Effects of Three Therapies for Neck Pain
Authors: Jan Lucas Hoving, Bart W. Koes, Henrica C.W. de Vet
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters15 April 2003Effects of Three Therapies for Neck PainJan Lucas Hoving, PT, PhD, Bart W. Koes, PhD, and Henrica C.W. de Vet, PhDJan Lucas Hoving, PT, PhDCabrini Medical Centre; 3144 Victoria, Australia (Hoving)Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam; 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Koes)Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands (de Vet)Search for more papers by this author, Bart W. Koes, PhDCabrini Medical Centre; 3144 Victoria, Australia (Hoving)Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam; 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Koes)Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands (de Vet)Search for more papers by this author, and Henrica C.W. de Vet, PhDCabrini Medical Centre; 3144 Victoria, Australia (Hoving)Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam; 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Koes)Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands (de Vet)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:The question at hand is the way in which one should interpret statistically nonsignificant results. Should one take the common point of view that without statistical significance there is no effect, or the more Bayesian view that combines new evidence of the magnitude and statistical significance of the effect with its prior probability (1)? In the latter case, the P value is less sacrosanct and the results of other outcome measures are taken into account. It is clear that we took the latter viewpoint in our paper. Although we agree with Drs. Kwan and Friel that our conclusion ...References1. Burton PR. Helping doctors to draw appropriate inferences from the analysis of medical studies. Stat Med. 1994;13:1699-713. [PMID: 7997704] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Korthals-de Bos IB, Hoving JL, Van Tulder MW, Rutten-van Mlken MP, Adr HJ, De Vet HC, . Korthals-de Bos IB. Economic Evaluations in Musculoskeletal Disorders [Thesis]. Amsterdam: VU University; 2002. Google Scholar3. Posner J, Glew C. Neck pain [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:758-9. [PMID: 12020144] LinkGoogle Scholar4. Koes BW, Bouter LM, van Mameren H, Essers AH, Verstegen GM, Hofhuizen DM, . Randomised clinical trial of manipulative therapy and physiotherapy for persistent back and neck complaints: results of one year follow up. BMJ. 1992;304:601-5. [PMID: 1532760] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Smidt N, van der Windt DA, Assendelft WJ, Deville WL, Korthals-de Bos IB, Bouter LM. Corticosteroid injections, physiotherapy, or a wait-and-see policy for lateral epicondylitis: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2002;359:657-62. [PMID: 11879861] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cabrini Medical Centre; 3144 Victoria, Australia (Hoving)Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam; 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Koes)Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre; 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands (de Vet) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoNeck Pain Joel Posner and Catherine Glew Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Continued Care by a General Practitioner for Patients with Neck Pain Jan Lucas Hoving , Bart W. Koes , Henrica C.W. de Vet , Danielle A.W.M. van der Windt , Willem J.J. Assendelft , Henk van Mameren , Walter L.J.M. Devillé , Jan J.M. Pool , Rob J.P.M Scholten , and Lex M. Bouter Effects of Three Therapies for Neck Pain Oliver Kwan and Jon Friel Metrics 15 April 2003Volume 138, Issue 8Page: 685-686KeywordsEpidemiologyPhysiotherapy ePublished: 15 April 2003 Issue Published: 15 April 2003 CopyrightCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...