Chronic pain is a common public health problem that has a detrimental impact on patient
health, quality of life (QoL), and function, and poses a substantial socioeconomic burden …

The psychosocial and functional consequences of chronic pain disorders have been well
documented as having significant effects on the experience of pain, presentation to health …

Background In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is
uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with …

Question What are the effects of specific types of exercise treatments on pain intensity and
functional limitation outcomes for adults with chronic low back pain? Design Systematic …

Background The comparative effectiveness of performing instrumented (rigid pedicle screws
affixed to titanium alloy rods) lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy …

To standardize outcome reporting in clinical trials of patients with nonspecific low back pain,
an international multidisciplinary panel recommended physical functioning, pain intensity …

Background: Current treatments for chronic pain have limited effectiveness and commonly
known side effects. Given the prevalence and burden of intractable pain, additional …

Importance The use of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery is
increasing, yet rigorous evidence of its efficacy is lacking. Objective To investigate the …

BACKGROUND: Pain relief with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has focused historically on
paresthesias overlapping chronically painful areas. A higher level evidence supports the …

Note fr'5ym PTJ's Editor in Chief: Both investigators and readers get frustrated reading
research on low back pain because of different definitions of “chronic” and different outcome …