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Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo

Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo

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80
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32941
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National Ranking
636

Overview

Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on various subfields including Pharmacology, Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and General Health Professions.

Ostelo's research covers a range of topics, prominently in musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, and health systems including economic evaluations and quality of life assessments. Other key areas of work include meta-analysis and systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines implementation, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, and osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms.

Selected recent publications illustrate the scientist's focus on pain management, physiotherapy, and trial methodology, including:

  • "Nociceptive, neuropathic, or nociplastic low back pain? The low back pain phenotyping (BACPAP) consortium's international and multidisciplinary consensus recommendations" (2024, The Lancet Rheumatology)
  • "The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on pain relief and function in patients with chronic low back pain: an individual participant data meta-analysis" (2021, Physiotherapy)
  • "The statistical approach in trial-based economic evaluations matters: get your statistics together!" (2021, BMC Health Services Research)
  • "Physiotherapy management of sciatica" (2020, Journal of physiotherapy)
  • "Adherence to the PRISMA statement and its association with risk of bias in systematic reviews published in rehabilitation journals: A meta-research study" (2022, Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Ostelo include:

  • Johanna M. van Dongen
  • Alessandro Chiarotto
  • Tiziano Innocenti
  • Maurits W. van Tulder
  • J. Knoop

Ostelo has published repeatedly in prominent venues related to musculoskeletal and rehabilitation sciences. These venues include:

  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Journal of physiotherapy
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Interpreting change scores for pain and functional status in low back pain: towards international consensus regarding minimal important change.

    Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo;Rick A. Deyo;P Stratford;Gordon Waddell

  • Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist

    Caroline B. Terwee;Lidwine B. Mokkink;Dirk L. Knol;Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo

  • Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain

    Nicholas Henschke;Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Maurits W. van Tulder;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen

  • Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

    Steven J Kamper;Steven J Kamper;A T Apeldoorn;A Chiarotto;R J E M Smeets

  • 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

  • Clinically important outcomes in low back pain.

    Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Henrica C.W. de Vet

  • Minimal changes in health status questionnaires: distinction between minimally detectable change and minimally important change

    Henrica C de Vet;Caroline B Terwee;Raymond W Ostelo;Heleen Beckerman

  • Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain

    S.J. Kamper;A.T. Apeldoorn;A. Chiarotto;R.J.E.M. Smeets

  • Exercise therapy for chronic nonspecific low-back pain

    Marienke van Middelkoop;Sidney M. Rubinstein;Arianne P. Verhagen;Raymond W. Ostelo;Raymond W. Ostelo

  • Behavioral Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain : A Systematic Review Within the Framework of the Cochrane Back Review Group

    Maurits W. Van Tulder;Raymond Ostelo;T. Johan W. S. Vlaeyen;Steven J. Linton

  • Global Perceived Effect scales provided reliable assessments of health transition in people with musculoskeletal disorders, but ratings are strongly influenced by current status

    Steven J. Kamper;Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo;Dirk L. Knol;Christopher G. Maher

  • Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain.

    Bruno T. Saragiotto;Christopher G. Maher;Tiê P. Yamato;Leonardo O.P. Costa

  • Measurement Properties of Visual Analogue Scale, Numeric Rating Scale, and Pain Severity Subscale of the Brief Pain Inventory in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

    Alessandro Chiarotto;Lara J Maxwell;Raymond W Ostelo;Maarten Boers

  • Minimal clinically important change of the Neck Disability Index and the Numerical Rating Scale for patients with neck pain.

    Jan J. M. Pool;Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo;Jan L. Hoving;Jan L. Hoving;Lex M. Bouter

  • Surgery versus conservative management of sciatica due to a lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review

    Wilco C H Jacobs;Maurits van Tulder;Maurits van Tulder;Mark P. Arts;Sidney M Rubinstein

  • Minimally important change determined by a visual method integrating an anchor-based and a distribution-based approach

    Henrica C. W. de Vet;Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo;Caroline B. Terwee;Nicole van der Roer

  • Minimal clinically important change for pain intensity, functional status, and general health status in patients with nonspecific low back pain.

    Nicole van der Roer;Raymond W J G Ostelo;Geertruida E Bekkering;Maurits W van Tulder

  • Long-term effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a systematic review

    Martijn F. Pisters;Cindy Veenhof;Nico L. U. van Meeteren;Raymond W. Ostelo

  • The Back Pain Beliefs of Health Care Providers: Are We Fear-Avoidant?

    Steven J. Linton;Johan Vlaeyen;Raymond Ostelo

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurits W. van Tulder
Maurits W. van Tulder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henrica C.W. de Vet
Henrica C.W. de Vet University of Amsterdam
Bart W. Koes
Bart W. Koes Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arianne P. Verhagen
Arianne P. Verhagen University of Technology Sydney
Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Dirk L. Knol
Dirk L. Knol VU University Medical Center
Judith E. Bosmans
Judith E. Bosmans Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Caroline B. Terwee
Caroline B. Terwee VU University Medical Center
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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