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Goal of the workgroup
To identify relevant topics that upon review will provide clarification of existing practices, or alter practices based on up-to-date evidence. The results are shared with WorkSafeBC officers and health care providers.
Guidelines
Systematic reviews
For your convenience, the following information is now available:
- Acupuncture (PDF 85kb)
- Alternative medicine - Some definitions and evidence for health care benefits guidelines (PDF 691kb)
- Artificial cervical and lumbar disc implants - A review of the literature (PDF 553kb)
- Clinical guidelines for the treatment of low-back pain (PDF 3mb)
- CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Second Update (PDF 7.0mb)
- CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) First Update (PDF 370kb)
- CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) (PDF 236kb)
- Craniosacral therapy review
- Critical appraisal and comments on 'Physiotherapy briefings for physicians' (Low Back Pain study sparks discussion) (PDF 146kb)
- Cryocuffs (PDF 101kb)
- Dental implants in patients diagnosed with scleroderma (PDF 541kb)
- Detecting malingerers - Hidden truths (PDF 50kb)
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy - Sonocur ® - First Update (PDF 218kb)
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy - Sonocur ® (PDF 50kb)
- Glucosamine (PDF 193kb)
- Hernia (PDF 548kb)
- Homeopathic Practices (PDF 82kb)
- Hydrotherapy - Review on the effectiveness of its application in physiotherapy and occupational therapy (PDF 188kb)
- Intrathecal fentanyl for chronic non-malignant pain (PDF 148kb)
- Lateral epicondylitis (PDF 43kb)
- Low intensity ultrasound (Exogen®) for treating fracture nonunion and short reviews on other bone growth stimulator devices and orthobionomics (PDF 651kb)
- Low level laser therapy - Effectiveness in treating various conditions (PDF 334kb)
- Marijuana for medicinal purposes: An evidence-based assessment - First update (PDF 74kb)
- Marijuana for medicinal purposes: An evidence-based assessment (PDF 605kb)
- Massage Therapy - a quick review on the available evidence (PDF 52kb)
- MTBI - Review of the literature and a look at the WCB of BC data (PDF 1.5mb)
- Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities (PDF 1.1mb)
- OmegaWave Sport Technology System (PDF 551kb)
- Opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain (PDF 564kb)
- Otto Bock C-Leg - First update (PDF 1.4mb)
- Otto Bock C-Leg (PDF 265kb)
- Percutaneous radio-frequency neurotomy treatment of chronic cervical pain following whiplash injury (PDF 964kb)
- Percutaneous vertebroplasty for pain relief in the management of compressive vertebral fractures (PDF 150kb)
- Postural Reconstruction Physiotherapy (PDF 69kb)
- Pulsed signal therapy for musculoskeletal conditions (PDF 167kb)
- Spinal cord stimulation - Use in patients with complex regional pain syndrome. (PDF 80kb)
- Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (PDF 287kb)
- Topiramate (Topamax) use in treating neuropathic pain (PDF 128kb)
- Viscosupplementation in treating ankle, including talocalcaneal joint, osteoarthritis of primary or secondary origin (PDF 427kb)
- Whole body vibration and low back pain - First update (PDF 628kb)
- Whole body vibration and low back pain - literature review (PDF 554kb)
- Vertebral axial decompression therapy for low back pain (PDF 83kb)
Posters and Presentations
- Acupuncture Review of the Systematic Reviews (PDF 380kb)
- Artificial cervical (and lumbar) disc implants (PDF 1.3mb)
- C-Leg® (PDF 408kb)
- Clinical Day - June 1, 2005 Summary of Published Projects (PDF 2.9mb)
- Developing an Evidence-Based Process for Validation of Health Care Practices (PDF 60kb)
- Development of Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocols at the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia (PDF 81kb)
- Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulator in treating Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Injured Workers (PDF 578kb)
- Glucosamine Review on its effectiveness in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis (PDF 59kb)
- Low Back Pain at the WCB (PDF 1.1mb)
- Mesothelioma claims and the WCB (PDF 1.2mb)
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury at the WCB (176kb)
- Systematically Reviewing Non-Randomized Controlled Trial Evidence on Complementary Medicine (50kb)
- Towards the Development of Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (533kb)
- VAX-D therapy for lower back pain (PDF 883kb)
- WCB HTA Office Joint Endeavour (28 kb)
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