World Spine Care Research Articles
Global Spine Care Initiative Articles
The Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) was created by World Spine Care to reduce the global burden of disease and disability by bringing together leading healthcare providers, scientists, specialists, government agencies, and other stakeholders to transform the delivery of spine care.
Sixty-eight clinicians, scientists, patients, and policymakers participated in the deliberations and are authors of one or more of the GSCI papers.
A 4-year process culminated in the publication of 16 articles in a special issue of the European Spine Journal. All papers are available online.
World Spine Care Articles published in peer-reviewed journals
da Silva-Oolup, S., Nordin, M., Stern, P. et al. A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic. Chiropr Man Therap 28, 3 (2020).
Haldeman S, Nordin M, Tavares P, Mullerpatan R, Kopansky-Giles D, Setlhare V, et al. Distance Management of Spinal Disorders in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Evidence-based Patient and Clinician Guides from the Global Spine Care Initiative. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2020 Nov 4.
Chihambakwe, M., O’Connor, L., Orton, P. M., & Hondras, M. A. (2019). If I was more informed about what exactly they do: perceptions of Botswana district hospital healthcare providers about World Spine Care, 1–12.
Mullerpatan, R, P Girdhar, Y Singh, and K R. Salgotra. (2019). Evidence-Based Management of Spine Pain Disorders Among Underserved People in Navi Mumbai, India: a Two-Year Observation Report. Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Conference Proceedings
Outerbridge G, Ford T, Brady O, Hondras M, Hurwitz E, Haldeman S, Kopansky-Giles D, Nordin, M. Development of an outcomes questionnaire for low literacy patients in underserved populations The World Spine Care (WSC) Charity. ISSLS Spine Week; 2016; Singapore.
Haldeman S, Nordin M, Outerbridge G, Hurwitz E, Hondras M, Brady O, Ford T, AcaroÄŸlu E, Kopansky-Giles D. Delivering sustainable spine care in underserved communities: The World Spine Care (WSC) Charity (www.worldspinecare.org) / Entregando una columna de cuidado sostenible en las comunidades marginadas: The World Spine Care Charity (WSC). International Journal of Integrated Care. 2015;15(8).
Yoga Research
Mullerpatan RP, Agarwal BM, Shetty TV. Exploration of Muscle Activity Using Surface Electromyography While Performing Surya Namaskar. Int J Yoga. 2020 May;13(2):137–43.
Thesis Papers
Armstrong, Candice. (2017). A profile of patients presenting with spinal pain at Mahalapye and Shoshong World Spine Care clinics in Botswana.