Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review

N Smidt, WJJ Assendelft, DAWM van der Windt… - Pain, 2002 - Elsevier
Patients with lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) are frequently treated with corticosteroid
injections, in order to relieve pain and diminish disability. The objective of this review was to …

Corticosteroid injections for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic overview.

WJ Assendelft, EM Hay, R Adshead… - British Journal of General …, 1996 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a common complaint, for which
corticosteroid injections are a frequently applied therapy. However, there were no up-to-date …

Low back pain symptoms show a similar pattern of improvement following a wide range of primary care treatments: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials

M Artus, DA van der Windt, KP Jordan, EM Hay - Rheumatology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. To assess overall responses to treatments among non-specific low back pain
(NSLBP) patients in clinical trials to examine the pattern following a wide range of …

Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjögren's syndrome. Results of a prospective concerted action supported by the European Community

C Vitali, S Bombardieri… - … : Official Journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Different sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed for Sjögren's syndrome
(SS), but none have been validated with a large series of patients or in a multicenter study …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial

JC Hill, DGT Whitehurst, M Lewis, S Bryan, KM Dunn… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Back pain remains a challenge for primary care internationally. One model that
has not been tested is stratification of the management according to the patient's prognosis …

A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment

JC Hill, KM Dunn, M Lewis, R Mullis… - Arthritis Care & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To develop and validate a tool that screens for back pain prognostic indicators
relevant to initial decision making in primary care. Methods The setting was UK primary care …

The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes

MH Liang, M Corzillius, SC Bae, RA Lew… - Arthritis and …, 1999 - pure.johnshopkins.edu
Objective. To develop a standardized nomenclature system for the neuropsychiatric
syndromes of systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Methods. An international …

The BILAG index: a reliable and valid instrument for measuring clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

EM Hay, PA Bacon, C Gordon… - … Journal of Medicine, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) index is a computerized index
for measuring clinical disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which was …

Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of local corticosteroid injection and naproxen for treatment of lateral epicondylitis of elbow in primary care

EM Hay, SM Paterson, M Lewis, G Hosie, P Croft - Bmj, 1999 - bmj.com
Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness of local corticosteroid injection, standard
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and simple analgesics for the early treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] How does the self-reported clinical management of patients with low back pain relate to the attitudes and beliefs of health care practitioners? A survey of UK …

A Bishop, NE Foster, E Thomas, EM Hay - PAIN®, 2008 - Elsevier
Guidelines for the management of low back pain (LBP) have existed for many years, but
adherence to these by health care practitioners (HCPs) remains suboptimal. The aim of this …