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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Lower Back Pain In Morning

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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

By Dr. Mark Borigini Health Expert

Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.

 

In addition, the Society decided to discuss openly procedures that could be risky to sufferers of low back pain, including recommendations on surgery and other invasive therapies.

 

Unfortunately, there is not a significant body of good evidence to justify unquestioningly embracing these new recommendations. It is difficult to find well-done cli...

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Health Guide

Ankylosing spondylitis
...unknown, but genetic factors seem to play a role. The disease starts with intermittent hip and/or lower-back pain that is worse at night, in the morning, or after inactivity. Back pain begins in... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Exercise and Physical Therapy
Exercise and Physical TherapyExercise is not helpful for acute back pain. In fact, overexertion may be as unhelpful as prolonged bed rest during recovery. In one study, patients who immediately... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes
CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: References
ReferencesApkarian AV, Sosa Y, Sonty S, Levy RM, Harden RN, Parrish TB, et al. Chronic back pain is associated with decreased prefrontal and thalamic gray matter density. J Neurosci.... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

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