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Non-specific low back pain

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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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Effects of intervertebral disc lesion and multifidus muscle resection on the structure of the lumbar intervertebral discs and paraspinal musculature of the rat.

TL;DR: Results indicate that, in rats, IVD recovers quickly after lumbar IVD lesion and multifidus disruption does not cause IVD degeneration within the time studied.
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A Scoping Review on the Epidemiology of Chronic Low Back Pain among Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: The prevalence and risk factors of CLBP in SSA are comparable to reports in HICs, with psychosocial factors playing a significant role and Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer disease were the most common comorbidities identified.
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How clinicians analyze movement quality in patients with non-specific low back pain: a cross-sectional survey study with Dutch allied health care professionals.

TL;DR: Prior to standardization, it will be important to develop a theoretical framework to determine which observable and measurable dimensions of MQ are most valid and relevant for patients with NS-LBP to include in the assessment.
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Photobiomodulation therapy is not better than placebo in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of photobiomodulation therapy against placebo on pain intensity and disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain were evaluated on an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Brazil.
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Multiple nano-drug delivery systems for intervertebral disc degeneration: Current status and future perspectives

TL;DR: In this paper , a review summarizes the research progress of nano-drug delivery systems (NDDSs) in the treatment of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and provides prospects for using NDDSs to address the challenges of IVDD.
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TL;DR: In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) as mentioned in this paper, the authors estimated the quantities for acute and chronic diseases and injuries for 188 countries between 1990 and 2013.
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CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016

TL;DR: This guideline is intended to improve communication about benefits and risks of opioids for chronic pain, improve safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce risks associated with long-term opioid therapy.
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CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States, 2016.

TL;DR: This guideline is intended to improve communication between clinicians and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy, including opioid use disorder, overdose, and death.
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Grading the severity of chronic pain.

TL;DR: A Guttman scale analysis showed that pain intensity and disability measures formed a reliable hierarchical scale and may be useful when a brief ordinal measure of global pain severity is required.
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