Spine
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Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Does maintained spinal manipulation therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain result in better long-term outcome?
A prospective single blinded placebo controlled study was conducted. ⋯ SMT is effective for the treatment of chronic nonspecific LBP. To obtain long-term benefit, this study suggests maintenance SM after the initial intensive manipulative therapy.
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Evaluation of degenerated intervertebral discs from a rabbit annular puncture model by using specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, including displacement encoding with stimulated echoes and a fast-spin echo (DENSE-FSE) acquisition and delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC). ⋯ Noninvasive and quantitative MRI techniques can be used to evaluate the mechanical and biochemical changes that occur with animal models of disc degeneration. DENSE-FSE, dGEMRIC, and similar techniques have potential for evaluating the progression of disc degeneration and the efficacy of treatments.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effects of viewing an evidence-based video decision aid on patients' treatment preferences for spine surgery.
Secondary analysis within a large clinical trial. ⋯ After watching the evidence-based patient decision aid (video) used in SPORT, patients with specific lumbar spine disorders formed and/or strengthened their treatment preferences in a balanced way that did not appear biased toward or away from surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Is behavioral graded activity cost-effective in comparison with manual therapy for patients with subacute neck pain? An economic evaluation alongside a randomized clinical trial.
An economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial comparing behavioral graded activity (BGA) with manual therapy (MT). ⋯ On the basis of the data presented, we consider BGA not cost-effective in comparison with MT.