Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain

JA Hayden, J Ellis, R Ogilvie… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Low back pain has been the leading cause of disability globally for at least the
past three decades and results in enormous direct healthcare and lost productivity costs …

Nonpharmacologic therapies for acute and chronic low back pain: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians clinical …

R Chou, LH Huffman - Annals of internal medicine, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: Many nonpharmacologic therapies are available for treatment of low back pain.
Purpose: To assess benefits and harms of acupuncture, back schools, psychological …

The Delphi list: a criteria list for quality assessment of randomized clinical trials for conducting systematic reviews developed by Delphi consensus

AP Verhagen, HCW De Vet, RA De Bie… - Journal of clinical …, 1998 - Elsevier
Most systematic reviews rely substantially on the assessment of the methodological quality
of the individual trials. The aim of this study was to obtain consensus among experts about a …

Efficacy of spinal manipulation and mobilization for low back pain and neck pain: a systematic review and best evidence synthesis

G Bronfort, M Haas, RL Evans, LM Bouter - The spine journal, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Despite the many published randomized clinical trials (RCTs), a
substantial number of reviews and several national clinical guidelines, much controversy still …

A comparison of physical therapy, chiropractic manipulation, and provision of an educational booklet for the treatment of patients with low back pain

DC Cherkin, RA Deyo, M Battié, J Street… - New England Journal …, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
Background and Methods There are few data on the relative effectiveness and costs of
treatments for low back pain. We randomly assigned 321 adults with low back pain that …

A review of the evidence for the effectiveness, safety, and cost of acupuncture, massage therapy, and spinal manipulation for back pain

DC Cherkin, KJ Sherman, RA Deyo… - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
Background: Few treatments for back pain are supported by strong scientific evidence.
Conventional treatments, although widely used, have had limited success. Dissatisfied …

Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain: a meta-analysis of effectiveness relative to other therapies

WJJ Assendelft, SC Morton, EI Yu… - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
Background: Low back pain is a costly illness for which spinal manipulative therapy is
commonly recommended. Previous systematic reviews and practice guidelines have …

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

JC Licciardone, AK Brimhall, LN King - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2005 - Springer
Background Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a distinctive modality commonly
used by osteopathic physicians to complement their conventional treatment of …

Correlation between pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with common low back pain

FM Kovacs, V Abraira, J Zamora, MTG del Real… - Spine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Correlation among previously validated questionnaires. Objectives. To
determine the correlation between pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with low back …

The prevalence, patterns, and predictors of chiropractic use among US adults: Results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey

J Adams, W Peng, H Cramer, T Sundberg, C Moore… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Secondary analysis of a national survey. Objective. The aim of this study was
to investigate the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of chiropractic utilization in the US …