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EPISODE · May 8, 2025 · 53 MIN

Ep 172 - Behind the WHO Guidelines: Chronic Low Back Pain with Prof. Jan Hartvigsen

from PT Pro Talk · host Mariana Hanna Parks

💭” I think most MSK care will shift away from a biomedical view toward a more behavioral approach’’ - Prof. Jan HartvigsenOur guest Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, PhD Epidemiology, Chiropractor, is an internationally leading researcher and research leader in musculoskeletal health. Jan has published over 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, his research has been cited more then 25,000 times. He has been a member of many national and international expert committees. He was member of the WHO Guideline Development Group for Primary Chronic Low Back Pain published in 2023. He was deputy-chair of the landmark Lancet Low Back Pain Series that was published in The Lancet in 2018. He has supervised 22 PhD students as main- or co-supervisor to completion. In 2020, Jan Hartvigsen was appointed Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II for meritorious service to Denmark through science. 📚You will learn about:The guideline’s recommendations and the interventions it advises against Why there’s a shift away from medications toward more behavioral and self-management approaches The real-world challenges of changing how healthcare systems treat back pain The role of clinicians in supporting self-management for patients and much more🔎 Prof. Jan Hartvigsen’s resources of information: WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240081789The Lancet Low Back Pain Series: https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/low-back-painSelf-management at the core of back pain care: 10 key points for clinicians: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34116904/📲 Prof. Jan Hartvigsen’s contact information: 📱Facebook: Jan Hartvigsen💻LinkedIn: Jan Hartvigsen📸Instagram: @janhartvigsen1234🎥Link to interview on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here is the ⁠link⁠ for the quick survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙Join our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠email list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive podcast updates📸⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🐦⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩Email⁠ [email protected] Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NeckCare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠SaraHealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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