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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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Effect sizes of non-surgical treatments of non-specific low-back pain

TL;DR: The effect of treatments for non-specific low-back pain is only small to moderate and there is a dire need for developing more effective interventions.
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General practitioners' fear-avoidance beliefs influence their management of patients with low back pain.

TL;DR: GPs’ fear‐avoidance beliefs about LBP negatively influence their following guidelines concerning physical and occupational activities for patients with LBP.
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Superficial heat or cold for low back pain

TL;DR: The evidence base to support the common practice of superficial heat and cold for low back pain is limited and there is a need for future higher-quality randomised controlled trials as discussed by the authors.
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The effect of lifting during work on low-back pain – a health impact assessment based on a meta-analysis

TL;DR: Intensity and frequency of lifting significantly predict the occurrence of LBP and exposure–response relationships show that lifting heavy loads may have a substantial impact on musculoskeletal health of the working population.
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After an Episode of Acute Low Back Pain, Recurrence Is Unpredictable and Not as Common as Previously Thought

TL;DR: Recurrence of LBP was found to be much less common than previous estimates suggest, ranging from 24% (95% CI = 20%–28%) using “12-month recall” definition of recurrence, to 33% ( 95%CI = 28%–38%) using’pain at follow-up’ definition of Recurrence.
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