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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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Low back pain in general practice: reported management and reasons for not adhering to the guidelines in The Netherlands.

TL;DR: The management of low back pain by general practitioners in the Netherlands met the guidelines to a large extent, but management decisions were often related to characteristics in which the guidelines lack differentiation.
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The genetics of intervertebral disc degeneration. Associated genes.

TL;DR: Additional studies, including linkage analyses and whole genome scan studies in different populations and whole range of ages, are required to improve the understanding of the influence of the aforementioned genes on intervertebral disk degeneration and identify novel genes.
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Population based intervention to change back pain beliefs: three year follow up population survey

TL;DR: After the intervention, doctors' and the community's beliefs about back pain became significantly more positive, and the number of workers' claims for compensation and medical payments for back pain had declined.
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How do we define the condition 'recurrent low back pain'? A systematic review

TL;DR: Large variation exists in definitions of recurrent LBP used in the literature, making interpretation of prevalence rates and treatment outcomes very difficult and achieving consensus among experts in this area is required.
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