Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Subgroups within "nonspecific" low back pain.

Chronic nonspecific low back pain: rehabilitation.

Descrição do método de coleta de evidência Este estudo revisou artigos nas bases de dados do MEDLINE (PubMed) e demais fontes de pesquisa sem limite de tempo. Para tanto, adotou-se a estratégia de busca baseada em perguntas estruturadas na forma (P.I.C.O.) das seguintes iniciais: “Paciente”; “Intervenção”; “Controle”; “Outcome”. Como descritores, utilizaram-se: Pergunta 1: low back pain AND (an...

X-ray scans for nonspecific low back pain: a nonspecific pain?

Evidence • A meta-analysis1 (N = 1804) examined 2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) trials and 4 x-ray trials; 0% to 44% of patients had sciatica. -The trials were of relatively good quality but there was a lot of heterogeneity (except with pain). -Short-term and long-term outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, mental health, and patient satisfaction did not di...

Exercise therapy for chronic nonspecific low-back pain.

Exercise therapy is the most widely used type of conservative treatment for low back pain. Systematic reviews have shown that exercise therapy is effective for chronic but not for acute low back pain. During the past 5 years, many additional trials have been published on chronic low back pain. This articles aims to give an overview on the effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with low b...

Exercises for treatment of nonspecific low back pain.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Low back pain is a common syndrome that causes disability and absence from work. Although there are several causes, the most common type of back pain is nonspecific. Exercises are often used to treat back pain, but there is controversy regarding its effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to review exercises for nonspecific low back pain treatment. CONTENT This paper...