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252 The prevalence of axial involvement in psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sze, J. T., Packham, J. C., Konstantinou, K., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., & Stynes, S. 252 The prevalence of axial involvement in psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2019

Background: A significant proportion of patients with psoriasis (PsO) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have axial involvement which is associated with more severe peripheral arthritis in PsA. Historically, methods for recognition of axial involvement in... Read More about 252 The prevalence of axial involvement in psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Determining one-year trajectories of low back related leg pain in primary care patients: growth mixture modelling of a prospective cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Dunn, & Stynes. (2018). Determining one-year trajectories of low back related leg pain in primary care patients: growth mixture modelling of a prospective cohort study. Arthritis Care and Research, 1840-1848. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23556

OBJECTIVE
The clinical presentation and outcome of patients with back and leg pain in primary care are heterogeneous and may be better understood by identification of homogeneous and clinically meaningful subgroups. Subgroups of patients with differ... Read More about Determining one-year trajectories of low back related leg pain in primary care patients: growth mixture modelling of a prospective cohort study.

Factors associated with physiotherapists' preference for MRI in primary care patients with low back and leg pain (2018)
Journal Article
Ely, S., Stynes, S., Ogollah, R., Foster, N. E., & Konstantinou, K. (2018). Factors associated with physiotherapists' preference for MRI in primary care patients with low back and leg pain. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 38, 46-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2018.09.003

Background
Criticisms about overuse of MRI in low back pain are well documented. Yet, with the exception of suspicion of serious pathology, little is known about factors that influence clinicians' preference for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at f... Read More about Factors associated with physiotherapists' preference for MRI in primary care patients with low back and leg pain.

Clinical diagnostic model for sciatica developed in primary care patients with low back-related leg pain (2018)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Ogollah, R., Hay, E., & Dunn, K. (2018). Clinical diagnostic model for sciatica developed in primary care patients with low back-related leg pain. PloS one, 1 -14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191852

Background Identification of sciatica may assist timely management but can be challenging in clinical practice. Diagnostic models to identify sciatica have mainly been developed in secondary care settings with conflicting reference standard selection... Read More about Clinical diagnostic model for sciatica developed in primary care patients with low back-related leg pain.

Novel approach to characterising individuals with low back-related leg pain: cluster identification with latent class analysis and 12-month follow-up. (2018)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Ogollah, R., Hay, E. M., & Dunn, K. M. (2018). Novel approach to characterising individuals with low back-related leg pain: cluster identification with latent class analysis and 12-month follow-up. PAIN, 159(4), https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001147

Traditionally, low back-related leg pain (LBLP) is diagnosed clinically as referred leg pain or sciatica (nerve root involvement). However, within the spectrum of LBLP, we hypothesised that there may be other unrecognised patient subgroups. This stud... Read More about Novel approach to characterising individuals with low back-related leg pain: cluster identification with latent class analysis and 12-month follow-up..

Neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain patients: What is the evidence of prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis in primary care? A systematic review of the literature. (2017)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Dunn, K., Foster, N., Konstantinou, K., & Harrisson, S. (2017). Neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain patients: What is the evidence of prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis in primary care? A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Pain, 1295-1312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.04.012

This systematic review synthesizes literature describing prevalence, characteristics and prognosis of low back-related leg pain (LBLP) patients with neuropathic pain in primary care and/or similar settings. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were devel... Read More about Neuropathic pain in low back-related leg pain patients: What is the evidence of prevalence, characteristics, and prognosis in primary care? A systematic review of the literature..

Classification of low-back-related leg pain consulters using latent class analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stynes, S. . M., Konstantinou, K., Ogollah, R., & Dunn, K. Classification of low-back-related leg pain consulters using latent class analysis. Presented at The Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) - Annual General Meeting 2016

Background
Low back-related leg pain (LBLP) is clinically diagnosed as referred leg pain or sciatica. Within the spectrum of LBLP there may be unrecognised subgroups of patients. This study aimed to identify and describe clusters of LBLP patients us... Read More about Classification of low-back-related leg pain consulters using latent class analysis.

Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study. (2016)
Journal Article
Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Ogollah, R., Vogel, S., & Hay, E. (2016). Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0787-8

Background
Patients with back pain radiating to the leg(s) report worse symptoms and poorer recovery than those with back pain alone. Robust evidence regarding their epidemiological profile is lacking from primary care, the setting where most of the... Read More about Characteristics of patients with low back and leg pain seeking treatment in primary care: baseline results from the ATLAS cohort study..

Classification of patients with low back-related leg pain: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Stynes, & Dunn. (2016). Classification of patients with low back-related leg pain: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1074-z

Background
The identification of clinically relevant subgroups of low back pain (LBP) is considered the number one LBP research priority in primary care. One subgroup of LBP patients are those with back related leg pain. Leg pain frequently accompan... Read More about Classification of patients with low back-related leg pain: a systematic review.

241 Identification of Nerve Root Involvement in Primary Care Consulters with Low Back–Related Leg Pain: Diagnostic Classification Using Alternative Approaches (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Ogollah, R., Hay, E. M., & Dunn, K. M. 241 Identification of Nerve Root Involvement in Primary Care Consulters with Low Back–Related Leg Pain: Diagnostic Classification Using Alternative Approaches. Presented at Rheumatology 2016 (26-28 April 2016), SECC Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: protocol for a proof-of-principle study. (2016)
Journal Article
Wood, L. R., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Stynes, S., D’Cruz, D., Mullis, R., Whittle, R., Peat, G., & Foster, N. E. (2016). Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: protocol for a proof-of-principle study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0899-9

BACKGROUND: Exercise therapy for knee pain and osteoarthritis remains a key element of conservative treatment, recommended in clinical guidelines. Yet systematic reviews point to only modest benefits from exercise interventions.One reason for this mi... Read More about Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: protocol for a proof-of-principle study..

Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain). (2016)
Journal Article
Wood, L., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Stynes, S., D'Cruz, D., Mullis, R., Whittle, R., Peat, G., & Foster, N. (2016). Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 47 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0899-9

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic exercise is an effective intervention for knee pain and osteoarthritis (OA) and should be individualised. In a preliminary, proof-of-principle study we sought to develop a home exercise programme targeted at specific physical... Read More about Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain)..

Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. (2015)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. (2015). Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain. European Spine Journal, 25, 2734–2740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4359-2

PURPOSE: To investigate agreement and reliability among clinicians when diagnosing low back-related leg pain (LBLP) in primary care consulters. METHODS: Thirty-six patients were assessed by one of six physiotherapists and diagnosed as having either l... Read More about Reliability among clinicians diagnosing low back-related leg pain..

AGREEMENT AMONG THERAPISTS WHEN DIAGNOSING LOW BACK-RELATED LEG PAIN (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stynes, S., Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., & Hay, E. AGREEMENT AMONG THERAPISTS WHEN DIAGNOSING LOW BACK-RELATED LEG PAIN. Presented at The Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) Annual General Meeting: ‘Spotlight on sciatica’ (14-15 Nov 2013)

Background
Pain with radiation to the leg is a common presentation in back pain patients. Radiating leg pain is either referred pain or radicular, commonly described as sciatica. Clinically distinguishing between these types of leg pain is recognize... Read More about AGREEMENT AMONG THERAPISTS WHEN DIAGNOSING LOW BACK-RELATED LEG PAIN.