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Filter by:The specific objective of this study is to assess the safety and clinical efficacy of a new individualised spinal rehabilitation programme involving copaiba essential oil (CEO) therapy compared to usual care for people with chronic low back pain. Research in complementary and alternative medicine has increased over the last 15 years. As biochemical research shows, these substances carry the ability to relieve pain and to reduce inflammation. In doing so, it aims to: 1. Improve the health outcomes for individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) by positively impacting their pain, disability, work capacity, physical activity and mental health, and 2. Reduce the chronic health burden on society associated with treatment, sick leave, rehabilitation, and involuntary retirement, by reducing health-related costs. The primary clinical hypothesis is that patients with CLBP receiving individualised spinal care and additional CEO topical treatment will have superior short- and long-term outcome (defined by condition specific quality of life and general well-being) compared to usual care.
Regular exercise during pregnancy and postpartum leads to health benefits for mother and child. Inactivity during pregnancy and after delivery is now treated as risky behavior. Physically active pregnant women significantly less often suffer from, among others, gestational diabetes, excessive weight gain, lipids disorders, hypertension, preeclampsia, depressive symptoms, functional and structural disorders, including stress urinary incontinence, back pain or diastasis recti abdominis (DRA). Prenatal physical activity reduces the risk of premature delivery and miscarriage, fetal macrosomia, complications in labor or the risk of metabolic disorders in children. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has become one of the most popular trends in the fitness sector. The effectiveness of HIIT on a number of health indicators has been proven in various populations but limited data are available on HIIT during pregnancy. The first hypothesis is that the HIIT, implemented during pregnancy and after childbirth, as a stronger exercise stimulus, will have a better impact on selected biological and psychological parameters of mothers, as well as on selected health parameters of their children, compared to the MICT (moderate intensity continuous training). Therefore, it promises better preventive effects on pregnancy complications and ailments as well as non-communicable diseases occurring in these populations. In the second hypothesis, it was assumed that HIIT and MICT implemented during pregnancy and after childbirth, tailored to the specific needs of the perinatal period, will not differ in the effectiveness of maintaining normal functional parameters in women, including prevention of urinary incontinence, back pain, DRA, etc. Pregnant women who apply for the study will be divided into three groups: those attending the HIIT, MICT or educational programs. During the study, the participants will be under standard obstetric care. As comparative groups, non-pregnant women will be also recruited. The investigators will collect data on selected biological, functional and psychological parameters in the study women at each trimester of pregnancy, during the puerperium and one year after childbirth. The data from the medical documentation on the course of childbirth and the assessment of the new-born, as well as the results of preventive examinations in the study women's children aged one, two, four and six years will be also analyzed.
Chronic Nonspecific Low back Pain (NLBP) is a common symptom in today's society. It causes serious health and economic burdens. Low back pain can be attributed to excessive physical exertion or trauma, resulting in damage or degradation of the vertebrae, intervertebral discs, or spinal muscles and nonspecific low back pain typically can account for 90% of the patients with 35 to 55 years old. Some guidelines endorse the cautious use of medication and surgery and take nonpharmacological and noninvasive treatments as a first-line treatment, including routine health education, exercise, psychotherapy, and physical therapies, owing to the risk of trauma and the cost. With a long history, Tuina is a one of the common nonsurgical methods to treat LBP in China.. The effect of Tuina is attributed to relaxing muscles and tendons, improving circulation, regulating spinal balance, decreasing edema and aseptic inflammation. Many clinical reports have confirmed its effectiveness, but more clinical trials are required to provide evidence of Tuina for low back pain. Therefore, this study was designed to compare the effectiveness of Tuina with Flurbiprofen Cataplasms for patients with low back pain on the basis treatment of health education and self-management exercise at home.
Explore the many factors that affect the compliance of home exercise therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain, establish a theoretical model of the factors affecting compliance behavior, in order to guide rehabilitation clinical practice, and improve the compliance of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain to home exercise prescriptions.
Low back pain is a common health problem where over than half a billion people worldwide suffers from it. In Malaysia, back pain is among the top ten reasons why people see a doctor. Although there are many guidelines available, healthcare professionals still find managing low back pain as challenging. The Decision Support System for Low Back Pain (DeSSBack) has been developed by adopting and re-packaging STaRT system, incorporate with the local clinical practice guidelines and feedback from local experts. It aims to aid healthcare professionals in managing low back pain through a stratified approach. The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of DeSSBack in improving the management of patients with low back pain in a primary care clinic. We hypothesise that the implementation of DeSSBack will improve the outcomes of low back pain patients including quality of life, emotional state and level of pain. This study protocol presents the rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Modic changes have been associated with low back pain in many clinical studies and are often considered a part of the disc degeneration process. Modic type 1 change is considered an inflammatory process. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in Modic type-1 changes.
Almost everyone will have low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. LBP is a complex multifactorial condition for which diagnosis and clinical management remains a challenge. Factors such as wait times, delays in diagnosis or proper referral can result in Canadian patients having difficulty getting the care that they need. The overall objective of this project is to explore how chiropractors, who specialize in the diagnosis and clinical management of spinal conditions, can transform healthcare trajectories and improve the health of patients with LBP by integrating medical specialist team.To do so, patients with low back pain seeking medical care within the public health system will be first seen by chiropractors. Chiropractors will play a key role in identifying the type of low back pain and subsequently offering guidance to medical specialists with regard to the best treatment and management options that are currently recommended. Participating patients will be followed over a year while extensive health-related data will be collected and compared to non-triage patients with LBP.
Emergency department (ED)-initiated physical therapy is a rapidly growing resource and represents a promising treatment approach to low back pain. This clinical trial will evaluate an innovative model of an emergency department "embedded" physical therapist to treat patients with acute low back pain, with a focus on improving patient functioning and reducing opioid use.
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility of using information extracted from physiologic signals to automatically adjust stimulation in patients undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS).
The aim of the study is to compare the neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio (NLR), platelets to lymphocytes ratio (PLR), eosinophils to lymphocytes ratio (ELR), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), mean platelet volume (MPV), systemic immune inflammation index (SII), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP) which are the hematological parameters associated with systemic inflammation in acute and subacute/chronic low back pain. Secondary purpose; evaluation of the prognostic roles of hematological parameters associated with systemic inflammation in low back pain in predicting chronicity.This study is a retrospective case-control study. The data of patients who applied to the emergency department with the complaint of acute (less than 4 weeks) low back pain or to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic with the complaint of subacute (lasting 4-12 weeks) or chronic (longer than 12 weeks) non-specific low back pain in the last 3 years will be scanned. The data of patients who applied with complaints other than medical conditions known to be associated with painful conditions and/or inflammatory response will be screened as a control group. The data of patients between the ages of 18-65 will be included in the study. In conclusion, the data of 150 patients who presented with acute non-specific low back pain, 150 patients who presented with subacute/chronic non-specific low back pain and 150 participants as the control group will be included in the study for use in analysis. Participants' age, gender, duration of low back pain (days), if evaluated, conditions associated with low back pain in cases with subacute/chronic pain, ESR, CRP, RDW, MPV, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, eosinophil count and platelet count in blood tests at admission examinations will be recorded. NLR will be calculated by dividing the number of neutrophils by the number of lymphocytes, PLR by dividing the number of platelets by the number of lymphocytes, ELR by dividing the number of eosinophils by the number of lymphocytes, and SII by the formula "platelet numberxneutrophil number/lymphocyte number".