Persistent low-back pain reduced by motor control exercises

Persistent low-back pain reduced by motor control exercises
Motor control exercises, when performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy, can significantly reduce pain and disability in patients with persistent low back pain, according to a new systematic review published in the January issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

 

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Peripheral nerve stimulation: a treatment for chronic low back pain and failed back surgery syndrome?

Peripheral nerve stimulation: a treatment for chronic low back pain and failed back surgery syndrome?
Conclusion. This study demonstrates a treatment option that is safe, nonpharmacologic, reversible, and effective for patients with chronic low back pain that have exhausted other treatment options. (Source: Neuromodulation)

[rsna education exhibits] normal and abnormal imaging findings in lumbar total disk replacement: devices and complications

[rsna education exhibits] normal and abnormal imaging findings in lumbar total disk replacement: devices and complications
Fusion, with or without laminectomy, is the standard treatment for symptomatic lumbar degenerative disk disease when conservative management has failed. Yet even radiographically verified solid fusion may be accompanied by considerable long-term problems, including recurrent low back pain, spinal stenosis, hypertrophic facet disease, pseudarthrosis, and spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis at adjacent levels. Several studies have shown a relationship between solid fusion and the development of adjacent-level disk disease, which is thought to result from increased stress on, or hypermobility of, adjacent segments. Total disk replacement (TDR) was developed as a way to restore normal mobility of the diseased segments and improve clinical outcomes by decreasing the risk of adjacent-level degen…

Exercise Helps You Deal With Back Pain During Pregnancy

Exercise Helps You Deal With Back Pain During Pregnancy
A majority of pregnant women experience some or the other kind of discomfort in their back during the three trimesters and exercise is advised to get relief from back pain at this time. Continuous pain in the back can be quite irritating. However, if you bring about a slight change in your posture along with a simple exercise routine, you will strengthen your back muscles to help yourself cope better with the delivery part.

Effects of preferred-exercise prescription compared to usual exercise prescription on outcomes for people with non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of preferred-exercise prescription compared to usual exercise prescription on outcomes for people with non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
DiscussionThis trial will evaluate the effectiveness of individualised exercise prescription compared to usual exercise prescription for NSCLP and, using feedback following the trial, refine the exercise preferences questionnaire. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCT) on 15 October 20089: ACTRN12608000524392 (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)

4 Tips to Relieve Fibromyalgia Upper Back Pain

4 Tips to Relieve Fibromyalgia Upper Back Pain
Many people who suffer from fibromyalgia report excruciating fibromyalgia upper back pain. In fact it is one of the most common symptoms reported with fibromyalgia. For those that suffer this upper back pain there are 4 key areas to look at that may help to reduce or eliminate the pain.

[emergency casebooks] tension pneumothorax secondary to automatic mechanical compression decompression device

[emergency casebooks] tension pneumothorax secondary to automatic mechanical compression decompression device
The details are presented of the first published case of a tension pneumothorax induced by an automatic compression-decompression (ACD) device during cardiac arrest. An elderly patient collapsed with back pain and, on arrival of the crew, was in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) arrest. He was promptly intubated and correct placement of the endotracheal tube was confirmed by noting equal air entry bilaterally and the ACD device applied. On the way to the hospital he was noted to have absent breath sounds on the left without any change in the position of the endotracheal tube. Needle decompression of the left chest caused a hiss of air but the patient remained in PEA. Intercostal drain insertion in the emergency department released a large quantity of air from his left chest but without a…

[chronic low back pain--need for an interdisciplinary approach]

[chronic low back pain--need for an interdisciplinary approach]
[Chronic low back pain--need for an interdisciplinary approach] Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2009 Jan;44(1):40-5; quiz 46 Authors: Pfingsten M Low back pain is a burden in health policy and medical care. One of the main problems in that field comes from the fact that a minor part of all patients developchronic pain; those claiming for the main part of all costs. The transition from acute to chronic pain is dominated by psychological factors and there is a strong need to identify them at a very early stage of the illness. Concerning diagnostic procedures it is at first necessary to eliminate red flags. Afterwards, treatment is dominated by motivating the patients to intensify their daily activities and to inform them about the harmless nature of non-specific b…

 

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Postmenopausal women’s loss of sexual desire affects health

Postmenopausal women’s loss of sexual desire affects health
Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals. (Source: Huliq Health News)

Epidural steroid injections are useful for the treatment of low back pain and radicular symptoms: pro

Epidural steroid injections are useful for the treatment of low back pain and radicular symptoms: pro
Abstract  Epidural steroid injection has been used to treat low back pain for many decades. Numerous randomized trials have examined the efficacy of this approach. This review details the findings of older systematic reviews, newer randomized controlled trials, and two recent systematic reviews that examine the effectiveness of this treatment. Collectively, studies in acute radicular pain due to herniated nucleus pulposus have failed to show that epidural steroid injection reduces long-term pain or obviates the need for surgery. Similarly, there is scant evidence that epidural steroids have any beneficial effect in those with acute low back pain without leg pain or in those with chronic low back or leg pain. However, most studies have demonstrated more rapid resolution of l…

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