Search results for "Back pain"
New ACPNet project on low back pain
ACP has introduced a new program in its ACPNet series, one of ACP's most long-lasting and popular online practice and quality improvement programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/13.htm
2 Feb 2010
ACP issues best practice advice on diagnostic imaging for low back pain
Routine imaging with X-ray or advanced imaging methods such as CT scan or MRI does not improve the health of patients with low back pain, a new paper from ACP advises.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/01/4.htm
1 Feb 2011
Glucosamine ineffective for low back pain
MKSAP Quiz: Managing COPD
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/13/2.htm
13 Jul 2010
Corticosteroid injections may not offer lasting benefit in low back pain
Researchers called for more research to clarify the benefits and harms of injections for low back pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2015
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Last November, the debate over ...
Put words in our mouth. “So your back pain isbecause you.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/acpi-201704-dynamed_t1.pdf
23 Mar 2017
Yoga may be beneficial in chronic low back pain
Yoga improved chronic low back pain compared to usual care, a new randomized trial has shown.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2011
MKSAP Quiz: a 6-month history of low back pain
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a young man with a 6-month history of low back pain and prolonged morning stiffness.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/15/3.htm
15 Jan 2013
MKSAP Quiz: Low back pain
A 32-year-old man is evaluated for a 10-year history of low back pain and stiffness that are alleviated with exercise and hot showers. In addition to starting an NSAID and physical therapy, what is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/01/3.htm
1 Feb 2011
Physical therapy for low back pain may offer modest benefit
While there was a modest difference favoring early physical therapy at 3 months, a between-group difference did not achieve the threshold for minimum clinically important difference, and differences were mostly undetectable by 1 year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/20/1.htm
20 Oct 2015
Most antidepressants ineffective for common pain conditions, review finds
The systematic review found no high-certainty evidence supporting the effectiveness of antidepressants for pain, and the only moderate-certainty evidence was for serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors to treat back pain, postoperative pain, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/1.htm
7 Feb 2023