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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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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview

TL;DR: Some differences are identified compared to the previous overview regarding the recommendations for assessment of psychosocial factors, the use of some medications as well as an increasing amount of information regarding the types of exercise, mode of delivery, acupuncture, herbal medicines, and invasive treatments.
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Nociplastic pain: towards an understanding of prevalent pain conditions

TL;DR: Nociplastic pain this paper is a third category of pain that is mechanistically distinct from nociceptive pain, which is caused by ongoing inflammation and damage of tissues, and neuropathic pain, caused by nerve damage.
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Trends and variations in the use of spine surgery.

TL;DR: Data on spine surgical rates, trends, and variations in the United States to highlight areas of professional uncertainty and questions for future research are summarized to anticipate substantial changes in surgery patterns.
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Physical activity and low back pain: A U-shaped relation?

TL;DR: There is some evidence that the relation between physical activity and CLBP is U‐shaped, and physical activity was not associated with chronic low back pain when studied by the dimension of activity, by the intensity or by the duration of physical activity.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for low back pain

TL;DR: This systematic review found strong evidence for short-term effectiveness and moderate evidence for long- term effectiveness of yoga for chronic low back pain in the most important patient-centered outcomes and can be recommended as an additional therapy to chronicLow back pain patients.
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Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy

TL;DR: The antibiotic protocol in this study was significantly more effective for this group of patients (CLBP associated with Modic I) than placebo in all the primary and secondary outcomes.
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Can chronic disability be prevented? A randomized trial of a cognitive-behavior intervention and two forms of information for patients with spinal pain.

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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a cognitive-behavior group intervention can lower the risk of a long-term disability developing, and underscores the significance of early interventions that specifically aim to prevent chronic problems.
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