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Chris J. Main
Researcher at Keele University
Publications - 213
Citations - 20876
Chris J. Main is an academic researcher from Keele University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low back pain & Back pain. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 209 publications receiving 19397 citations. Previous affiliations of Chris J. Main include Arthritis Research UK & University of Huddersfield.
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A Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back pain and disability
TL;DR: In this article, a Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) was developed, based on theories of fear and avoidance behaviour and focussed specifically on patients' beliefs about how physical activity and work affected their low back pain.
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Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial
Jonathan C. Hill,David G T Whitehurst,David G T Whitehurst,David G T Whitehurst,Martyn Lewis,Stirling Bryan,Stirling Bryan,Kate M. Dunn,Nadine E. Foster,Kika Konstantinou,Chris J. Main,Elizabeth Mason,Simon Somerville,Gail Sowden,Kanchan Vohora,Elaine M Hay +15 more
TL;DR: The results show that a stratified approach, by use of prognostic screening with matched pathways, will have important implications for the future management of back pain in primary care.
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A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment.
Jonathan C. Hill,Kate M. Dunn,Martyn Lewis,Ricky Mullis,Chris J. Main,Nadine E. Foster,Elaine M Hay +6 more
TL;DR: A brief screening tool is validated, which is a promising instrument for identifying subgroups of patients to guide the provision of early secondary prevention in primary care and whether allocation to treatment subgroups using the tool, linked with targeting treatment appropriately, improves patient outcomes.
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Psychosocial predictors of outcome in acute and subchronic low back trouble.
TL;DR: Early identification of psychosocial problems is important in understanding, and hopefully preventing, the progression to chronicity in low back trouble.
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Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain
Nicholas Henschke,Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo,Maurits W. van Tulder,Johan W.S. Vlaeyen,Stephen Morley,Willem J J Assendelft,Chris J. Main +6 more
TL;DR: For patients with CLBP, there is moderate quality evidence that in the short-term, operant therapy is more effective than waiting list and behavioural therapy ismore effective than usual care for pain relief, but no specific type of behavioural Therapy is moreeffective than another.