OBJECTIVE To correlate epidemiological data, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors as predictors for clinical manifestation of back pain in patients treated at the orthopedic emergency unit of a Brazilian tertiary care hospital, and to evaluate their interest in participating in a hypothetical program for physical rehabilitation. METHODS This is an observational cross-sectional study. We evalua...

BACKGROUND Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction is a prevalent cause of chronic, unremitting lower back pain. OBJECTIVE To concurrently compare outcomes after surgical and nonsurgical treatment for chronic SIJ dysfunction. METHODS A total of 148 subjects with SIJ dysfunction were randomly assigned to minimally invasive SIJ fusion with triangular titanium implants (n = 102) or nonsurgical mana...

background: low back pain (lbp) is the second most common medical complaint. it’s estimated that about 70-85% of the population will suffer at least one episode of lbp during their life. the aim of present study was to compare the effects of massage and modality in patient with sub-acute and chronic non-specific lbp methods: in this clinical trial study 30 women (meanage: 33.96±10.93) with sub-...

objectives: the aim of this study was to examine the effects of consecutively supervised core stability training on postural control and functional disability in female patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. methods: twenty nine female participants with non-specific chronic low back pain participated in the study. they were randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (10 day...

Our aim was to judge the influence of preoperative psychological disturbance on the outcome of lumbar discectomy. We evaluated 66 patients, before and after operation, using a self-administered questionnaire. Disability was assessed using the Oswestry disability index and psychological disturbance the Distress and Risk Assessment Method (DRAM) score. Patients were classified as normal, at risk ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this case series was to investigate the feasibility and safety of a novel method for the management of chronic lower back pain. Injections of recombinant human growth hormone and testosterone to the painful and dysfunctional areas in individuals with chronic lower back pain were used. In addition, the participants received manual therapies and exercise addressing phys...

INTRODUCTION Chronic, nonspecific low back pain is a difficult ailment to treat and poses an economic burden in terms of medical expenses and productivity loss. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of intramuscular metylcobalamin in the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain. METHODS This was a double-blinded, randomised, controlled experimental study. 60 pat...

The purpose of this prospective multicentric observational study was to confirm the safety and clinical performance of a craniocaudal expandable implant used in combination with high viscosity PMMA bone cement for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. Thirty-nine VCFs in 32 patients were treated using the SpineJack minimally invasive surgery protocol. Outcome was determined by using...