Management of acute whiplash: a randomized controlled trial of multidisciplinary stratified treatments. Jull G,Kenardy J,Hendrikz J,Cohen M,Sterling M. Pain. 2013 Sep;154(9):1798-806. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.041. Epub 2013 May 29

Acute whiplash is a heterogeneous disorder that becomes persistent in 40% to 60% of cases. Estimates of recovery have not changed in recent decades. This randomized, single-blind, controlled trial tested whether multidisciplinary individualized treatments for patients with acute whiplash (<4 weeks postinjury) could reduce the incidence of chronicity at 6 mo by 50% compared to usual care. Participants (n=101) were recruited from accident and emergency centres and the community. It was     

The epidemiology of Schmorl's nodes and their correlation to radiographic degeneration in 4,151 subjects. Sonne-Holm S,Jacobsen S,Rovsing H,Monrad H. Eur Spine J. 2013 Aug;22(8):1907-12. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2735-3. Epub 2013 Mar 16

This prospective multicentre study was undertaken to determine segmental movement, disc height and sagittal alignment after total disc replacement (TDR) in the lumbosacral spine and to assess the correlation of biomechanical properties to clinical outcomes.A total of 173 patients with degenerative disc disease and low back pain for more than one year were randomised to receive either TDR or multidisciplinary rehabilitation (MDR). Segmental movement in the sagittal plane and disc height were