Comorbid Depression, Anxiety May Increase Healthcare Utilization in Low Back Pain
Patients with low back pain and comorbid depression or anxiety may have greater healthcare utilization.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy May Be Efficacious for Chronic Low Back Pain
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may represent a feasible and efficacious treatment for chronic low back pain.
Chronic Low Back Pain Study Results Indicate Benefit With Tanezumab
Tanezumab, an investigational subcutaneously-administered, non-opioid treatment, may benefit patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain (CLBP), according to top-line results from a Phase 3 study.
MRS May Accurately Identify Painful Disks in Chronic Low Back Pain
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy may accurately identify painful lumbar disks in patients with chronic low back pain.
Intradiscal Methylene Blue Injections May Not Be Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain
Intradiscal methylene blue injection was not found to alleviate pain in patients with chronic diskogenic low back pain.
Slump Stretching May Be Beneficial in Low Back Pain
Slump stretching may be beneficial to individuals with low back pain, based on very low to moderate quality evidence.
Color Doppler Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Sacroiliitis in Inflammatory Back Pain
Color Doppler ultrasound may represent an appropriate tool for the diagnosis of sacroiliitis in patients presenting with inflammatory back pain.
Combination Drug Therapies vs Monotherapies for Low Back Pain, Sciatica: A Review
There is insufficient evidence supporting an improved effectiveness of combination drug therapy vs mono-drug therapy in the management of low back pain and sciatica.
Greater Walking Frequency, Duration May Reduce Risk for Low Back Pain
Regular and prolonged walking was found to be associated with a reduced the risk for low back pain in Koreans age >50.
Two-Point Estimation Task May Reliably Assess Sensory Dissociation in Chronic Low Back Pain
A two-point estimation task was associated with greater reliability than commonly used approaches for the assessment of sensory dissociation (SEDI) in patients with chronic low back pain.
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