Articles: low-back-pain.
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Ann Readapt Med Phys · Mar 2005
[Evaluation after four years of exercise therapy for chronic low back pain].
To assess at four years follow-up the efficiency of exercise therapy for chronic low back pain in terms of pain, physical ability, quality of life and return to work. ⋯ Despite the lack of a control group, this study seems to favour a benefit in the functional restoration program.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Feb 2005
Multicenter StudyThe Nordic back pain subpopulation program: a 1-year prospective multicenter study of outcomes of persistent low-back pain in chiropractic patients.
The aims of the study are to describe the low-back pain and disability status at baseline, the fourth visit, and at 3 and 12 months in Norwegian patients treated by chiropractors for persistent low back pain (LBP) and to describe movements between various subgroups over time. ⋯ The outcome pattern is similar to that found in other clinical studies. Treatment outcome should be measured early with follow-up at 3 rather than at 12 months, because patients will improve or recover quickly but may experience recurring problems. Numbers "cured" appear to be a feasible outcome variable in this type of study population.
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Comparative Study
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in African American and Caucasian Workers' Compensation claimants with low back injuries.
Pain catastrophizing is an important cognitive construct that has been linked with many aspects of the pain experience, including pain intensity, emotional distress, pain-related disability, and pain behavior. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), an instrument often used to assess this construct, reflects three aspects of catastrophizing: Rumination, Magnification, and Helplessness. ⋯ Results indicated that a two-factor model of the PCS (Rumination and 'Powerlessness,' the latter a combination of the PCS Magnification and Helplessness scores) was the most parsimonious fit to the data, particularly in the African American sample. Future research in other clinical samples that include African Americans is needed to examine the stability of the results reported here.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Feb 2005
Reliability of McKenzie classification of patients with cervical or lumbar pain.
In the McKenzie system, patients are classified first into syndromes, then into subsyndromes. At present, the reliability of classification with this system is unclear. No study has included patients with cervical pain, and the studies to date have reported conflicting results. ⋯ The McKenzie assessment performed by persons trained in the McKenzie method may allow for reliable classification of patients with lumbar and cervical pain.
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This study was designed to assess the diagnostic value and clinical benefits of lumbar zygapophyseal joint injections in patients with chronic lower back pain. ⋯ Lumbar zygapophyseal joint injections, as a useful diagnostic tool for facet joint syndrome, could also have useful palliative effects in the management of chronic lower back pain.