Articles: back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effectiveness comparison between Thai traditional massage and Chinese acupuncture for myofascial back pain in Thai military personnel: a preliminary report.
The objective of this randomized comparative study was to provide preliminary data of comparative effectiveness of Thai traditional massage (TTM) and Chinese acupuncture for the treatment of myofascial back pain in young military personnel. Eighteen Thai military personnel, aged ranging from 20-40 years were randomly divided into TTM and acupuncture groups. Each group received 5 sessions of massage or acupuncture during a 10-day period. ⋯ In conclusion, five sessions of Thai traditional massage and Chinese acupuncture were effective for the treatment of myofascial back pain in young Thai military personnel. Significant effects in both groups begin after the first session. Acupuncture is more effective than Thai traditional massage when affective aspect is also evaluated.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The efficacy of prostaglandin E1 derivative in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Randomized controlled trial. ⋯ In this study, limaprost was found to be efficacious on most outcome measures, such as HRQOL, symptoms and subjective satisfaction, in LSS patents with cauda equina symptoms.
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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Vitamin B complex (milgamma) in the treatment of vertebrogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy].
An open controlled study of efficacy of the vitamin B complex (milgamma) has been performed in 38 patients with vertebrogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy suffered from moderate or severe pain during 1 month or longer. Patients have been randomized into 2 equal groups: in the main group milgamma has been prescribed in the combination with diclofenac; patients of the control group have received diclofenac only. Treatment efficacy has been assessed by clinical scales in the 10th and 24th days, and by the results of telephone interview after 3 and 6 months. ⋯ At the 3rd months, between-group differences were still significant (the pain was absent or minimal in 63% patients of the main group and 34% of the control one). The results revealed the potentiation of analgesic effect of diclofenac by the vitamin B complex. Using of milgamma in combination with NSAIDS leads to the rapid and long-standing regress of pain syndrome in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.
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Bmc Complem Altern M · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialExploring integrative medicine for back and neck pain - a pragmatic randomised clinical pilot trial.
A model for integrative medicine (IM) adapted to Swedish primary care was previously developed. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness of the IM model versus conventional primary care in the management of patients with non-specific back/neck pain. Specific objectives included the exploration of recruitment and retention rates, patient and care characteristics, clinical differences and effect sizes between groups, selected outcome measures and power calculations to inform the basis of a full-scale trial. ⋯ This pilot study investigated the implementation of IM in the primary care management of non-specific back and neck pain. Recruiting patients and implementing IM in routine clinical practice was feasible. The results warrant further exploration into different perspectives and relevant combinations of outcome measures including the use of health resources, drugs and cost-effectiveness to help understand the relevance of IM in primary care. Future research should prioritize larger scale studies considering variability, pain duration and small to moderate treatment effects.
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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study[Baclosan (baclofen) in the treatment of back pains: results of a multicenter study BRAVO].