A network laboratory for developing, testing and implementing supported self-care in clinical practice
Connecting knowledge, experience and technology across research, practice and continuing education.
MSK challenges are not solved by doing more of the same
Musculoskeletal pain and loss of function, such as back pain, neck pain and osteoarthritis, are among the most common reasons people in Denmark seek help from the health service, and among the most common reasons they cannot hold down a job or live the life they want.
Attention has grown over the years, research has expanded, and more treatment methods have been developed. Even so, the curve has not been bent.
Part of the explanation lies in the missing connection between things that usually live apart: new knowledge from research, changed methods in practice, systematic implementation of new workflows, and the tools that support patients through training, change and new habits.
Five pillars. One connected concept.
The answer is not more technology alone. Not more research alone. Not more treatment alone. It lies in connecting them systematically, and the name says so: one letter per pillar.
Supported self-care
Patients are supported
Practice-based research
Practice supplies knowledge
Implementation
Workflows adapt
Network
Clinics share experience
Education
Skills develop
- And round again: the renewed skills raise the support the patient meets next time.
Why we established SPINE
We believe the MSK challenge will not be solved through more isolated efforts.
We believe change requires a connected ecosystem that ties research, practice, technology and patient involvement together.
We believe a single clinical field can lead the way and show examples of how this approach and method can be implemented across the health service more broadly.
We believe an integrated collaboration between research, knowledge centres, the practice sector and technology partners is the only realistic path.
Making a difference together
Three complementary actors. A scientific anchor, a knowledge centre and a technology partner.
The Chiropractors' Knowledge Centre (KVC)
A commercial foundation and the formal host of SPINE. KVC owns the vision, approves the programme plan and anchors the work professionally in the practice sector and other relevant areas.
The Research Unit for Clinical Biomechanics, SDU
Scientific grounding and international legitimacy. Designs and runs the research projects, assures their quality and trains PhD students in practice-based research and supported self-care. The research unit and SDU are an independent research partner with no financial interests in the network.
AIOH ApS
Provides the scalable platform and the AI capability behind the ecosystem, the digital support for patients between consultations and the continuity of data across the course of care.
Our goal: 2030
MSK 2030 is a five-year ambition with clear goals, for the patient, and for the patient pathways we want to build together.
A digital lead
SPINE takes the lead and shows how the practice sector can adopt systematic digital care support and prescribed patient support.
Supported self-care as the norm
Digitally supported self-care is an integrated part of selected courses of treatment, with documented improvements in compliance and outcomes over conventional treatment alone.
AI-orchestrated care
AI supports clinical decisions, patient communication and administration. Implemented in a regulatory sound way, clinically validated and accepted by patients.
Research-driven practice
Clinical research is integrated into daily practice. Clinics contribute data continuously, and FKB is an internationally leading environment for practice-based research and supported self-care.
A health professional? A researcher? A potential partner? Join SPINE
SPINE is a network, and networks grow through their participants. We are looking for pilot clinics, research collaborations and dialogue with other network stakeholders.
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