Tag: Backache
Physician Empathy Inversely Linked to Patients’ Back Pain Intensity, HRQOL
For chronic low back pain patients, lower mean pain intensity and fewer HRQOL deficits seen for those with very empathetic physicians
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Yoga Can Effectively Treat Chronic Low Back Pain
Benefits seen for pain intensity and flexion-relaxation phenomenon
Improvements in Acute, Subacute Low Back Pain Seen Within First Six Weeks
Based on very low-certainty evidence, individuals with persistent low back pain have minimal improvements over time
Receipt of PT, Chiropractic Care Reportedly Low for Comorbid Chronic LBP, Opioid Use Disorder
Receipt of physical therapy and chiropractic care was low overall and lower across racial, ethnic minorities
Less Than Half of Women Report Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain to Providers
Providers should ask about pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain and treat if interfering with activities of daily living
Odds of Gabapentin Rx Down for Adults With LBP Receiving Spinal Manipulation
Reduced odds seen for receiving gabapentin prescription in adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy
Opioids Not Beneficial for Pain Relief in Acute Low Back, Neck Pain
No significant difference seen in pain score at six weeks with opioids versus placebo, but increase seen in opioid-related adverse events
619 Million Affected by Low Back Pain Globally in 2020
Overall, 38.8 percent of years lived with disability were due to occupational factors, smoking, high BMI
High Prevalence of Thoracic Spine Pain ID’d Among Adolescents
Thoracic spine pain associated with female sex, mental health problems, use of electronic devices for prolonged duration
