Low Back Pain - References

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

Citations

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  2. Chou R, et al. (2009). Interventional therapies, surgery and interdisciplinary rehabilitation for low back pain: An evidence-based clinical practice guideline from the American Pain Society. Spine, 34(10): 1066–1077.

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  4. Furlan AD, et al. (2008). Massage for low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).

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Other Works Consulted

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  • Assendelft WJJ, et al. (2003). Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain: A meta-analysis of effectiveness relative to other therapies. Annals of Internal Medicine, 138(11): 871–881.

  • Cailliet R (2003). Low Back Disorders: A Medical Enigma. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Carragee EJ (2005). Persistent low back pain. New England Journal of Medicine, 352(18): 1891–1898.

  • Chaiamnuay S, et al. (2006). Risks versus benefits of cyclooxygenase-2-selective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 63(19): 1837–1851.

  • Chou R, et al. (2007). Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society. Annals of Internal Medicine, 147(7): 478–491.

  • Chou R, et al. (2009). Imaging strategies for low-back pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet, 373(9662): 463–472.

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  • Deshpande A, et al. (2007). Opioids for chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).

  • Hu SS, et al. (2006). Spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis section of Disorders, diseases, and injuries of the spine. In HB Skinner, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics, 4th ed., pp. 271–277. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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  • Kovacs FM, et al. (2003). Effect of firmness of mattress on chronic non-specific low-back pain: Randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial. Lancet, 362(9396): 1599–1604.

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  • Modic MT, et al. (2005). Acute low back pain and radiculopathy: MR Imaging findings and their prognostic role and effect on outcome. Radiology, 237(2): 599–604.

  • Roelofs PDDM, et al. (2008). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).

  • Thorson DC, et al. (2008). Health Care Guideline: Adult Low Back Pain, 13th ed., pp. 1–66. Bloomington, MN: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.

  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2005). Primary care interventions to prevent low back pain in adults: Recommendation statement. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsback.htm.

  • Urquhart DM, et al. (2009). Antidepressants for non-specific low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).

By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: May 5, 2011
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Robert B. Keller, MD - Orthopedics

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