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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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Acupoint injection for nonspecific chronic low back pain: A protocol of systematic review.

TL;DR: This review will offer clinical evidence of acupuncture injection therapy for the patients with nonspecific CLBP systematically and be strictly performed in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.
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Return to self-reported physical activity level after an event of acute low back pain.

TL;DR: Physical activity participation did not predict recovery from the pain episode and all participants returned to their pre-pain level of physical activity participation after 12 months.
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Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: findings from the BACE-N cohort study

TL;DR: This study estimated a 1 year mean and median cost of healthcare utilization of €825 and €364, respectively among older people seeking primary care due to a new episode of back pain and across patients with different risk profiles stratified using the StarT Back Screening Tool (SBST).
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Countermeasure Development for Lumbopelvic Deconditioning in Space

TL;DR: The concept of spinal stability as it relates to microgravity is reviewed, how existing exercise countermeasures used in space do not successfully maintain lumbopelvic muscle size is discussed, and the Functional Readaptive Exercise Device (FRED) is introduced that shows potential to activate the LM and TrA muscles automatically and in a tonic fashion, which has relevance to rehabilitation of both astronaut and terrestrial populations.
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

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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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