Management of low back pain.

Citrullus colocynthis: the Most Suggested Herb in Persian Medicine for Management of Low-Back Pain

Low-back pain is a common disease and a considerable economic burden in modern societies. Complementary and alternative therapies for assisting management of pain and disability are sought by a large number of patients. In the present work, the most common herbs used to manage Low-back pain in Iranian traditional medicine (Persian medicine) and current literature has been investigated.Chapters ...

Repeated Imaging for Diagnosis of Low Back Pain

Prevalence of low back pain and its related factors among pre-hospital emergency personnel in Iran

Objective: Low back pain is one of the most important job injuries among emergency medical personnel. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of low back pain as well as its physical, mental and managerial predisposing factors among emergency medical personnel in Iran.Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study we recruited 298 pre-hospital emergency medical personn...

The Relationship between chronic low back pain and sleep pattern (using data derived from the Persian cohort; Fasa(

Background & objective: Chronic low back pain is one of the most common disorders associated with chronic pain that is correlated with a wide range of psychological issue such as problems in sleep pattern. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep pattern and chronic low back pain. Materials & Methods: The research method was cross-sectional- descriptive–analyt...

Risk factors associated with low back pain in male military personnel: case-control study

Background and Aim: Low back pain (LBP) is a multidimensional disorder which is common among military personnel. It may cause disability, reduced productivity and combat readiness of forces, and increased health care costs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the risk factors associated with LBP in male military personnel. Methods: This study is a case-control study of 250 military p...

A comparative study of trunk proprioception between patients with chronic non-specific low back pain and discopathic low back pain

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the most common disorders in modern society. Disturbed properioception can be a possible cause of low back pain and can cause recurrence of low back pain. Previous studies have shown that low back pain reduces proprioception due to instability in the low back. Since the degenerative process of disc herniation is one of the important factors in exacerbating ...