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Welcome to this month’s edition of Spinal Columns: Official Newsletter of CANSpine. This issue examines how physical examination findings relate to patient symptoms, comparing clinical assessment methods with imaging references across different patient groups, while also evaluating the connection between spinal range of motion and functional outcomes. Additionally, the issue presents findings on how virtual mentoring frameworks operate across international borders within postgraduate musculoskeletal therapy education.
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How is neck mobility linked to pain and disability?
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This research addresses the relationship between neck range of motion and self-reported pain and disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal neck pain. To investigate this, researchers conducted a systematic search for existing observational studies and statistically combined their data.
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Soltanabadi, S., Vatandoost, S., Bayattork, M., Lukacs, M. J., Rushton, A., & Walton, D. M. (2026). Association between cervical spine clinical active range of motion and pain or disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS One, 21(7), e0353504. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353504
 Alison Rushton
David Walton
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Can e-mentoring support advanced physiotherapy training across different countries?
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Evidence regarding the cross-cultural applicability and effectiveness of e-mentoring in postgraduate musculoskeletal physiotherapy remains limited. To address this issue, researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with postgraduate physiotherapy mentees and mentors across Canada and compared the thematic data with findings from the United Kingdom.
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Rushton, A., Yeung, E., Sadi, J., Johnson, W., Tyros, I., Nazareth, M., Gillis, H., & Heneghan, N. R. (2026). Experiences of telehealth e-mentoring within postgraduate musculoskeletal physical therapy education in Canada and the United Kingdom. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 85, 103635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103635
Alison Rushton
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Can physical exams accurately diagnose causes of low back pain in elite gymnasts?
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Elite gymnasts often experience low back pain, raising questions about how accurately standard patient histories and physical examinations can identify the underlying causes. To investigate, researchers had a musculoskeletal physiotherapist conduct clinical assessments on elite gymnasts and compared those tests against magnetic resonance imaging scans reviewed by two specialist radiologists.
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Fawcett, L., Martin, J., James, S., Soundy, A., Heneghan, N. R., & Rushton, A. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy of patient history and clinical examination to identify pathology in the lumbar spine of elite gymnasts with MRI as the reference standard. Physical Therapy in Sport, 81, 101970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2026.101970
Alison Rushton
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CANSpine
Faculty of Health Science, School of Physical Therapy, Western University
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1201 Western Rd., London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada
canspinear@uwo.ca
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Some components of this newsletter were generated using AI.
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