OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of a postoperative early isolated lumbar extension muscle-strengthening program on pain, disability, return to work, and power of back muscle after operation for herniated lumbar disc. METHODS Seventy-five patients were randomized into an exercise group (20 men, 15 women) and a control group (18 men, 22 women) to perform a prospective controlled trial of a l...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between self-reported low back pain (LBP) and lower limb disability as well as the association between neck pain and upper limb disability. METHODS A hundred twenty-six participants registered as a healthcare staff member were included in this cross-sectional study. The presence of neck and LBP were determined using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Question...

INTRODUCTION Postural attitude is putting the body at attention as an important factor in the prevention of spinal deformities axis and thus the back pains due to changes in articulacio sacroiliaca (ASI), lumbal syndrome (SL), cervical syndrome (SC) and others. PURPOSE The purpose of this research is to determine the level of impact of spinal muscular misbalance that affects daily life activi...

Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequent cause of adult disability. One main reasons can be a herniated disc (lumbar herniation—LDH), potentially disturbing spinal movement patterns. Its influence on gait and lumbopelvic biomechanics still remains unclear. Little to no evidence was found kinematics in young LDH adults. The purpose this study analyze individuals with lumbar herniation diagnosed ...

BACKGROUND Foraminal stenosis is an important cause of radicular and generalized back pain. In patients who do not respond to conservative interventions, endoscopic spinal surgery provides similar results to open surgical approaches with lower rates of complication, postoperative pain, and shorter duration of hospital stay. METHODS We performed a prospective, open, uncontrolled trial of 64 pa...

A preliminary report of clinical study revealed that chronic discogenic low back pain could be treated by intradiscal methylene blue (MB) injection. We investigated the effect of intradiscal MB injection for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain in a randomized placebo-controlled trial. We recruited 136 patients who were found potentially eligible after clinical examination and 72 b...

BACKGROUND Disk herniation is the most common cause of radiating low back pain (LBP) in subjects under 60 years of age. The present study aims to compare the effect of dry needling (DN) and a standard conservative approach on the pain and function in subjects with discogenic radiating LBP. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-eight subjects with discogenic radicular LBP were screened and randomized in...

Objectives: This study reports the effect of Korean medicine treatment on a patient with abdominal and lower back pain after laparoscopic hysterectomy.Methods: The received herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture treatment, acupuncture for six days. We measured numeric rating scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Range Motion (ROM), Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) to assess symptom changes.Results:...

To observe the effects of application of cybernetics (theories of communication). This is an open level prospective study, involving patients with chronic low back pain of more than 3 months. Assessment were done before the start of therapy and after the completion of therapy every day for consecutive 6 days of treatment protocol. A total of 8 patients were enrolled (4 male, 4 female). The Visu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate musculoskeletal disorders among active industrial workers. METHODS The study was carried out in São Carlos, Southeastern Brazil, in 2005. One hundred and thirty-four female workers were physically evaluated and answered questions about their physical symptoms, filled out a pain scale and gave responses in the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, and the Work Ability Index ...