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#	Title	Journal	Year	Citations
1	The mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain: A comprehensive model	Manual Therapy	2009	798
2	Diagnosis and classification of chronic low back pain disorders: Maladaptive movement and motor control impairments as underlying mechanism	Manual Therapy	2005	730
3	Barriers to treatment adherence in physiotherapy outpatient clinics: A systematic review	Manual Therapy	2010	591
4	Muscle control–pain control. What exercises would you prescribe?	Manual Therapy	1995	528
5	Diagnosis of Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Validity of individual provocation tests and composites of tests	Manual Therapy	2005	448
6	Masterclass. Lumbar segmental ‘instability’: clinical presentation and specific stabilizing exercise management	Manual Therapy	2000	432
7	PEDro. A database of randomized trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy	Manual Therapy	2000	404
8	Psychometric properties of the Tampa Scale for kinesiophobia and the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire in acute low back pain	Manual Therapy	2003	404
9	Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice	Manual Therapy	2010	388
10	Cervical mobilisation: concurrent effects on pain, sympathetic nervous system activity and motor activity	Manual Therapy	2001	379
11	Impairment in the cervical flexors: a comparison of whiplash and insidious onset neck pain patients	Manual Therapy	2004	361
12	Is there a role for transversus abdominis in lumbo-pelvic stability?	Manual Therapy	1999	329
13	The relationship between head posture and severity and disability of patients with neck pain	Manual Therapy	2008	319
14	Sensorimotor disturbances in neck disorders affecting postural stability, head and eye movement control	Manual Therapy	2008	311
15	Multifidus size and symmetry among chronic LBP and healthy asymptomatic subjects	Manual Therapy	2008	309
16	Movement and stability dysfunction – contemporary developments	Manual Therapy	2001	294
17	How to explain central sensitization to patients with ‘unexplained’ chronic musculoskeletal pain: Practice guidelines	Manual Therapy	2011	281
18	Manual therapy and exercise for neck pain: A systematic review	Manual Therapy	2010	277
19	Pressure algometry in manual therapy	Manual Therapy	1996	275
20	Cortical changes in chronic low back pain: Current state of the art and implications for clinical practice	Manual Therapy	2011	268
21	Do ‘sliders’ slide and ‘tensioners’ tension? An analysis of neurodynamic techniques and considerations regarding their application	Manual Therapy	2008	267
22	The effect of chronic low back pain on size and contraction of the lumbar multifidus muscle	Manual Therapy	2009	264
23	The effect of therapeutic exercise on activation of the deep cervical flexor muscles in people with chronic neck pain	Manual Therapy	2009	260
24	Immediate effects of thoracic manipulation in patients with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial	Manual Therapy	2005	252
25	Unravelling the complexity of muscle impairment in chronic neck pain	Manual Therapy	2004	245
26	Manipulation or mobilisation for neck pain: A Cochrane Review	Manual Therapy	2010	240
27	Measurement of lumbar multifidus muscle contraction with rehabilitative ultrasound imaging	Manual Therapy	2007	239
28	The lumbar multifidus: Does the evidence support clinical beliefs?	Manual Therapy	2006	238
29	Clinical tests of musculoskeletal dysfunction in the diagnosis of cervicogenic headache	Manual Therapy	2006	237
30	Dynamic stability of the scapula	Manual Therapy	1997	235
31	A pain neuromatrix approach to patients with chronic pain	Manual Therapy	2003	234
32	The initial effects of knee joint mobilization on osteoarthritic hyperalgesia	Manual Therapy	2007	223
33	Specific manipulative therapy treatment for chronic lateral epicondylalgia produces uniquely characteristic hypoalgesia	Manual Therapy	2001	221
34	Sensorimotor disturbances in chronic neck pain—Range of motion, peak velocity, smoothness of movement, and repositioning acuity	Manual Therapy	2008	220
35	Hypoalgesia post-manipulative therapy: a review of a potential neurophysiological mechanism	Manual Therapy	1995	218
36	Proprioception in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Part 1: Basic science and principles of assessment and clinical interventions	Manual Therapy	2015	216
37	The influence of different sitting postures on head/neck posture and muscle activity	Manual Therapy	2010	214
38	Rotator cuff related shoulder pain: Assessment, management and uncertainties	Manual Therapy	2016	213
39	Functional stability re-training: principles and strategies for managing mechanical dysfunction	Manual Therapy	2001	207
40	Rehabilitation of pelvic floor muscles utilizing trunk stabilization	Manual Therapy	2004	204
41	Fear of movement/(re)injury, avoidance and pain disability in chronic low back pain patients	Manual Therapy	1999	202
42	The initial effects of a Mulligan's mobilization with movement technique on dorsiflexion and pain in subacute ankle sprains	Manual Therapy	2004	199
43	Abdominal muscle recruitment during a range of voluntary exercises	Manual Therapy	2005	199
44	Ready for a paradigm shift? Part 2: Introducing qualitative research methodologies and methods	Manual Therapy	2012	194
45	A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work—1: Neck and shoulder muscle recruitment patterns	Manual Therapy	2005	193
46	Thinking beyond muscles and joints: Therapists' and patients' attitudes and beliefs regarding chronic musculoskeletal pain are key to applying effective treatment	Manual Therapy	2013	186
47	Effect of plantar intrinsic muscle training on medial longitudinal arch morphology and dynamic function	Manual Therapy	2013	186
48	Hypermobility and the hypermobility syndrome	Manual Therapy	2007	185
49	The relationship beween posture and back muscle endurance in industrial workers with flexion-related low back pain	Manual Therapy	2006	182
50	Ultrasound imaging of lumbar multifidus muscle: normal reference ranges for measurements and practical guidance on the technique	Manual Therapy	2005	179

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