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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Treatment For Acute Low Back Pain
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
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Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
Patients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:
- Patients with no serious underlying cause should stay as active as possible within the limits of the back pain. (Bed rest is not recommended.) Some studies suggest that a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain get significantly better after a week with no other treatment than normal activity. Two-thirds of pat...
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Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery
...effectiveness. In appropriate candidates it provides faster immediate relief than medical treatment, but long-term benefits (over 5 years) are uncertain. A number of minimally invasive variations... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: References
...Spine. 2005 Nov 1;30(21):2369-77; discussion 2378.Friedrich M, Gittler G, Arendasy M, Friedrich KM. Long-term effect of a combined exercise and motivational program on the level of disability of... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors
...to either recover or develop a chronic condition. Those who over-respond to pain and fear for their long-term outlook tend to feel out of control and become discouraged, increasing their risk for... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
...they can have severe effects on the gastrointestinal tract over time. Some doctors have recommended long-term opioids for patients with severe chronic pain, but studies suggest they do not improve... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Lifestyle Changes
...and twisting into awkward positions, as well as those that cause whole-body vibration (usually due to long-distance truck driving) place workers at particular risk for low back pain. The longer a... Read more »Images
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