Directional Preference

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• Directional preference is central to the trial protocol. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
• Directional preference is defined as a direction of repeated movement or sustained positioning that produces symptomatic or mechanical improvement. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
• Directional preference may include centralisation, in which pain is progressively and permanently abolished from distal to proximal areas. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
• Eligibility requires directional preference identified by clinical examination. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
• The article notes limited evidence that directional preference modifies treatment effect. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
• Centralisation has been associated with a favorable prognosis. — Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy with generalised exercise for chronic spinal pain in surgeons: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial