Articles: back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Intrasomatic injection of corticosteroid followed by vertebroplasty increases early pain relief rather than vertebroplasty alone in vertebral bone neoplasms: preliminary experience.
In this prospective multicenter study, we evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid plus vertebroplasty rather than vertebroplasty alone in the analgesic treatment of single-level vertebral neoplasms or pathological fractures. ⋯ In our preliminary experience, pre-vertebroplasty injection of intrasomatic corticosteroid in comparison to vertebroplasty alone is able to increase the early pain relief of the procedure.
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Comparative Study
Preliminary validation of a self-reported screening questionnaire for inflammatory back pain.
Inflammatory back pain (IBP) is an important feature of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) that is poorly recognized in primary care, perhaps delaying diagnosis of SpA. We aimed to develop and validate a self-report questionnaire using important domains reported by patients with IBP. ⋯ Assessment of a single self-reported item, "diurnal variation," had substantial classification utility for IBP. This domain is not addressed in existing criteria for IBP, indicating a potentially important omission.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Apr 2012
Recurrence of radicular pain or back pain after nonsurgical treatment of symptomatic lumbar disk herniation.
To determine recurrence rates of lower-extremity radicular pain after nonsurgical treatment of acute symptomatic lumbar disk herniation (LDH), and to identify predictors of recurrence. ⋯ Recurrence of radicular pain is relatively common after nonsurgical treatment of LDH and is predicted by longer time to initial resolution of pain.
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are involved not only in osteogenesis but also in chondrogenesis. They play an important role in the development and maintenance of the intervertebral disk (IVD). For this reason, an increasing amount of research has been performed to examine the relationship between BMPs and degenerative disk disease (DDD). ⋯ Adenoviruses loaded with BMPs, transfected either directly to IVD cells or via articular chondrocytic vectors, also resulted in reversal of the typical findings in DDD. We conclude that the use of BMPs to treat DDD has a promising future. Further studies are indicated to determine optimal delivery and efficacy in humans.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of the Pilates method: reducing the degree of non-structural scoliosis, and improving flexibility and pain in female college students.
To evaluate the effectiveness of Pilates with regard to the degree of scoliosis, flexibility and pain. ⋯ The Pilates group was better than control group. The Pilates method showed a reduction in the degree of non-structural scoliosis, increased flexibility and decreased pain.