Nonspecific low back pain: Causes, clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment

Conservative treatment of acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain.

STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of the most common conservative types of treatment for patients with acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Many treatment options for acute and chronic low back pain are available, but little is known about the optimal treatment strategy. METHODS A rat...

Small Ball Exercise Program for Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the main causes of disability in adults. Approximately 80% of LBPs lead to chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP). Damages to back region may be due to weak musculoskeletal structure, impaired muscle or joint flexibility, changes in muscle tone, and reduced strength and endurance. A set of exercises by small ball was designed by the corresponding and f...

Exercises for treatment of nonspecific low back pain.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Low back pain is a common syndrome that causes disability and absence from work. Although there are several causes, the most common type of back pain is nonspecific. Exercises are often used to treat back pain, but there is controversy regarding its effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to review exercises for nonspecific low back pain treatment. CONTENT This paper...

Clinical diagnosis for discogenic low back pain

Discogenic lower back pain (DLBP) is the most common type of chronic lower back pain (LBP), accounting for 39% of cases, compared to 30% of cases due to disc herniation, and even lower prevalence rates for other causes, such as zygapophysial joint pain. Only a small proportion (approximately 20%) of LBP cases can be attributed with reasonable certainty to a pathologic or anatomical entity. Thus...

Subgroups within "nonspecific" low back pain.