Articles: back-pain.
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Conventional spinal cord stimulation (SCS) exhibits pain relief and improved quality of life in refractory failed back surgery syndrome. However, patients suffering from predominant back pain failed to achieve a favorable neuromodulation outcome. Currently, two new stimulation concepts, the burst and the HF10 stimulation paradigms successfully suppress intractable back pain levels in this difficult-to-treat subgroup. To date, literature data comparing both stimulation patterns is lacking. ⋯ Burst and HF10 SCS performed efficiently and safely in intractable FBSS patients with predominant back pain and deserve more refined, specific investigations to determine their efficacy.
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Health Technol Assess · Apr 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialEvaluating Acupuncture and Standard carE for pregnant women with Back pain (EASE Back): a feasibility study and pilot randomised trial.
Many pregnant women experience low back pain. Acupuncture appears to be a safe, promising intervention but evidence is needed about its clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. ⋯ A future main RCT is feasible and would be welcomed by women and clinicians. Longer-term follow-up and further follow-up efforts are recommended for a main trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Watching your pain site reduces pain intensity in chronic back pain patients.
Chronic back pain (CBP) is a frequent debilitating and often treatment-resistant disorder. The awareness of one's own body seems to be essential in pain reduction through visual input. Visual feedback of the back reduces experimental pain perception in CBP at this site and watching the back during repeated lumbar spine movements reduces movement-evoked pain. In this study, we tested whether visual feedback alone can reduce habitual pain in CBP. ⋯ These results suggest that online video feedback may be helpful in alleviating chronic pain.