Why are treatment effects so small in musculoskeletal interventions? Part I: methodological and measurement considerations.

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  2026

• Venue

  Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

• Publication date

  2026-02-08

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1080/10669817.2026.2621130PMID 41656583
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