino-Arjas,Ute Latza,Shmuel Reis,María Teresa Gil del Real,Francisco M. Kovacs,Birgitta Öberg,Christine Cedraschi,Lex M. Bouter,Bart W. Koes,H. Susan J. Picavet,Maurits W. van Tulder,A. Kim Burton,Nadine E. Foster,Gary J. Macfarlane,Elaine Thomas,Martin Underwood,Gordon Waddell,Paul G. Shekelle,Ernest Volinn,Michael Von Korff +30 more
TL;DR: These definitions provide standards that may improve future comparisons of low back pain prevalence figures by person, place and time characteristics, and offer opportunities for statistical summaries.
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Hand-held dynamometry correlation with the gold standard isokinetic dynamometry: a systematic review.
TL;DR: To examine the current evidence regarding the reliability and validity of hand‐held dynamometry for assessment of muscle strength in the clinical setting, a large number of studies using this method have found it to be reliable.
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The test-retest reliability of centre of pressure measures in bipedal static task conditions--a systematic review of the literature.
TL;DR: The studies reviewed show that bipedal static COP measures may be used as a reliable tool for investigating general postural stability and balance performance under specific conditions and recommendations for maximizing the reliability of COP data are provided.
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Low Back Pain in Australian Adults. Prevalence and Associated Disability
TL;DR: LBP is a common problem in the Australian adult population, yet most of this is low-intensity and low-disability pain, Nevertheless, over 10% had been significantly disabled by LBP in the past 6 months.