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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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Expert & Community Posts
Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a... Read more »
Lexapro and lower back pain?
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert...didn't know that can affect your life. The symptom was lower back pain. Now I have been taking... Read more »
Disc Degeneration: What Is It?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...What is disc degeneration? His mother, who has had low back pain for a number of years, was told... Read more »
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 »
Spondylolisthesis: What is It?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...(spaun-di-lo-lie-thee-sis) is a mouthful and is a common cause of low back pain (although it can... Read more »
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Scoliosis: Surgery
...their surgery, between a fifth and a third of patients who had the Harrington procedure experienced low back pain. (In one study, only 3% had experienced back pain before surgery.) In such cases,... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Diagnosis
...Such disorders include:ArthritisAnemiaSpinal stenosis -- narrowing of the spinal canal causing leg or lower back pain Click the icon to see an image of spinal stenosis.Thrombophlebitis -- blood... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...the cauda equina (meaning horsetail in Latin). Click the icon to see an image of the cauda equina.Low Back PainLow back pain is usually defined as either acute or chronic.Acute low back pain... Read more »Scoliosis: Prognosis
...back problems), compared to their peers without scoliosis. In one study, 65% of patients reported some low back pain compared to 47% of people without a history of scoliosis. In general it was... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors
...pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less susceptible to low back pain. In 85% of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.Aging ProcessIntervertebral... Read more »Images
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Study: NSAIDs, spinal manipulation don't ease back pain
October 03, 2008Researchers say two widely used treatments for acute lower back pain--non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and spinal manipulation--don't... Read summary »
Experts issue new back-pain guidelines
October 03, 2008New guidelines from medical experts may change the way primary care doctors treat lower back pain. According to the new guidelines, doctors shouldn't... Read summary »
Study: Back belts don't prevent pain
October 03, 2008New research suggests that lumbar belts--those large belts people wear while lifting large or heavy objects--are not effective at preventing low back... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Celebrex versus Ultram for chronic lower back pain
October 02, 2008This is a study to see if Celebrex is as effective as Ultram for patients with chronic lower back pain. This national study is currently recruiting... Read summary »
Clinical trial: New pain med for chronic lower back pain
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new transdermal pain med in patients with chronic lower back pain. This national study... Read summary »
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