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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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Design and Pilot Evaluation of a Reconfigurable Spinal Exoskeleton

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TL;DR: An overview of desired eHealth functionalities and promising areas for decision support technology within primary care and future work in which the development, and evaluation of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) are discussed are discussed.
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Tissue Stiffness is Not Related to Pain Experience: An Individually Controlled Study in Patients with Chronic Neck and Back Pain

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- 23 Dec 2019 - 
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A Novel, Minimally-Invasive Approach to Repair Degenerative Disk Disease in an Ovine Model Using Injectable Polymethyl-Methacrylate and Bovine Collagen (PMMA/BC).

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- 08 Aug 2016 - 
TL;DR: This ovine model demonstrates a novel and promising technique for prevention and arrest of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and Notably, the PMMA/BC microspheres were well-incorporated into the concentric disc tears and had undergone endogenous collagen formation in its environment.
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