Prof.dr. Maurits W. van Tulder

Short Biography

Education/academic training (starting from masters)

• Human Movement Sciences
• Epidemiology

Research Interests

• Evidence based medicine
• Randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews
• Guidelines and implementation
• Economic evaluation
• Chronic disorders
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Back pain
• Lifestyle

  
Professional employment history (mentioning of awards and Int. collaborations)

• Visiting scientist, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada (2002)
• Adjunct scientist, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada (2003 –present)
• Co-editor of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group (2006-present).
• Chairman of the European Commission COST ACTION B13 Management Committee 'Low Back Pain: Guidelines for its Management', 1999-2004.
• Chairman of the Working Group on European Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain (EC Cost Action B13), 1999-2004.
• Co-ordinator of the Back Group of the European Bone & Joint Health Strategies Project, 2000-2004.
• Member of the Task Force on Economic Evaluations of the Spine Society Europe (2006-present).
• Member of the associate editorial board of Spine (1999-present).
• Member of the advisory board of the European Spine Journal (2005-present)
• Member of the International Editorial Board of the journal Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapy (FACT). (2000-present)
• Member of the International Scientific Organisational Committee of the International Forum of Low Back Pain Research in Primary Care.(1999-present)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Congress on Low Back Pain and Pelvic Pain.(2003-present)

5 Key publications as 1st author  

• van Tulder M, Malmivaara A, Koes B. Repetitive strain injury. Lancet 2007;369:1815-22.
• van Tulder M, Malmivaara A, Hayden J, Koes B. Statistical significance versus clinical importance: trials on exercise therapy for chronic low back pain as example. Spine 2007;32:1785-90.
• van Tulder M, Tuut M, Pennick V, Bombardier C, Assendelft WJJ. Quality of guidelines for the management of acute low back pain. Spine 2004;29:357-62.
• Van Tulder MW, Furlan A, Bouter LM, Bombardier C and the Editorial Board of the Cochrane  Back Review Group. Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. Spine 2003; 28: 1290-9.
• Van Tulder MW, Koes BW, Bo­uter LM. A cost-of-illness study of back pain in the Nether­lands. Pain 1995, 62: 232-40.

 
5 publications as co-author

• Koes BW, van Tulder MW, Peul WC. Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica. BMJ 2007;334:1313-7.
• Koes B, van Tulder M, Thomas S. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. BMJ 2006;332:1430-4.
• Hayden JA, van Tulder MW, Tomlinson G. Systematic review: strategies for using exercise therapy to improve outcomes in chronic low back pain. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:776-85.
• Hayden JA, van Tulder MW, Malmivaara AV, Koes BW. Meta-analysis: exercise therapy for nonspecific low back pain. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:765-75.
• Korthals – de Bos IBC, Hoving JL, van Tulder MW, Rutten – van Mölken MPMH, Adèr HJ, de Vet HCW, Koes BW, Vondeling H, Bouter LM. Cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual therapy and GP care for neck pain: an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 326: 911-16. 
   

Relevant websites (url's)
http://www.falw.vu.nl/
http://www.emgo.nl/
http://www.lbpforum.org/
http://www.backpaineurope.org/