Articles: low-back-pain.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Oct 2017
Chiropractic Management for US Female Veterans With Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Study of Clinical Outcomes.
The purpose of this study was to determine if female US veterans had clinically significant improvement in low back pain after chiropractic management. ⋯ For our sample of female veterans with low back pain, clinical outcomes from baseline to discharge improved under chiropractic care. Although further research is warranted, chiropractic care may be of value in contributing to the pain management needs of this unique patient population.
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Web-based cross-sectional study. ⋯ 3.
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Nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal problem that is intensified during physical activity. Patients with LBP have been reported to change their abdominal muscle activity during walking; however, the effects of pain intensity, disability level, and fear-avoidance belief on this relationship have not been evaluated. Thus, we compared abdominal muscle activity in patients with LBP and asymptomatic controls, and assessed the impact of pain intensity, disability level, and fear-avoidance belief. ⋯ This study demonstrated decreased IO muscle activity during certain walking phases in LLBP and HLBP compared with asymptomatic participants. Although altered IO muscle activity during walking was observed in patients with LBP, no changes were found with other abdominal muscles (EO, RA). Thus, these results provide useful information about abdominal muscle activity during walking in patients with LBP.
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Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) · Oct 2017
Long-Term Reduction of Sacroiliac Joint Pain With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation.
We recently demonstrated that 86% of the patients treated with peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for therapy-refractory sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain were satisfied with the result after 1 year of treatment. ⋯ We have shown for the first time that PNS is a successful long-term therapy for SIJ pain.