Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Physiotherapy-based rehabilitation following disc herniation operation: results of a randomized clinical trial.
Three-group, randomized, single blinded, controlled trial. ⋯ As compared with no therapy, physiotherapy following first-time disc herniation operation is effective in the short-term. Because of the limited benefits of physiotherapy relative to "sham" therapy, it is open to question whether this treatment acts primarily physiologically in patients following first-time lumbar disc surgery, but psychological factors may contribute substantially to the benefits observed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Fear avoidance beliefs do not influence disability and quality of life in Spanish elderly subjects with low back pain.
Correlation between previously validated questionnaires. ⋯ In Spanish institutionalized elderly subjects, FABs only have a minor influence on physical quality of life, and none on disability or mental quality of life. In elderly subjects with LBP, differences in FABs are not associated with differences in disability or quality of life. Further studies should explore the potential value of FABs in the elderly in other settings.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Are back supports plus education more effective than education alone in promoting recovery from low back pain?: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
Randomized clinical trial. ⋯ Although there was no overall effect on self-reported recovery or administrative measures or lost work time between the study groups, a back support plus health education may have some value in preventing recurrent WR-LBD in industrial workers who work in psychosocial environments and perform manual material handling tasks similar to those found in parts distribution centers.
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Editorial Randomized Controlled Trial
The applicability of clinical equipoise and sham surgery in patients with symptomatic lumbar radiculopathy due to a herniated disc: the SPORT trial.