Duke Dpt Podcast

Today we will be discussing the paper, “Prediction of Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain at 12 Months: A Secondary Analysis of the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) Validation Cohort Study.” We are joined by two of the co-authors-Dr. Steve George and Dr. Trevor Lentz. This study analyzed a cohort to identify patient characteristics that are predictive of persistent pain 12 months following physical therapy care and how the anatomical region influenced persistent pain. This paper has major implications because persistent pain has not been commonly evaluated in previous screening studies.   In this podcast you will learn: background on the OSPRO tools including the review of systems and yellow flag screening tools, how they set up their persistent pain model,  the cohort recruitment and screening process, the outcomes of the paper including which forms offered predictive value for persistent pain, the importance of treatment monitoring, and the impact on health care utilization.   To