Articles: low-back-pain.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of chamomile oil on the intensity of nonspecific low back pain in prehospital emergency technicians.
Low back pain (LBP) are prevalent in prehospital emergency (PE) technicians. This study aimed to investigate effect of chamomile oil on the intensity of LBP in PE technicians. ⋯ Topical chamomile oil application can reduce the intensity of LBP in PE technicians and its impact on their daily activities for a period of two weeks.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of Pain Reduction and Changes in Serum Cortisol and Glucose Levels to Different Doses of Lumbar Epidural Dexamethasone: A Prospective Study.
Lumbar epidural steroid injection (LESI) is an effective treatment for low back pain. However, it may result in increased blood glucose levels, decreased plasma cortisol concentrations, and suppression of the adrenocorticotropic hormone axis. ⋯ After the first lumbar epidural injection of either 4 mg or 8 mg of dexamethasone, there was a reduction in pain in both groups. There was no significant difference in serum cortisol and glucose levels before treatment and during follow-up. Therefore, 4 mg or 8 mg of dexamethasone can be considered a treatment for patients who have low back pain.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2022
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyContinued opioid use following an emergency department presentation for low back pain.
To investigate the proportion of patients with low back pain who receive an opioid analgesic prescription on hospital discharge, the proportion using opioid analgesics 4 weeks after discharge, and to identify predictors of continued opioid analgesic use at 4 weeks after an ED presentation in opioid-naïve patients. ⋯ About one-third of patients who present to the ED with low back pain receive an opioid analgesic prescription on discharge and are taking an opioid analgesic 4 weeks later. These findings justify future research to identify strategies to reduce the risk of long-term opioid use in patients who present to the ED with low back pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of semi-customized exercises in preventing low back pain in high school volleyball players: A randomized controlled trial.
Low back pain (LBP) is a common injury in high school volleyball players. We hypothesized that a prevention program could decrease the incidence of LBP in high school volleyball players. This study was an in-season cluster-randomized controlled trial. ⋯ The semi-customized prevention program decreased the incidence of LBP and enhanced the physical function parameter in high school volleyball players.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A prospective, double-blind, pilot randomized controlled trial of an 'embodied' virtual reality intervention for chronic low back pain in adults.
Adults with chronic low back pain, disability, moderate-to-severe pain, and high fear of movement and reinjury were recruited into a trial of a novel, automated, digital therapeutics, virtual reality, psychological intervention for pain (DTxP). We conducted a 3-arm, prospective, double-blind, pilot, randomized, controlled trial comparing DTxP with a sham placebo comparator and an open-label standard care. Participants were enrolled for 6 to 8 weeks, after which, the standard care control arm were rerandomized to receive either the DTxP or sham placebo. ⋯ Standard care did not report any significant changes. There were a number of adverse events, with one participant reporting a serious adverse event in the sham placebo, which was not related to treatment. No substantial changes in medications were noted, and participants in the DTxP group reported positive gaming experiences.