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Non-specific low back pain

Christopher G. Maher, +3 more
- 18 Feb 2017 - 
- Vol. 389, Iss: 10070, pp 736-747
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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.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2017-02-18. It has received 1687 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Low back pain & Disease burden.

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A hip abduction exercise prior to prolonged standing increased movement while reducing cocontraction and low back pain perception in those initially reporting low back pain.

Daniel Viggiani, +1 more
- 01 Dec 2016 - 
TL;DR: Muscle fatigue prior to standing reduced cocontraction, increased movement during standing and reduced the low back pain developed by PDs; the timing of pain reductions depended on spine postures adopted during standing.
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The prevalence of serious pathology in musculoskeletal physiotherapy patients - a nationwide register-based cohort study.

Cecilie Rud Budtz, +3 more
- 14 Mar 2021 - 
TL;DR: Although serious pathology among patients referred by the General Practitioner to musculoskeletal physiotherapy is rare, the present study found an overall prevalence of serious pathology which exceeded the guideline endorsed prevalence estimates.
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Update on the Correlation Between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Intervertebral Disk Degeneration.

Cong Zhang, +5 more
- 01 Mar 2022 - 
TL;DR: The molecular mechanisms underlying the relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD) are reviewed to provide a theoretical basis for IDD treatment using pharmacological or tissue-engineering approaches.
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Complications Associated with Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

Andrew Chang, +1 more
- 29 Sep 2020 - 
TL;DR: Lumbar TFESI can be considered a safe treatment in the management of lumbar radicular pain, however, pain specialists should be aware of the potentially devastating major complications.
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The association between pain scores and disc height change following discectomy surgery in lumbar disc herniation patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaolong Chen, +4 more
- 10 Jun 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of discectomy on disc height (DH) in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) patients was evaluated and a significant relationship between the reduction in DH and decrease in back pain score was established.
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