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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
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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Low Back Pain? Strengthen Your Core
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The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80%... Read more »
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Back Pain and Sciatica: References
...SE, Prager J, Villablanca JP, Farahani K, et al. Sciatica of nondisc origin and piriformis syndrome: diagnosis by magnetic resonance neurography and interventional magnetic resonance imaging with... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...chronic back pain due to problem disks. The findings were published in the November 2005 journal Spine.DiagnosisAn imaging method called magnetic resonance neurography may help to diagnose... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
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