February 24, 2016 | By Health Editor By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Mindful meditation may offer a measure of pain relief to seniors suffering from chronic lower back pain, new research suggests. The study involved nearly 300 older adults with long-term lower back pain, half of whom were […]
JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb 1;176(2):199-208. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7431. Steffens D, Maher CG, Pereira LS, Stevens ML, Oliveira VC, Chapple M, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Hancock MJ. Abstract IMPORTANCE: Existing guidelines and systematic reviews lack clear recommendations for prevention of low back pain (LBP). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of interventions for prevention of LBP. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, […]
Complementary Therapies in Medicine Available online 15 February 2016 Highlights •1. Auricular acupuncture diagnosis (AAD): a helpful tool for every practitioner. •AAD is suitable for a complementary interpretation of somatic and mental disorders. •2. AAD in lumbar-sciatic pain associated to lumbar hernia. •Specific auricular areas allow the diagnosis of lumbar-sciatic pain in lumbar hernia. •3. […]
Published: 10 February 2016 Authors: Enthoven WTM, Roelofs PDDM, Deyo RA, van Tulder MW, Koes BW Primary Review Group: Back and Neck Group Review question We assessed the evidence regarding the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) among people with chronic low back pain. NSAIDs were compared to placebo, other NSAIDs, other drugs or other kinds of treatment. […]
Pauline Anderson February 20, 2016 PALM SPRINGS, California — Epidural steroid injections cut medical spending by 16.4% in some patients with low back pain, a new study suggests. The award-winning research presented here at the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 2016 Annual Meeting found that these injections, which have been shown to improve pain […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Feb 15. [Epub ahead of print] How Effective is Physical Therapy for Common Low Back Pain Diagnoses? A Multivariate Analysis of 4597 Patients. Eleswarapu AS1, Divi SN, Dirschl DR, Mok JM, Stout C, Lee MJ. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate whether the treatment of low back pain […]
The Spine Journal Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2016, Pages 243–251 Pablo Andrade, MD, PhD Abstract Background Context Sciatica is a condition characterized by radicular pain that can be secondary to a lumbar disc herniation (LDH). More than 10% of patients report persistent pain after surgery. The underlying mechanisms of postoperative sciatica remain unclear. There […]
Bosscher, H. A., Heavner, J. E., Grozdanov, P., Warraich, I. A., Wachtel, M. S. and Dertien, J. (2016), The Peridural Membrane of the Human Spine is Well Innervated. Anat Rec. doi: 10.1002/ar.23315 ABSTRACT There is evidence that low back pain may originate from a peridural membrane (PDM) at the inferior and medial aspect of neural […]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Feb 10;2:CD012087. [Epub ahead of print] Enthoven WT, Roelofs PD, Deyo RA, van Tulder MW, Koes BW. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic back pain is an important health problem. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used to treat people with low back pain, especially people with acute back pain. Short term NSAID […]
J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jan 15:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] Lumbar paraspinal muscle morphometry and its correlations with demographic and radiological factors in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: a retrospective review of 120 surgically managed cases. Thakar S, Sivaraju L, Aryan S, Mohan D, Sai Kiran NA, Hegde AS. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE The objective of this […]
Pain Med. 2015 Dec 26. pii: pnv047. [Epub ahead of print] Lin JC1, Chu LF2, Stringer EA2, Baker KS3, Sayyid ZN2, Sun J2, Campbell KA4, Younger JW4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: . Prolonged exposure to opioids is known to produce neuroplastic changes in animals; however, few studies have investigated the effects of short-term prescription opioid use in […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print] Consensus on the Clinical Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Results of an International Delphi Study. Tomkins-Lane C1, Melloh M, Lurie J, Smuck M, Freeman B, Samartzis D, Hu R, Barz T, Stuber K, Schneider M, Haig A, Schizas C, Cheung J, Mannion AF, Staub […]
Review question: We reviewed the evidence that compares surgery versus non-surgical treatment for a condition called lumbar spinal stenosis. This condition occurs when the area surrounding the spinal cord and nerves becomes smaller. Background: People with lumbar spinal stenosis experience a range of symptoms including back pain, leg pain, numbness and tingling in the legs and reduced physical […]
Fabio Zaina Published Online: 29 JAN 2016 Assessed as up-to-date: 11 FEB 2015 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2 Copyright © 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Abstract Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a debilitating condition associated with degeneration of the spine with aging. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of different types of […]
The Canadian Armed Forces has thrown out dated fitness testing in favour of real-world tasks. By: Mary Ormsby Feature reporter, Published on Wed Jan 20 2016 The Canadian Armed Forces recently dropped the decades-long staple of school gym class and elite athletic training alike from its fitness testing and replaced it with exercises that better […]
Gary Globe, PhD, MBA, DC JMPT Published Online: January 19, 2016 Abstract Objective The purpose of this article is to provide an update of a previously published evidence-based practice guideline on chiropractic management of low back pain. Methods This project updated and combined 3 previous guidelines. A systematic review of articles published between October 2009 […]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Jan 15;17(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-0865-6. Progression of lumbar disc herniations over an eight-year period in a group of adult Danes from the general population – a longitudinal MRI study using quantitative measures. Kjaer P, Tunset A, Boyle E, Jensen TS. Abstract BACKGROUND: A lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a localised displacement of […]
Nicola M. Parry, DVM January 14, 2016 Exercise combined with education reduces the risk for a low back pain (LBP) episode, and exercise alone may reduce the risk for a LBP episode and the use of sick leave, a new study suggests. Daniel Steffens, PhD, from the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and […]
BMJ Open 2013;3:e003838 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003838 Epidemiology Kate M Dunn, Paul Campbell, Kelvin P Jordan Abstract Objective To describe long-term trajectories of back pain. Design Monthly data collection for 6 months at 7-year follow-up of participants in a prospective cohort study. Setting Primary care practices in Staffordshire, UK. Participants 228 people consulting their general practitioners with back pain, […]
Pauline Anderson January 08, 2016 Motor control exercises (MCEs) may help reduce pain and disability caused by chronic lower back pain (LBP), but so may other exercise interventions, a new literature review suggests. “Targeting the strength and coordination of muscles that support the spine through motor control exercise offers an alternative approach to treating lower […]