Spinal Radiographic Findings and 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...

Clinical spinal instability and low back pain.

Clinical instability is an important cause of low back pain. Although there is some controversy concerning its definition, it is most widely believed that the loss of normal pattern of spinal motion causes pain and/or neurologic dysfunction. The stabilizing system of the spine may be divided into three subsystems: (1) the spinal column; (2) the spinal muscles; and (3) the neural control unit. A...

Conservative treatment of acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain.

STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of the most common conservative types of treatment for patients with acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Many treatment options for acute and chronic low back pain are available, but little is known about the optimal treatment strategy. METHODS A rat...