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J. Hildebrandt

Bio: J. Hildebrandt is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low back pain & Back pain. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 2076 citations.

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TL;DR: Prevention in general population, epidemiology, outcomes, information, education, training, and physical exercise .
Abstract: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S137 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S139 Target population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S139 Guidelines working group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S139 Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S140 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S140 •Definitions, epidemiology, outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S140 Prevention in general population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S142 • Physical exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S143 • Information, education, training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S144 •Lumbar supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S146 • Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S146 • Shoe insoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S147 • Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S147 Prevention in workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S148 • Physical exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S148 • Information / advice / instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S150 • Back belts / lumbar supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S152 • Shoe orthoses, shoe insoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S153 • Physical and organisational ergonomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S154 • Multidimensional interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S156 • Modified work for return to work after sick leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S156 Prevention in school children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S157 • School-based interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S157 • Modifiable risk factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S158 • Life style factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S158 • Physical factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S160 • School-related factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S161 • Psychosocial factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S161 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S162 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S163 Chapter 3. European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care . . . . . . . . . . . . . S169 M. van Tulder, A. Becker, T. Bekkering, A. Breen, M. T. Gil del Real, A. Hutchinson, B. Koes, E. Laerum, A. Malmivaara Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S170 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S170 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S170

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TL;DR: This guideline is to present the available evidence for evaluation and management of acute and chronic low back pain in primary care settings and grades its recommendations by using the ACP's clinical practice guidelines grading system.
Abstract: Recommendation 1: Clinicians should conduct a focused history and physical examination to help place patients with low back pain into 1 of 3 broad categories: nonspecific low back pain, back pain potentially associated with radiculopathy or spinal stenosis, or back pain potentially associated with another specific spinal cause. The history should include assessment of psychosocial risk factors, which predict risk for chronic disabling back pain (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Recommendation 2: Clinicians should not routinely obtain imaging or other diagnostic tests in patients with nonspecific low back pain (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Recommendation 3: Clinicians should perform diagnostic imaging and testing for patients with low back pain when severe or progressive neurologic deficits are present or when serious underlying conditions are suspected on the basis of history and physical examination (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Recommendation 4: Clinicians should evaluate patients with persistent low back pain and signs or symptoms of radiculopathy or spinal stenosis with magnetic resonance imaging (preferred) or computed tomography only if they are potential candidates for surgery or epidural steroid injection (for suspected radiculopathy) (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Recommendation 5: Clinicians should provide patients with evidence-based information on low back pain with regard to their expected course, advise patients to remain active, and provide information about effective self-care options (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Recommendation 6: For patients with low back pain, clinicians should consider the use of medications with proven benefits in conjunction with back care information and self-care. Clinicians should assess severity of baseline pain and functional deficits, potential benefits, risks, and relative lack of long-term efficacy and safety data before initiating therapy (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). For most patients, first-line medication options are acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Recommendation 7: For patients who do not improve with selfcare options, clinicians should consider the addition of nonpharmacologic therapy with proven benefits—for acute low back pain, spinal manipulation; for chronic or subacute low back pain, intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation, exercise therapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, spinal manipulation, yoga, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or progressive relaxation (weak recommendation, moderate-quality evidence).

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TL;DR: Simple, patient-based, easy-to-use screening questionnaires can determine the prevalence of neuropathic pain components both in individual LBP patients and in heterogeneous cohorts of such patients.
Abstract: Objective: Nociceptive and neuropathic components both contribute to pain. Since these components require different pain management strategies, correct pain diagnosis before and during treatment is highly desirable. As low back pain (LBP) patients constitute an important subgroup of chronic pain patients, we addressed the following issues: (i) to establish a simple, validated screening tool to detect neuropathic pain (NeP) components in chronic LBP patients, (ii) to determine the prevalence of neuropathic pain components in LBP in a large-scale survey, and (iii) to determine whether LBP patients with an NeP component suffer from worse, or different, co-morbidities.Methods: In co-operation with the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain we developed and validated the painDETECT questionnaire (PD‐Q) in a prospective, multicentre study and subsequently applied it to approximately 8000 LBP patients.Results: The PD‐Q is a reliable screening tool with high sensitivity, specificity and positive pred...

1,721 citations

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TL;DR: Two treatment strategies are currently used, a stepped approach beginning with more simple care that is progressed if the patient does not respond, and the use of simple risk prediction methods to individualise the amount and type of care provided.

1,687 citations

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15 Aug 2009-Spine
TL;DR: Instead of recommending Levels of Evidence, this update adopts the GRADE approach to determine the overall quality of the evidence for important patient-centered outcomes across studies and includes a new section on updating reviews.
Abstract: STUDY DESIGN. Method guidelines for systematic reviews of trials of treatments for neck and back pain. OBJECTIVE. To help review authors design, conduct and report systematic reviews of trials in this field. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA. In 1997, the Cochrane Back Review Group published Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews, which was updated in 2003. Since then, new methodologic evidence has emerged and standards have changed. Coupled with the upcoming revisions to the software and methods required by The Cochrane Collaboration, it was clear that revisions were needed to the existing guidelines. METHODS. The Cochrane Back Review Group editorial and advisory boards met in June 2006 to review the relevant new methodologic evidence and determine how it should be incorporated. Based on the discussion, the guidelines were revised and circulated for comment. As sections of the new Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions were made available, the guidelines were checked for consistency. A working draft was made available to review authors in The Cochrane Library 2008, issue 3. RESULTS. The final recommendations are divided into 7 categories: objectives, literature search, inclusion criteria, risk of bias assessment, data extraction, data analysis, and updating your review. Each recommendation is classified into minimum criteria (mandatory) and further guidance (optional). Instead of recommending Levels of Evidence, this update adopts the GRADE approach to determine the overall quality of the evidence for important patient-centered outcomes across studies and includes a new section on updating reviews. CONCLUSION. Citations of previous versions of the method guidelines in published scientific articles (1997: 254 citations; 2003: 209 citations, searched February 10, 2009) suggest that others may find these guidelines useful to plan, conduct, or evaluate systematic reviews in the field of spinal disorders. © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

1,434 citations

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TL;DR: The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of chronic low back disease is about 23%, with 11-12% of the population being disabled by low back problems as mentioned in this paper.

1,279 citations