Terms Recommended by Furlan et al (2009)
1. exp Back Pain/ or exp Low Back Pain/
2. exp Lumbar Vertebrae/
3. Zygapophyseal Joint/
4. (back adj3 pain).ti,ab.
5. (low* adj3 back adj3 pain*).ti,ab.
6. (lumbar adj3 vertebrae*).ti,ab.
7. ((backache or back) adj3 ache).ti,ab.
8. lumbago*.ti,ab.
9. (facet adj3 joint*).ti,ab.
10. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9
11. exp Manipulation, Spinal/ 12. exp Manipulation, Osteopathic/
13. (sham adj3 manipulation*).ti,ab.
14. (spin* adj3 manipulation*).ti,ab.
15. (osteopath* adj manipul*).ti,ab.
16. (high adj3 velocit* thrust).ti,ab.
17. (spin* adj3 adjust*).ti,ab.
18. 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17
19. exp Randomized Controlled Trial/
20. exp Controlled Clinical Trial/
21. exp Random Allocation/
22. random$ allocat$.ti,ab.
23. (randomi?ed adj3 controlled adj3 trial).ti,ab.
24. (controlled adj3 clinical adj3 trial).ti,ab.
25. random$.ti,ab.
26. placebo$.ti,ab.
27. exp Placebos/
28. exp Clinical Trial/
29. trial.ti,ab.
30. group$.ti,ab.
31. 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30
32. 10 and 18 and 31