Articles: low-back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Relief of low back pain immediately after acupuncture treatment--a randomised, placebo controlled trial.
The purpose of this study was to examine the immediate effect of single acupuncture stimulation to the most painful point in patients with low back pain. ⋯ These results suggest that acupuncture at the most painful point gives immediate relief of low back pain.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Sep 2006
Evaluation of functional and neuromuscular changes after exercise rehabilitation for low back pain using a Swiss ball: a pilot study.
The purpose of this pilot study was to use a multidimensional model to evaluate deficits in patients with low back pain (LBP) over the course of a 12-week rehabilitation program using the Swiss ball. ⋯ This study showed that the Swiss ball may be successfully used in a rehabilitation context for patients with LBP. This pilot study has used a novel approach to assess improvements during a rehabilitation program, which may be used in the future to explain differences between different treatment modalities.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2006
Ultrasound-guided lumbar medial-branch block: a clinical study with fluoroscopy control.
For diagnostic lumbar medial-branch blocks, fluoroscopic guidance is considered mandatory, but this technique comes with radiation exposure. The clinical feasibility of the ultrasound-guided lumbar medial-branch block has been demonstrated. We evaluated the success rate and validity of this new method by use of fluoroscopy controls in patients previously diagnosed with lumbar facet joint-mediated pain. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided lumbar medial-branch blocks can be performed with a high success rate. However, to be completely independent from fluoroscopy controls, this technique requires further studies regarding the detection of intravascular spread.
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African health sciences · Sep 2006
Disability associated with low back pain in Mulago Hospital, Kampala Uganda.
Low back pain is sufficiently disabling and a common cause of disability particularly during the productive middle years of adult life. Disability implies interference with daily activities. ⋯ Our results confirm that low back pain is a significant cause of disability affecting the productive middle years of adult life and causes significant disruption of daily activities including sleep and sex. The cost of lost work time, compensation and treatment for our setting is a knowledge gap that should be filled by further study. There is need for a community-based study to ascertain extent of the problem in at a wider population level.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Randomized controlled trial of specific spinal stabilization exercises and conventional physiotherapy for recurrent low back pain.
Pragmatic, multicentered randomized controlled trial, with 12-month follow-up. ⋯ Patients with LBP had improvement with both treatment packages to a similar degree. There was no additional benefit of adding specific spinal stabilization exercises to a conventional physiotherapy package for patients with recurrent LBP.