Exercises for prevention of recurrences of low-back pain.
The objective of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of exercises for preventing new episodes of low-back pain or low-back pain-associated disability. 13 articles reporting on nine studies with nine interventions were included. Four studies with 407 participants evaluated post-treatment programmes and five studies with 1113 participants evaluated exercise as a treatment modality. Four [...]
Comparing postural strategy changes following adapted versus non-adapted responses in subjects with and without spinal stenosis.
Musculoskeletal evaluation skills are needed to examine postural compensation techniques, but little is known about ground reaction forces (GRF) in standing posture. Even though a number of studies have evaluated GRF in patients with low back pain (LBP) during vertical perturbations, it would be important to consider compensation characteristics which might be associated with abnormal [...]
The effect of two exercise regimes; motor control versus endurance/strength training for patients with whiplash-associated disorders: a randomized controlled pilot study
The objective of this study was to compare the effect of exercise regimes with focus on either motor control training or endurance/strength training for patients with whiplash-associated disorders in subacute phase. Twenty-five subjects with a whiplash-associated disorder still having symptoms or disability six weeks after injury received 6-10 sessions of physiotherapy for six weeks with [...]
Corticosteroid injection treatment to the ischiadic spine reduced pain in women with long-lasting sacral low back pain with onset during pregnancy.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the pain relief effect of locally injected corticosteroid treatment in women with long-lasting sacral low back pain with onset during pregnancy. Thirty-six women were allocated to injection treatment, with slow-release triamcinolone and lidocaine or saline and lidocaine, given at the sacrospinous ligament insertion on the ischiadic spine [...]
A Cochrane review of patient education for neck pain
The purpose of this study was to assess whether patient education strategies are of benefit for pain, function/disability, global perceived effect, quality of life, or patient satisfaction, in adults with neck pain with or without radiculopathy. Of the 10 selected trials, two (20%) were rated as of high quality. Patient education was assessed as follows: [...]
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