NOVEL APPROACHES TO TREATING 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...

Nonspecific low back pain and return to work.

As many as 90 percent of persons with occupational nonspecific low back pain are able to return to work in a relatively short period of time. As long as no "red flags" exist, the patient should be encouraged to remain as active as possible, minimize bed rest, use ice or heat compresses, take anti-inflammatory or analgesic medications if desired, participate in home exercises, and return to work...

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...