Recurrent low back pain accounts for disproportionate healthcare costs in Polish working-age adults
Why Your Back Pain Costs More Than the Pills
A 3-year observational cohort study of working-age adults in Poland found recurrent low back pain cases, comprising 24.5% of all LBP cases, …
Recurring low back pain eats up far more medical services per case than one-time flare-ups, mostly through repeated visits rather than expen…
Systematic review finds limited evidence for antibiotics in low back pain with Modic changes
Antibiotics Might Ease Back Pain for Some
A systematic review of 3 RCTs (402 adults) found amoxicillin may slightly reduce pain and disability at 12-14 weeks in patients with low bac…
For people with low back pain and specific MRI changes, antibiotics could treat the root cause instead of just masking the pain.
Multidomain assessment protocol feasible in secondary care for low back pain
Can a better pain check fit into routine care for 542 patients with low back pain?
A proof-of-concept cohort study of 542 patients at a Danish spine center found that embedding a multidomain disability evaluation protocol i…
A new 22-minute pain check using surveys and movement tests fits easily into routine care for patients with low back pain.
Sequenced care pathway not superior to pain navigator for Veterans with low back pain at 3 months
Two care pathways for Veterans' low back pain showed similar results at three months.
A cluster randomized clinical trial of 1817 Veterans with low back pain found that a sequenced care pathway (SCP) was not superior to a pain…
A simpler pain navigator approach worked just as well as a complex program for Veterans with low back pain after three months.