Articles: low-back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Prospective, randomized, single-blind, sham treatment-controlled study of the safety and efficacy of an electromagnetic field device for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a pilot study.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapeutic electromagnetic fields (TEMF) on chronic low back pain. Secondary objectives included the investigation of the effects of TEMF on psychometric measures. ⋯ This study demonstrates that TEMF may be an effective and safe modality for the treatment of chronic low back pain disorders. More studies are needed to test this hypothesis.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Fear avoidance beliefs do not influence disability and quality of life in Spanish elderly subjects with low back pain.
Correlation between previously validated questionnaires. ⋯ In Spanish institutionalized elderly subjects, FABs only have a minor influence on physical quality of life, and none on disability or mental quality of life. In elderly subjects with LBP, differences in FABs are not associated with differences in disability or quality of life. Further studies should explore the potential value of FABs in the elderly in other settings.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Are back supports plus education more effective than education alone in promoting recovery from low back pain?: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
Randomized clinical trial. ⋯ Although there was no overall effect on self-reported recovery or administrative measures or lost work time between the study groups, a back support plus health education may have some value in preventing recurrent WR-LBD in industrial workers who work in psychosocial environments and perform manual material handling tasks similar to those found in parts distribution centers.