Scholars@Duke
Benjamin Dean Holmes

Benjamin Dean Holmes

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
benjamin.holmes@duke.edu
3000 Rogers Road, Suite 330, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Selected Publications

Efficacy of non-surgical treatments for acute non-specific low back pain: protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Journal Article BMJ Open · July 22, 2025 INTRODUCTION: Acute low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition with various non-surgical treatment options, yet no comprehensive network meta-analysis has systematically compared their relative efficacy for pain and disability. This study aims to fill th ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Artificial intelligence-guided therapy: Clinic versus home users. Long-term differences in patient-reported outcomes in patients with low back pain

Journal Article Journal of Orthopaedic Reports · June 1, 2025 Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability in the United States and contributes to a great economic burden on both the individual and healthcare system level. Previous studies have investigated home-based therapy as an alternative or s ... Full text Open Access Cite

Nutrition interventions for spine-related pain: A scoping review.

Journal Article Biomol Biomed · January 30, 2025 Multiple studies have been published regarding various nutritional supplements or interventions to improve chronic pain. However, many of these studies emphasized widespread pain and were not specific to the spine. Therefore, the primary objective of this ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Spinal cord injury etiology, severity, and care in East Asia: a cross-sectional analysis of the International Spinal Cord Society Database Project.

Journal Article Spinal Cord · July 2024 STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate etiologic factors associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) severity and to identify predictive factors of reduction in SCI severity in six countries. SETTING: SCI centers in Bangladesh, India, Ma ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Synchronous Application of Yoga and Myofascial Release Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Case Report.

Journal Article Altern Ther Health Med · June 2024 INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common and costly, and conventional care is often inadequate for pain resolution. Although evidence supports movement and manual therapy treatments, the benefits of the synchronous application of these two therap ... Open Access Link to item Cite

The effectiveness of clinic versus home-based, artificial intelligence-guided therapy in patients with low back pain: Non-randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article Clin Biomech (Bristol) · October 2023 BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a common cause of disability in the US with increasing financial burden on healthcare. A variety of treatment options exist to combat LBP. Home-based therapy is a low-cost option, but there is a lack of data on how it compares ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Geospatial analysis of mortality risk from road traffic crashes in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Journal Article Traffic Safety Research · June 30, 2023 The objective of the study was to present a novel analytical approach using Nigerian trauma registry data to determine risks and of road traffic crash-related mortality for patients treated at National Trauma Centre, Abuja. Patient characteristics ... Full text Open Access Cite

Group differences and associations between patient-reported outcomes and physical characteristics in chronic low back pain patients and healthy controls.

Journal Article Clin Biomech (Bristol) · June 2023 BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic low back pain can exhibit altered slower gait, poor balance, and lower strength/power, and psychological dysfunctions such as pain catastrophizing and fear of movement. Few studies have investigated the relationships betwe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Physical clinical care and artificial-intelligence-guided core resistance training improve endurance and patient-reported outcomes in subjects with lower back pain.

Journal Article Clin Biomech (Bristol) · March 2023 BACKGROUND: Low back pain is an extremely prevalent issue with an extensive impact, ranging from decreased quality of life to lost years of productivity. Many interventions have been developed to alleviate chronic lower back pain, yet it remains a widespre ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Low back pain does not predict unemployment in a U.S. refugee population: A retrospective cohort study.

Journal Article N Am Spine Soc J · December 2022 BACKGROUND: Unemployment can limit host-community integration for refugees. Poor health is a leading cause of unemployment among refugees in the U.S. This study assesses whether low back pain (LBP) is predictive of unemployment among a group of refugees in ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The prevalence of psychosocial related terminology in chiropractic program courses, chiropractic accreditation standards, and chiropractic examining board testing content in the United States.

Journal Article Chiropr Man Therap · August 21, 2020 BACKGROUND: Spine related disorders entail biological (somatic), psychological, and social factors. Though biological factors are often emphasized, psychosocial considerations may not be receiving proper attention in the chiropractic field. Chiropractors t ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Manchurian candidate: chiropractors as propagators of neoliberalism in health care.

Journal Article Chiropr Man Therap · May 12, 2020 The rise of neoliberalism has influenced the health care sector, including the chiropractic profession. The neoliberal infiltration of market justice behavior is in direct conflict with the fiduciary agreement to serve the public good before self-interests ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Understanding Etiologies of Road Traffic Crashes, Injuries, and Death for Patients at National Hospital Abuja: A Qualitative Content Analysis Using Haddon’s Matrix

Journal Article The Qualitative Report · April 12, 2020 Road traffic crashes and sequelae are reaching pandemic proportions globally and have currently achieved disproportionately high levels in Nigeria. Quantitative studies are accumulating in the peer-reviewed literature, but there is a paucity of qua ... Full text Open Access Cite

When walking is bad for your back: a cohort study of risk factors for traumatic spinal injury in Abuja.

Journal Article Pan Afr Med J · 2019 INTRODUCTION: This study evaluates characteristics and risk factors of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) treated at a trauma center in Abuja, Nigeria. TSIs are a global concern. They are frequently disabling, leading to economic, workforce, and quality of l ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Motor vehicle accident is a risk factor for traumatic head injury among children in Abuja: analysis of the first trauma registry in Nigeria.

Journal Article Pan Afr Med J · 2019 INTRODUCTION: Pediatric traumatic injury is a major public health concern that is poorly documented in lower and middle-income countries. This study analyzed data on pediatric injuries from a unique hospital trauma registry in Abuja, Nigeria. METHODS: Data ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Factors in Patient Responsiveness to Directional Preference-Matched Treatment of Neck Pain With or Without Upper Extremity Radiation.

Journal Article J Patient Cent Res Rev · 2017 PURPOSE: Patient-related predictive factors in responsiveness to directional preference therapy for neck pain with or without upper extremity radiation (NP/R) have not been reported. A directional preference is any neck movement that, when performed repeat ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite