M. (Marco) Schreijenberg, PhD

I am a GP trainee and PhD student at the Department of General Practice. The topic of my PhD is the pharmacological treatment of acute non-specific low back pain in primary care, specifically focused on the efficacy of paracetamol for low back pain.

Paracetamol for acute non-specific low back pain.

Study of Medicine at Erasmus MC Rotterdam.

1.Schreijenberg M, Luijsterburg PA, Van Trier YD, Rizopoulos D, Koopmanschap MA, Voogt L, Maher CG, Koes BW.
Efficacy of paracetamol, diclofenac and advice for acute low back pain in general practice: design of a randomized controlled trial (PACE Plus).
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Feb 1;18(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1432-5.

2. Schreijenberg M, Luijsterburg PAJ, Van Trier YDM, Rizopoulos D, Koopmanschap MA, Voogt L, Maher CG, Koes BW.
Discontinuation of the PACE Plus trial: problems in patient recruitment in general practice.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 May 14;19(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2063-1.

3. Schreijenberg M, Koes BW, Lin CC.
Guideline recommendations on the pharmacological management of non-specific low back pain in primary care - is there a need to change?
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Feb;12(2):145-157. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2019.1565992.