Buy-In for Back Pain: Does Individualization Matter?

Regional versus widespread pain in patients with chronic low back pain: it does matter!

Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain.

STUDY DESIGN Multicentered randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVES To determine if previously validated low back pain (LBP) subgroups respond differently to contrasting exercise prescriptions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The role of "patient-specific" exercises in managing LBP is controversial. METHODS A total of 312 acute, subacute, and chronic patients, including LBP-only and sciatica, u...

Does anticipation of back pain predispose to back trouble?

Limb movement imparts a perturbation to the body. The impact of that perturbation is limited via anticipatory postural adjustments. The strategy by which the CNS controls anticipatory postural adjustments of the trunk muscles during limb movement is altered during acute back pain and in people with recurrent back pain, even when they are pain free. The altered postural strategy probably serves ...

SPORT lumbar intervertebral disk herniation and back pain: does treatment, location, or morphology matter?

STUDY DESIGN Diskectomy candidates with at least 6 weeks of sciatica and confirmatory imaging were enrolled in a randomized or observational cohort. OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine: (1) whether diskectomy resulted in greater improvement in back pain than nonoperative treatment, and (2) whether herniation location and morphology affected back pain outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DAT...

Does McKenzie therapy improve outcomes for back pain?

CLINICAL QUESTION What is the clinical evidence base for McKenzie therapy in management of back pain? DATA SOURCES Studies were identified using a computer-based literature search of 7 databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, DARE, CINAHL, PEDro, the Cochrane Register of Clinical Trials (CENTRAL), and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Search terms included McKenzie therapy, McKenzie treatment, ...