Articles: low-back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Acupuncture is widely used by patients with low back pain, although its effectiveness is unclear. We investigated the efficacy of acupuncture compared with minimal acupuncture and with no acupuncture in patients with chronic low back pain. ⋯ Acupuncture was more effective in improving pain than no acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic low back pain, whereas there were no significant differences between acupuncture and minimal acupuncture.
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Arthritis and rheumatism · Feb 2006
Comparative StudyPrescription opioid use among older adults with arthritis or low back pain.
To examine patterns of chronic opioid use in selected groups with arthritis and low back pain and compare them with patterns among persons with ischemic heart disease. ⋯ Chronic opioid use is relatively uncommon, even among older individuals with arthritis or low back pain. The proportion of these individuals receiving such medicines has not increased in the late 1990s. There seems to be a complex relationship between psychiatric medication use, psychiatric diagnoses, and the use of chronic opioids among these individuals.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Multidisciplinary group rehabilitation versus individual physiotherapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized trial.
A randomized trial. ⋯ The results of this study indicate that semilight outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for female chronic low back pain patients does not offer incremental benefits when compared with rehabilitation carried out by a physiotherapist having a cognitive-behavioral way of administering the treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Low back pain: prediction of short-term outcome of facet joint injection with bone scintigraphy.
To prospectively evaluate use of bone scintigraphy with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for identification of patients with low back pain who would benefit from facet joint injections. ⋯ Bone scintigraphy with SPECT can help identify patients with low back pain who would benefit from facet joint injections.