Search results for "Low back pain"
Nonopioids effective for acute low back pain, review finds
Myorelaxants and NSAIDs with or without acetaminophen were all effective at reducing pain and disability from acute, nonspecific low back pain lasting less than 12 weeks, according to an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials, although the authors stressed that medications for this condition should always be a second-line strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/28/1.htm
28 Feb 2023
‘Considerable uncertainty’ surrounds efficacy, safety of analgesics for low back pain
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 98 randomized controlled trials found little high-certainty evidence on the comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesics for acute nonspecific low back pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/28/1.htm
28 Mar 2023
3 ways to improve workplace culture
Three high-yield strategies apply to health care when creating a thriving work environment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/3-ways-to-improve-workplace-culture.htm
1 Jun 2023
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
Use of chiropractors and occupational, physical therapy for low back pain uncommon, despite guidelines
While clinical practice guidelines encourage nonpharmacologic treatments as first-line therapy for low back pain, fewer than a third of patients used chiropractic care or occupational or physical therapy for this problem in 2002 to 2018.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/31/4.htm
31 Oct 2023
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of low back pain
A 58-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-month history of persistent low back pain. The patient is a postal employee who first developed pain after lifting a heavy mailbag onto a truck. The pain is localized to the lumbar back, is bilateral, and does not radiate. After review of a previous MRI and a physical exam, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/14/3.htm
14 May 2024