QUESTION Do negative expectations in patients after the onset of acute low back pain increase the odds of absence from usual work due to progression to chronic low back pain? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective inception cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS Adults with acute or subacute non-specific low back pain. OUTCOME MEASURE Absence from usual work at a given time poin...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the one year prognosis and identify prognostic factors in cases of recent onset low back pain managed in primary care. DESIGN Cohort study with one year follow-up. SETTING Primary care clinics in Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS An inception cohort of 973 consecutive primary care patients (mean age 43.3, 54.8% men) with non-specific low back pain of less than two week...

STUDY DESIGN Case-control. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between adherence to the evidence-based recommendation for active physical therapy care and clinical outcomes along with subsequent healthcare utilization and charges for 1 year after completion of physical therapy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition associated with high costs. Many patients wi...

BACKGROUND Acute low back pain (ALBP) is the top cause of global disability, demonstrating a significant impact on individuals and society and demanding the need for appropriate management. There is a trend towards an increasing number of opioid prescriptions for ALBP despite the lack of investigation for its various short- and long-term outcomes. The objective of this review is to examine adve...

[Purpose] This study was conducted in order to examine the effects of t'ai chi on females in their 20s with acute low back pain. The subjects were 30 females in their 20s with acute low back pain. [Subjects and Methods] They were equally and randomly divided into a t'ai chi group and a stretching group. The intervention was applied three times per week, one hour each time, for a total of eight ...

background: today application of computer in the life of people is very common and those who work with computer in especially long – term are faced with musculoskeletal pains. the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors of musculoskeletal and joint pains among computer users in rafsanjan city in the years 2012-13. materials and methods: in this descriptive study, 420 computer users we...

Low back pain covers a spectrum of different types (eg, nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic, or non-specific) that frequently overlap. The elements comprising the lumbar spine soft tissue, vertebrae, zygapophyseal sacroiliac joints, intervertebral discs, neurovascular structures) are prone to stressors, each these, alone in combination, can contribute low pain. Due numerous factors related...

Low Bock Pain is a very common condition; as about 80% of people experience it throughout their life. Low Back Pain has negative effects on different aspects of the clients’ lives. The objective of the research is conducted to evaluate the effect of acupressure on Low Back Pain and decline amount medication. Ninety patients were selected by convenience sampling and then randomly divided into th...

Objective: Low back pain is the most common skeletal disorder worldwide that 50% to 80% of people experience it at least once in their lifetime. Physical and psychological factors in the work environment can relatively contribute to low back pain. In this study, we examined the prevalence of low back pain and influential factors in its development among nursing staff.   <...