Articles: low-back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
What works best for whom? An exploratory, subgroup analysis in a randomized, controlled trial on the effectiveness of a workplace intervention in low back pain patients on return to work.
Exploratory subgroup analysis in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). ⋯ The findings from these exploratory analyses should be tested in future RCTs. This workplace intervention seems very suitable for return to work of older workers and workers with previous sick leave. Gender, perceived heavy work, and baseline scores in pain and functional status should not be a basis for assignment to this intervention.
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A 2-year follow-up in a birth cohort of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years. ⋯ As very few adolescents did not report any pain, the relevance of self-reported pain is questionable without assessment of pain-related disability. The clinical relevance of these pain combinations must be evaluated in further studies.
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We conducted an observational study using mailed questionnaires to 3 random samples of general practitioners from Victoria and New South Wales, Australia in 1997, 2000, and 2004. ⋯ A special interest in back pain is associated with back pain management beliefs contrary to the best available evidence. This has serious implications for management of back pain in the community.
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A 2-group experimental design. ⋯ A higher postural sway and high correlation between pelvis and trunk displacements was found in the LBP group compared with healthy controls.