Tag: Backache
AAPM: Intradiscal Biacuplasty Improves Outcomes in LBP
Clinically superior mean outcome measures with IDB and conservative medical management
Mind-Body Intervention Can Improve Function, Pain in LBP
Findings show improvement in short-term function, short- and long-term current and most severe pain
Spondyloarthritis Features Can Identify Axial Spondyloarthritis
Presence of one of three features is good way to identify patients with axial spondyloarthritis
Motor Control Exercise Can Help Ease Lower Back Pain
Specific exercises to improve coordination of muscles that control and support spine
Higher TENS Dose May Ease Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Older adults achieve similar results to younger adults with higher TENS amplitude
Vitamin D3, Placebo Both Improve Chronic Low Back Pain
No significant between-group difference in decrease in mean pain VAS score, mean change in chronic pain
Opioid Added to Rx Naproxen No Help in Low Back Pain
Adding cyclobenzaprine, oxycodone/acetaminophen to naproxen alone does not improve outcomes
Early Physical Therapy Shows Limited Value in Low Back Pain
Significant improvement in disability; improvement modest and not seen at one-year follow-up
Type of Provider Impacts Health Care Utilization in LBP
For new entries into care with low back pain, health care use up with physiatry versus primary care
Corticosteroid Injections of Little Benefit for Low Back Pain
Any relief is likely temporary, review of 38 studies finds
