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Short‐Term Effect of Negative Verbal Language Versus Positive Verbal Language on Physical and Functional Capacity and Pain in People With Chronic Primary Low Back Pain

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 8, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of years lived with disability. While education is recommended by most guidelines, the type of language used can lead to a placebo or nocebo effect. This study aims to compare the short‐term effect of negative language versus positive language on physical and functional capacity in ...
Yves Schwendenmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Physical Exercise'S Effects on Low Back Pain Among University Students With Short Form-36 and Oswestry Disability Index

open access: yes, 2020
Aims: This study aims to investigate the main effects of physical exercise on lower back pain with the Short Form-36 Health Survey and Oswestry Disability Index scores.
Tuna, Hakan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Importance of an Integrated Assessment of Functional Disability and Work Ability in Workers Affected by Low Back Pain

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work
Background: This study examines the relationship between functional disability and work ability in workers affected by low back pain (LBP) through an analysis of correlations between the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Work Ability Index (WAI).
Fabrizio Russo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Standardized Perioperative Care Program and Postoperative Pain, Disability, and Knowledge Among Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery in Erbil, Iraq: A Non‐Randomized Controlled Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Patients recovering from lumbar spine surgery frequently report persistent pain, functional limitation, and limited understanding of postoperative self‐care. This study examined whether participation in a standardized perioperative care program was associated with differences in pain, functional disability, and patient ...
Vian Afan Naqshbandi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex life and the Oswestry Disability Index

open access: yes, 2015
Background context Despite the option to not answer, there is widespread anecdotal belief that the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) Section 8 (ODI-8/sex life) is answered inaccurately (ie, in relation to psychosocial factors, not pain) or that it ...
Costa, Michelle, Marshman, Laurence A.G.
core   +1 more source

Correlation of Low Back Pain to a High-Intensity Zone of the Lumbar Disc in Indian Patients

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009
Purpose. To assess the correlation between low back pain and a high-intensity zone (HIZ) of the lumbar disc in Indian patients. Methods. 200 patients with low back and/or leg pain underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine.
Ketan C Pande   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Effectiveness of Pregabalin With Duloxetine Versus Pregabalin With Amitriptyline in Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiculopathy: A Prospective Comparative Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Chronic low back pain (CLBP) with radiculopathy is a disabling, predominantly neuropathic condition that imposes a heavy burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Combination pharmacotherapy targeting multiple pain pathways is increasingly used, yet head‐to‐head comparisons specifically in radicular CLBP are ...
Sabrina Masrufa Khanam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in Translation: Why Biologic Therapies for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain Have Not Reached the Clinic (Yet)

open access: yesJOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2026.
From preclinical promise to clinical translation in intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Robust preclinical evidence supports a range of biologic therapies, with consistent improvements in imaging, extracellular matrix composition, inflammation, and behavior.
Luca Ambrosio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire a Two-Year Follow-Up of Spine Surgery Patients

open access: yes, 2002
Background and Aims: So far there is no golden standard for the measurement of functional disability in spinal problems. The Oswestry index can be used to monitor the response to treatment and rehabilitation.
R. O. Niskanen
core   +1 more source

Surviving the Nucleus Pulposus Desert: Next‐Generation Strategies for Intervertebral Disc Cell Therapy

open access: yesJOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACTBackgroundLow back pain remains the leading cause of disability worldwide, with intervertebral disc degeneration representing a major biological contributor. Although cell‐based therapies have shown promise in preclinical models, clinical translation has yielded modest and inconsistent outcomes.
Tynhinane Hamidouche   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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