What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention [PDF]
Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population.
Anema, Johannes R. +42 more
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Spinal cord stimulation for predominant low back pain in failed back surgery syndrome: study protocol for an international multicenter randomized controlled trial (PROMISE study) [PDF]
Background: Although results of case series support the use of spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome patients with predominant low back pain, no confirmatory randomized controlled trial has been undertaken in this patient group to date.
Annemans, Lieven +9 more
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General internists and family practitioners play an important role in the initial evaluation and treatment of acute low back pain and chronic low back pain. Given the usual time constraints placed on the primary care physician for evaluation of a patient with back pain, it is imperative that the generalist be acquainted and comfortable with the salient
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Tapentadol: an effective option for the treatment of back pain [PDF]
Back pain, including low back pain and neck pain, is the leading cause of disability worldwide. This type of pain is challenging to treat, since it presents both a nociceptive and a neuropathic component.
Coluzzi, Flaminia +3 more
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Recovery: What does this mean to patients with low back pain? [PDF]
Copyright © 2009, American College of Rheumatology. This article is freely available through the publisher’s link below.Objective - To explore patients' perceptions of recovery from low back pain, about which little is known.
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Low back pain during military service predicts low back pain later in life. [PDF]
The aim of the present study was to assess associations between physician diagnosed unspecified low back pain (LBP) during compulsory military service and self-reported LBP and physical fitness measured on average four years after military service.
Ville M Mattila +3 more
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Best evidence rehabilitation for chronic pain, part 3 : low back pain [PDF]
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is a major and highly prevalent health problem. Given the high number of papers available, clinicians might be overwhelmed by the evidence on CLBP management.
Bilterys, Thomas +9 more
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A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine in people with chronic back pain. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Few effective pharmacological treatment options exist for chronic back pain, the leading cause of disability in the US, and all are associated with significant adverse effects. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of D-cycloserine,
Apkarian, A. Vania +5 more
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Communication style and exercise compliance in physiotherapy (CONNECT). A cluster randomized controlled trial to test a theory-based intervention to increase chronic low back pain patients’ adherence to physiotherapists’ recommendations: study rationale, design, and methods [PDF]
Physical activity and exercise therapy are among the accepted clinical rehabilitation guidelines and are recommended self-management strategies for chronic low back pain.
AE Black +61 more
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An integrated approach to the treatment of vertebrogenic pain
Background. Dorsalgia is recognized as one of the global health problems. The pathogenetic basis of nonspecific back pain is the involvement of the muscular-ligamentous complex, intervertebral disc, facet joint and neural structures in the pathological ...
M. B. Klimycheva
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