Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Raymond Ostelo is professor of Evidence Based Physiotherapy. He is one of the program directors of the Amsterdam Movement Sciences (AMS) Research Institute and he is leading the musculoskeletal research section of the department of Health Sciences (VU University). Additionally he is visiting professor at the University of Bergen (Norway). As a clinical epidemiologist and physiotherapist he combines research and education in a range of multidisciplinary projects primarily focussing on low back pain, musculoskeletal conditions, epidemiology and measurement. He has published in high profile journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), British Medical Journal (BMJ), PAIN, Clinical Journal of Epidemiology and the Cochrane Library. He has also been involved in the development of multiple mono and multidisciplinary evidence-based clinical guidelines.
His current research work, funded through various grants, including Netherlands Organisation Scientific Research (NWO), Netherlands Organisation for Health Research & Development (ZonMw), Wetenschappelijk College Fysiotherapie/KNGF, Ned Ver Manuele Therapie, European Chiropractors’ Union and the National Health Care Institute (ZiN) include:
- effectiveness and cost-effectiveness studies on pre-surgical interventions and post-surgical rehabilitation programs in sciatica
- exploring the role of illness perception in musculoskeletal conditions
- stratified care for osteoarthritis, neck pain and low back pain
- effectiveness and cost-effectiveness studies for primary care intervention for low back pain and chronic pain conditions
- effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of extended scope physiotherapy
- effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation after trauma
- various studies in order to improve the measurement in musculoskeletal conditions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Opdracht Stichting Keurmerk Fysiotherapie
Chiarotto, A., Maas, E. & Ostelo, R.
1/02/2024 → 31/07/2026
Project: Research
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Back2Health - A combined lifestyle intervention delivered by physio/exercise therapists for patients with persistent low back pain and overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial with parallel economic evaluation
van Dongen, H., Broulikova, H. M., Ostelo, R., Scholten-Peeters, W. & Boonstra, W.
1/12/2023 → 30/11/2029
Project: Research
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Improving care for people with low back pain: A study of longitudinal outcome trajectories and adherence to guidelines.
Rubinstein, S., Ostelo, R., Maas, E., van der Vossen, B. & de Zoete, A.
2/10/2023 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research
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What effect of chiropractic care do patients with low back pain consider clinically-relevant and what characteristics of that care do they consider most important?
Chiarotto, A., Ostelo, R., Rubinstein, S., De la Ruelle, L., de Wit, A., de Zoete, A. & Donker, M.
1/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research
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Cochrane reviews: updates of the 'manual therapies'
Rubinstein, S., Maas, E., de Zoete, A. & Ostelo, R.
1/09/2021 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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Author's Reply to the Letter of Van Boxem, Van Gaag, Van Zundert, and Kallewaard, Entitled 'Response to ter Meulen et al. Effect of Transforaminal Epidural Corticosteroid Injections in Acute Sciatica'
ter Meulen, B., Van Dongen, J. M., Maas, E., Van De Vegt, M. H., Haumann, J., Weinstein, H. C. & Ostelo, R., 21 Mar 2024, In: Clinical journal of pain. 40, 3, p. 197-198 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic
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Barriers and facilitators associated with the upscaling of the Transmural Trauma Care Model: a qualitative study
Ratter, J., Wiertsema, S., Ettahiri, I., Mulder, R., Grootjes, A., Kee, J., Donker, M., Geleijn, E., de Groot, V., Ostelo, R. W. J. G., Bloemers, F. W. & van Dongen, J. M., 13 Feb 2024, In: BMC Health Services Research. 24, 1, p. 195 195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness of Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for patients with ACUTE sciatica: a randomized controlled trial
ter Meulen, B. C., Maas, E. T., van der Vegt, R., Haumann, J., Weinstein, H. C., Ostelo, R. W. J. G. & van Dongen, J. M., 1 Dec 2024, In: BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 25, 1, 247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Engaging patients in designing a transmural allied health pathway: A qualitative exploration of hospital-to-home transitions: A qualitative exploration of hospital-to-home transitions
van Grootel, J. W. M., Collet, R. J., Major, M. E., Wiertsema, S., van Dongen, H., van der Leeden, M., Geleijn, E., Ostelo, R. & van der Schaaf, M., Apr 2024, In: Health expectations. 27, 2, p. e13996 e13996.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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In trials of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain, clinical relevance is rarely interpreted, with great heterogeneity in the frameworks and thresholds used: a meta-research study
Innocenti, T., Schleimer, T., Salvioli, S., Giagio, S., Ostelo, R. & Chiarotto, A., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Physiotherapy. 70, 1, p. 51-64 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Supplementary Material for: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sciatica in the Netherlands: A Survey among Neurologists and Anesthesiologists
Kallewaard, J. W. (Contributor), Feenstra, T. (Contributor), Brouwer, B. (Contributor), Overweg, C. (Contributor), Ter Meulen, B. (Contributor), Weinstein, H. (Contributor), Ostelo, R. (Contributor), Terheggen, M. (Contributor) & Van Dongen, H. (Contributor), figshare Academic Research System, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14482848.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.14482848.v1
Dataset
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Additional file 4: of Rational and design of an individual participant data meta-analysis of spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back painâ a protocol
Zoete, A. D. (Contributor), Boer, M. D. (Contributor), Tulder, M. V. (Contributor), Rubinstein, S. (Contributor), Underwood, M. (Contributor), Hayden, J. (Contributor), Kalter, J. (Contributor) & Ostelo, R. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 26 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3674809_d1.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_4_of_Rational_and_design_of_an_individual_participant_data_meta-analysis_of_spinal_manipulative_therapy_for_chronic_low_back_pain_a_protocol/4587862/1
Dataset
Press/Media
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Het Gezonde Gesprek: Lage Rugfklachten
1/07/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities