Tag: Backache
Chiropractors, Physical Therapists Prescribe Fewer Opioids
Odds of short- or long-term opioid use higher for initial visits with physicians for low back pain
Sleep Disorders Up Health Care Visits, Costs for Low Back Pain
However, sleep disorder does not lessen the impact of pain intensity, disability on health care utilization
Prevalence of Low Back Pain About 26.4 Percent in U.S. Workers
16.9 percent of workers with any low back pain missed at least one day of work in previous three months
AAOS: One-Third of U.S. Children Report Back Pain
Children who reported back pain weighed more on average, had higher body mass index
One in Five Back Pain Patients Experience Persistent Pain
Significant differences seen in patterns of medication, health care use across back pain trajectories
Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women
Those with frequent persistent back pain have higher risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer mortality
RSNA: Refractory Back Pain Responds to CT-Guided Pulsed RF
Significantly greater overall improvement seen in pain and disability scores in the first year
ACR: Ixekizumab Tops Placebo in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Significant improvements for patients with prior inadequate response, intolerance to TNFi
ASA: Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Disrupts Back Pain
Drop in numerical rating scale pain score, ODI for chronic lower extremity, back pain
Payer Policies May Discourage Non-Pharma Tx for Low Back Pain
Physical therapy, psychological counseling, other alternatives not consistently covered
