News and Events

We are pleased to announce the publication of CLEAR Center investigators and affiliates (Drs. Suri, Friedly, Heagerty, and Jensen) latest research in JAMA Network Open, titled “Transient and Long-Term Risks of Common Physical Activities in People With Low Back Pain”. ...

New JAMA Publication Compares Back Pain Treatments: Supported Self-Management Shows Meaningful Benefit  The UW Clinical Learning, Evidence And Research (CLEAR) Center played a key role in the PACBACK (Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management for Preventing...

We are pleased to announce the publication of CLEAR Center investigators and affiliates (Drs. Suri, Friedly, Heagerty, and Jensen) latest research in JAMA Network Open, titled “Transient and Long-Term Risks of Common Physical Activities in People With Low Back...

The UW CLEAR Center is pleased to announce the next webinar in the Methods Webinar Series, scheduled for February 23, 2026, at 2 pm PT.   We will be hosting Richard Skolasky, MA, ScD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,...

The CLEAR Center proudly congratulates Mia Hagen, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at UW Medicine, for the successful completion of her randomized controlled trial, “Postoperative Hip Bracing After Arthroscopic Osteoplasty and Labral...

The UW CLEAR Center is pleased to announce the next webinar in the Methods Webinar Series, scheduled for December 8, 2025, at 11 am PT. Webinar Title: “Placebo and Contextual Effects in Clinical Trials for Osteoarthritis: Lessons from the TeMPO Trial”Speakers: Dr....

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Lewis on being named a 2025 Innovators and Influencers Honoree by AAPM&R! This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Lewis’s leadership and innovation in advancing clinical informatics within the field of Physical Medicine &...

The UW CLEAR Center is pleased to announce the next webinar in the Methods Webinar Series, scheduled for August 11, 2025, at 2 pm PT.   We will be hosting Dr. Manuela Ferreira, NHMRC Investigator Fellow, Professor of Musculoskeletal Health and Program Head, at The...

Congratulations to Dr. Mia Hagen and her team on receiving the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Excellence in Research Award, for their hip brace RCT! Their study is titled “A randomized Controlled Trial of Postoperative Hip Bracing After...

Dr. Suri and colleagues received the Outstanding Paper Award Winner for the presentation of “The Association Between Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain is Modified by Genetic Propensity to Pain” Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the North...