Articles: low-back-pain.
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialCost-minimisation analysis of three conservative treatment programmes in 180 patients sick-listed for acute low-back pain.
To perform a cost-minimization analysis of three conservative treatment regimes for acute low-back pain (LBP). ⋯ With respect to total costs, the findings were similar between the three treatment programmes. The GPP had the lowest direct costs. It is not possible to conclude which treatment programme is to be recommended as a least cost alternative. The strong effect of indirect costs on the total cost stresses that further studies should focus on methods of shortening sick-leave.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Efficacy of tramadol in treatment of chronic low back pain.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol in the treatment of chronic low back pain. ⋯ Among patients who tolerated it well, tramadol was effective for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
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Health services research · Mar 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialAre nonspecific practice guidelines potentially harmful? A randomized comparison of the effect of nonspecific versus specific guidelines on physician decision making.
To test the ability of two different clinical practice guideline formats to influence physician ordering of electrodiagnostic tests in low back pain. ⋯ The clarity and clinical applicability of a guideline may be important attributes that contribute to the effects of practice guidelines.
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Mar 2000
Clinical TrialLong-term exercise adherence after intensive rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.
The purpose of this study was to examine exercise compliance in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) after participation in an intensive spine rehabilitation program. ⋯ It is concluded that exercise behaviors can be increased and maintained in CLBP patients without adversely affecting pain or function.
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Twenty volunteers and 20 patients with no prior spine surgery had two standing lateral radiographs taken, on the average, 66 months apart and 2 weeks apart, respectively. ⋯ The pelvic radius technique is recommended for evaluating lordosis to the pelvis because this approach provided not only good measurement reliability on standing radiographs for lumbopelvic lordosis, but also determination of pelvic balance over the hips and the option to assess pelvic morphology quantitatively. Lumbopelvic lordosis and pelvic balance were strongly correlative. This finding, along with higher reliability and lower longitudinal variation on repeated radiographs, indicated greater clinical application for these specific measurements.