Articles: back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of spinal manipulation methods and usual medical care for acute and subacute low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.
Randomized controlled trial with follow-up to 6 months. ⋯ 2.
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Cross-sectional design. ⋯ N/A.
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Observational Study
Patient-reported outcomes associated with use of physical therapist services by older adults with a new visit for back pain.
Among older adults, it is not clear how different types or amounts of physical therapy may be associated with improvements in back pain and function. ⋯ Higher amounts of active physical therapy were most consistently related to the greatest improvements in pain intensity; however, as with all observational studies, the results must be interpreted with caution.
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Observational Study
Influence of pain sensitivity on surgical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Prospective observational study. ⋯ 2.
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Review Meta Analysis
Epidural injections in prevention of surgery for spinal pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Low back pain is debilitating and costly, especially for patients not responding to conservative therapy and requiring surgery. ⋯ Epidural steroid injections may provide a small surgery-sparing effect in the short term compared with control injections and reduce the need for surgery in some patients who would otherwise proceed to surgery.