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Netherlands
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
157
Citations
100430
World Ranking
881
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Bart W. Koes is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their primary research activity falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields including Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations and Quality of Life, as well as Pain Management and Opioid Use including Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments.

Bart W. Koes has contributed to a range of frequently published venues, including:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • European Journal of Pain
  • Spine

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Bart W. Koes include:

  • Prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis in general and clinical populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, European Spine Journal
  • Nonspecific Low Back Pain, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial, 2023, The Lancet
  • Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute low back pain, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Bart W. Koes frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Alessandro Chiarotto
  • Sita Bierma-Zeinstra
  • Arianne P. Verhagen
  • Christopher G. Maher
  • Wendy T. M. Enthoven

Best Publications

  • What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

    Jan Hartvigsen;Mark J Hancock;Alice Kongsted;Quinette Louw

  • Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions.

    Nadine E Foster;Johannes R Anema;Dan Cherkin;Roger Chou

  • Incidence and determinants of lower extremity running injuries in long distance runners: A systematic review

    R N van Gent;D Siem;M van Middelkoop;A G van Os

  • European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care

    Maurits van Tulder;Annette Becker;Trudy Bekkering;Alan Breen

  • An updated overview of clinical guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care

    Bart W. Koes;Maurits van Tulder;Chung-Wei Christine Lin;Luciana G Macedo

  • Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain

    B W Koes;M W van Tulder;S Thomas

  • Chapter 3. European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care.

    Maurits van Tulder;Annette Becker;Trudy Bekkering;Alan Breen

  • Outcome measures for low back pain research. A proposal for standardized use.

    Richard A. Deyo;Michele Battie;A. J. H. M. Beurskens;Claire Bombardier

  • Conservative treatment of acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the most common interventions.

    M. W. Van Tulder;B. W. Koes;L. M. Bouter

  • Prevalence and incidence of shoulder pain in the general population; a systematic review.

    Jolanda Luime;Bart Koes;I. J M Hendriksen;Alex Burdorf

  • Exercise therapy for treatment of non-specific low back pain.

    J A Hayden;M W Van Tulder;A Malmivaara;B W Koes

  • Low back pain: a call for action

    Rachelle Buchbinder;Maurits van Tulder;Birgitta Öberg;Lucíola Menezes Costa

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview

    Crystian B. Oliveira;Chris G. Maher;Rafael Z. Pinto;Adrian C. Traeger

  • Systematic review of psychosocial factors at work and private life as risk factors for back pain.

    W. E. Hoogendoorn;M. N. M. Van Poppel;P. M. Bongers;B. W. Koes

  • Shoulder disorders in general practice: incidence, patient characteristics, and management.

    D. A. W. M. Van Der Windt;B. W. Koes;B. A. De Jong;L. M. Bouter

  • Exercise therapy for low‐back pain

    Maurits W. van Tulder;Antti Malmivaara;Rosmin Esmail;Bart W Koes

  • A Cost-Of-Illness Study of Back Pain in the Netherlands

    Maurits W. van Tulder;Bart W. Koes;Lex M. Bouter

  • A systematic review on the effectiveness of physical and rehabilitation interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain

    Marienke van Middelkoop;Sidney M Rubinstein;Ton Kuijpers;Arianne P Verhagen

  • Clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain in primary care: an international comparison.

    Bart W. Koes;Maurits W. Van Tulder;Raymond Ostelo;A. Kim Burton

  • Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica.

    Wilco C. Peul;Hans C. van Houwelingen;Wilbert B. van den Hout;Ronald Brand

Frequent Co-Authors

Arianne P. Verhagen
Arianne P. Verhagen University of Technology Sydney
Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra
Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Maurits W. van Tulder
Maurits W. van Tulder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jan A.N. Verhaar
Jan A.N. Verhaar Erasmus University Rotterdam
Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo
Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Manuela L. Ferreira
Manuela L. Ferreira University of Sydney
Jan Passchier
Jan Passchier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henrica C.W. de Vet
Henrica C.W. de Vet University of Amsterdam

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