THE SPANISH BACK PAIN RESEARCH NETWORK
The improvement of clinical practice is the
principal objective of the Spanish Back Pain Research Network.
It is multidisciplinary in its structure, and is composed
of 189 researchers belonging to 12 health care centers. These
researchers belong to consolidated research groups, emergent
research teams or clinical groups that have a strong research
interest.
The only pre-requisite to join the Network is to be currently
participating in a research project. The management of the
Kovacs Foundation is in charge of its organization and administration.
The Foundation is also responsible for the structural financing
of the Network. Public and not for profit organizations can
directly finance projects.
A Network project is developed in the following manner:
One of the groups proposes a research project.
A protocol is written up, with the multidisciplinary contributions
of all groups.
Financing is sought.
An operative "subgroup" is formed with all the
Network groups interested in its development.
Consensus is reached on authorship, publication policy,
and working norms that ensure methodological quality.
Project startup and data collection is begun.
Data is analyzed and results are produced.
First and subsequent drafts of the article are written,
and it is then submitted for publication in a scientific journal.
The research focus is on the following:
Etiopathogenesis and physiopathology Ergonomy and biomechanics
Primary and secondary prevention
Patient diagnosis and evaluation
Treatment
Clinical practice
Social and economic impact
In summary, the Spanish Back Pain Research Network and the
Kovacs Foundation coordinate
research and clinical teams that work together in a coordinated
manner, and have carried out scientific studies that have
been published in leading international journals. Their main
interest is to develop studies in any area related to unspecific
low back pain, taking into account the priorities of clinicians,
patients, the general public, and the health authorities.
 For additional information on the Network,
please refer to the Spanish site of the
Web.
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