Chronic back pain: does bed rest help?
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Does 48 hours' bed rest influence the outcome of acute low back pain?
BACKGROUND Bed rest is a traditional treatment for back pain, yet only in recent years has the therapeutic benefit of this been questioned. AIM The aim of this pilot study was to ascertain whether or not 48 hours' bed rest had an effect on the outcome of acute low back pain. METHOD The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial to compare a prescription of 48 hours' strict bed res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.2.121