Cochrane Back Review Group

Cochrane back review group.

The Cochrane Back Review Group is one of 50 Review Groups that produces and maintains systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare. The goal is to provide the most up-to-date information to inform clinical decisions at the individual, institutional and policy level. The scope of the Back Review Group is primary and secondary prevention and treatment of neck and back pain and other spinal dis...

The Cochrane Anaesthesia Review Group.

Massage for low-back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group.

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal problems in modern society. Proponents of massage therapy claim it can minimize pain and disability and speed return-to-normal function. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of massage therapy for nonspecific LBP. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, HealthSTAR, CINAH...

Radiofrequency denervation for neck and back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration back review group.

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of radiofrequency denervation for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain disorders. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There is a lack of effective treatment for chronic zygapophysial joint pain and discogenic pain. Radiofrequency denervation appears to be an emerging technology, with substantial variation in its use. METHODS Or...

Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on peripheral vascular diseases: review abstract.

Abstract: Angioplasty (Versus Non-surgical distances did not show a greater improvement m the Management) for Intermittent Claudication angioplasty group. At 2 years of follow-up in one trial F.G.R. Fowkes and I.N. Gillespie the angioplasty group were more likely to have a Angioplasty (Versus Non-surgical distances did not show a greater improvement m the Management) for Intermittent Claudicati...