Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Multidisciplinary group rehabilitation versus individual physiotherapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized trial.
A randomized trial. ⋯ The results of this study indicate that semilight outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for female chronic low back pain patients does not offer incremental benefits when compared with rehabilitation carried out by a physiotherapist having a cognitive-behavioral way of administering the treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Short-term efficacy of intravenous pulse glucocorticoids in acute discogenic sciatica. A randomized controlled trial.
Double-blinded randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Although an IV bolus of glucocorticoids provides a short-term improvement in leg pain in patients with acute discogenic sciatica, its effects are transient and have small magnitude.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparing a supine radiologic versus standing clinical measurement of kyphosis in older women: the Fracture Intervention Trial.
A study of agreement between different measures of kyphosis, a clinical standing measure (Debrunner kyphometer; Protek AG, Bern, Switzerland) versus a supine radiologic measure (Cobb angle). ⋯ There is reasonable agreement between a supine radiologic and standing clinical measurement of kyphosis in older women.