All Outputs (4)

Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management (2022)
Journal Article
Caffini, G., Battista, S., Raschi, A., & Testa, M. (in press). Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05914-5

Background
Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injury. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies th... Read More about Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management.

Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study (2022)
Journal Article
Sadowski, P., Battista, S., Leuzzi, G., Sansone, L. G., & Testa, M. (2022). Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study. Spine, 47(22), 1599-1606. https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000004422

Study Design.
A cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire.

Objective.
The aim was to investigate the prevalence and intensity of low back pain (LBP) in people with lower limb amputation (LLA) and to analyze the association factors... Read More about Low Back Pain in People with Lower Limb Amputation: A Cross-sectional Study.

The Temporal Modulation of Nocebo Hyperalgesia in a Model of Sustained Pain (2022)
Journal Article
Camerone, E. M., Battista, S., Benedetti, F., Carlino, E., Sansone, L. G., Buzzatti, L., …Testa, M. (in press). The Temporal Modulation of Nocebo Hyperalgesia in a Model of Sustained Pain. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.807138

Background: The direction and the magnitude of verbal suggestions have been shown to be strong modulators of nocebo hyperalgesia, while little attention has been given to the role of their temporal content. Here, we investigate whether temporal sugge... Read More about The Temporal Modulation of Nocebo Hyperalgesia in a Model of Sustained Pain.

Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis (2022)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Manoni, M., Dell'Isola, A., Englund, M., Palese, A., & Testa, M. (2022). Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Health Expectations, 25(3), 1140-1156. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13468

Introduction
Despite the publication of clinical practice guidelines, the quality of the care process as experienced by patients with osteoarthritis (OA) appears suboptimal. Hence, this study investigates how patients with OA experience their diseas... Read More about Giving an account of patients' experience: A qualitative study on the care process of hip and knee osteoarthritis.