Articles: low-back-pain.
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To assess the association of alexithymia (deficit in emotional awareness) with 12-month prevalence of low back pain (LBP) cross-sectionally in a cohort study of 1180 San Francisco transit operators. ⋯ The results support an association between alexithymia and LBP.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of the functional rating index and the 18-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire: responsiveness and reliability.
Retrospective design. ⋯ The Functional Rating Index seems preferable to the 18-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire for use in clinical trials and clinical practice.
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Multicenter Study
Intensive education combined with low tech ergonomic intervention does not prevent low back pain in nurses.
To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive educational and low-tech ergonomic intervention programme aimed at reducing low back pain (LBP) among home care nurses and nurses' aids. ⋯ Intensive weekly education in body mechanics, patient transfer techniques, and use of low-tech ergonomic equipment was not superior to a one time only three hour instructional meeting for home care nurses and nurses' aids.
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Scand J Public Health · Jan 2005
Myths and perceptions of back pain in the Norwegian population, before and after the introduction of guidelines for acute back pain.
Deyo's seven "myths" about back pain are based on common misconceptions of causality and therapy of back pain. These myths were alive in the Norwegian population in 2001; this report investigates whether this is true two years later. ⋯ Perceptions in the general population in Norway are slowly changing to be more in accordance with existing knowledge on accurate behaviour and treatment of back pain. This may be related to introduction of new evidence-based guidelines. The difference between educational groups is reduced, but is still a challenge to health professionals and health authorities.
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Low-back pain nearly affects all the people in the population; male or female, at any period of their lives and continues with spontaneous regressive attacks. In 10% of the patients, the pain persists despite conservative treatments and causes significant decrements of life quality. For this reason, the patients with chronic low back-pain are applying to pain specialists and treated with different invasive pain therapies. ⋯ However, the effects and outcomes are contradictory. Epidural steroid injections should be performed absolutely under fluoroscopic guidance. Pain selection should be made carefully and algorithms should be performed fastidiously.