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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What To Do With Lower Lumbar Pain

Study: NSAIDs, spinal manipulation don't ease back pain

October 03, 2008
Researchers say two widely used treatments for acute lower back pain--non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and spinal manipulation--don't help the condition. Instead, new guidelines recommend that patients remain active and take relatively simple pain meds such as acetaminophen to ease low-back pain. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.   In addition, the Society... Read more »

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Low Back Pain? Strengthen Your Core
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...problems seen in a primary care medical practice is low back pain. It accounts for more... Read more »

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Low Back Surgery Can Cause Discitis
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...her treatment with me, she had a severe episode of low back pain after shoveling snow. She went... Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

Health Guide

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 »
Back Pain and Sciatica: References
...stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial. BMJ. 2005;330(7502):1233.Filler AG, Haynes... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...at all.Yoga. A study in the December 20, 2005 Annals of Internal Medicine found that yoga relieves low back pain better than conventional exercise or self-help books.Physical TherapyA new type of... 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 »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
for Chronic Low Back PainEvidence strongly suggests that only intensive treatment using a combination of physical and psychological rehabilitation programs can reduce pain and improve... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the bladder,... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the bladder,... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder. By relaxing the muscles in the bladder,... Read more »

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This combination medication is used to treat or prevent a certain type of headache (vascular... Read more »

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Oxybutynin is used to treat certain bladder and urinary conditions (e.g., overactive bladder). It... Read more »

Related News

Experts issue new back-pain guidelines
October 03, 2008

New 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, 2008

New 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: New combo painkiller for low back pain
September 04, 2008

This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a new combination painkiller called Acetram Contramid (acetaminophen + Tramadol) to a... Read summary »

Chronic low back pain is on the rise
February 16, 2009

A North Carolina study finds that the rate of chronic low back pain has more than doubled in that state since the early 1990s -- a statistic the... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Can Cymbalta help chronic low-back pain?
October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine whether a once-daily dose of Cymbalta can help patients with chronic low-back pain. This international study is... Read summary »