Guardian Liberty Voice August 18, 2014 Every year, Americans spend at least $50 billion on treating and caring for low back pain, which is the primary cause of job-related disability and missed work hours, according to the National Institute of Health. While back treatments, such as surgery, medicine, exercise, chiropractic care, and alternative health care, […]
Fam Pract. 2014 Aug;31(4):379-88. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu008. Epub 2014 Mar 15. Interventions focusing on psychosocial risk factors for patients with non-chronic low back pain in primary care–a systematic review. Ramond-Roquin A1, Bouton C2, Gobin-Tempereau AS3, Airagnes G4, Richard I5, Roquelaure Y6, Huez JF2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a problem that is frequently encountered in primary care, and current […]
The Spine Journal Volume 14, Issue 8, 1 August 2014, Pages 1611-1621 Author links open overlay panelJulie M.FritzPhD, PT, ATC Abstract Background context A period of nonsurgical management is advocated before surgical treatment for most patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Currently, little evidence is available to define optimal nonsurgical management. Physical therapy is often used, […]
August 14, 2014 by The Evidence Based Chiropractor Chiropractic, Low Back Pain Research Disc herniations (also known as slipped discs, disc bulges, disc extrusions, etc) are a common problem which can lead to disabling pain. Pain down the extremities (arms or legs) is called radicular pain and can stem from a disc herniation which is […]
Correlation between Degree of Radiologic Signs of Osteoarthritis and Functional Status in Patients with Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain. Ashraf A Malays J Med Sci. 2014 Mar;21(2):28-33. Abstract BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is the most intervening factors in producing mechanical low back pain (LBP). We aimed to evaluate the correlation between radiologic signs of osteoarthritis and functional […]
The Study: Immune responses following McKenzie lumbar spine exercise in individuals with acute low back pain: a preliminary study. The Facts: a. 40% of acute lower back pain involves the disc. b. The disc may generate pain due to both mechanical forces and/or inflammation. c. McKenzie exercises are sometimes used to treat these cases. d. […]
J Man Manip Ther. 2014 Aug;22(3):154-61. doi: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000045. J Haxby Abbott PMID: 25125937 PMCID: PMC4101554 DOI: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000045 Free PMC article Abstract Objectives: To investigate, in patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain (LBP), the predictive validity of history items, demographic variables, outcome measure questionnaire scores, clinical examination items, and physical therapists’ (PTs’) summative estimation […]
By Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter 04 August 2014 Eur J Pain 2014; Advance online publication medwireNews: Disabling back pain puts women in their 70s at an increased risk of death, findings from the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort study suggest. The findings confirm those from other studies of working age people indicating a relationship between […]
Written by Laura Dyrda | Friday, 01 August 2014 An article recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the medical management of lumbar spine disease to find cost and quality value two years after surgery. The researchers examined 50 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis, 50 patients with stenosis and 50 patients with disc herniation. […]
…but…chiropractic manipulation is listed under Physical Therapy… From Orthobullets Orthobullets.com was founded by Dr. Derek Moore, a practicing orthopedic spine surgeon. He realized after returning to his residency following a period as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, that there were opportunities for improvement in the orthopaedic surgery training process. Treatment Nonoperative rest and […]
Franke H, et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Aug 30;15(1):286. Abstract BACKGROUND: Nonspecific back pain is common, disabling, and costly. Therefore, we assessed effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the management of nonspecific low back pain (LBP) regarding pain and functional status. METHODS: A systematic literature search unrestricted by language was performed in October […]
Rheumatol Int. 2015 Jan;35(1):55-9. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3082-3. Epub 2014 Jul 2. Ferrari R Abstract The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a daily pain diary on recovery from acute low back sprain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Pain diaries are often recommended to or used by patients suffering with acute lumbar (low back) […]
Does magnetic resonance imaging predict future low back pain? A systematic review. Review article Steffens D, et al. Eur J Pain. 2014. Citation Eur J Pain. 2014 Jul;18(6):755-65. doi: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00427.x. Epub 2013 Nov 26. Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to identify pathology responsible for low back pain (LBP). However, the […]
Dr Christopher M Williams PhD The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 24 July 2014 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60805-9 Efficacy of paracetamol for acute low-back pain: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial Summary Background Regular paracetamol is the recommended first-line analgesic for acute low-back pain; however, no high-quality evidence supports this recommendation. We aimed to assess the efficacy of paracetamol taken […]
by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 23, 2014 The use of acetaminophen for acute low-back pain was no more effective than placebo, with similar times to recovery regardless of whether the drug was taken regularly or as needed, a large randomized trial found. Among patients who took acetaminophen on a regular schedule, median time […]
Clin Rehabil. 2015 Feb;29(2):184-95. doi: 10.1177/0269215514540919. Epub 2014 Jul 9. Chiu CC Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the probability of spontaneous disc regression among each type of lumbar herniated disc, using a systematic review. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched using key words for relevant original articles published before March […]
J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;47(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.140. Epub 2014 Apr 13. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V1, Turko E2, Ansell D3, Vaidyanathan A4, Wells GA5, Stiell IG1. Abstract BACKGROUND: Nontraumatic low back pain (LBP) is a common emergency department (ED) complaint and can be caused by serious pathologies that require immediate intervention or that lead to death. OBJECTIVE: The […]
J Phys Ther Sci 2014 Jul;26(7):1023-4. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.1023. Epub 2014 Jul 30. Jae-Seop Oh PMID: 25140087 PMCID: PMC4135188 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.1023 Abstract [Purpose] This study assessed the effects of a pelvic belt (PB) on the electromyography (EMG) activity of the elector spinae (ES), gluteus maximus (GM), and biceps femoris (BF) in females with chronic low back […]
Spine J. 2014 Jul 1;14(7):1106-16. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.468. Epub 2013 Oct 16. Haas M, Vavrek D, Peterson D, Polissar N, Neradilek MB. Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: There have been no full-scale trials of the optimal number of visits for the care of any condition with spinal manipulation. PURPOSE: To identify the dose-response relationship between visits to a […]
In a low-back pain study led by the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, 73 percent of those who received standard medical care and chiropractic care rated their improvement as pain “completely gone,” “much better” or “moderately better.” In comparison, 17 percent of participants who received only standard medical care rated their improvement this way. These results, as well as other measures of pain and […]