Back Pain Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Back Pain, including details on lower back pain, sciatica, treatment, prevention, medication.

Volume 3 (2006), Issue 9 (September)

1. Relationship between low back pain and lumbar multifidus size at different postures.
   Spine, 31(19): 2258-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Are "structural abnormalities" on magnetic resonance imaging a contraindication to the successful conservative treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain?
   Spine, 31(19): 2250-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Randomized controlled trial of specific spinal stabilization exercises and conventional physiotherapy for recurrent low back pain.
   Spine, 31(19): E670-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Considerations for focused surgical intervention in the presence of adult spinal deformity.
   Spine, 31(19): S139-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Inconsistent grading of evidence across countries: a review of low back pain guidelines.
   J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(7): 576-81, 581.e1-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Evaluation of functional and neuromuscular changes after exercise rehabilitation for low back pain using a Swiss ball: a pilot study.
   J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 29(7): 550-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Why do women have back pain more than men? A representative prevalence study in the federal republic of Germany.
   Clin J Pain, 22(8): 738-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. A cost-utility analysis of chronic spinal pain treatment outcomes: converting SF-36 data into quality-adjusted life years.
   Clin J Pain, 22(8): 700-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Electrodermal responses to words in chronic low back pain patients: a comparison between pain descriptors, other emotional words, and neutral words.
   Clin J Pain, 22(8): 686-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Randomised controlled trial of a short course of traditional acupuncture compared with usual care for persistent non-specific low back pain.
    BMJ, 333(7569): 623. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain: cost effectiveness analysis.
    BMJ, 333(7569): 626. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. General practitioners' fear-avoidance beliefs influence their management of patients with low back pain.
    Pain, 124(3): 330-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Fear-avoidance beliefs about back pain in patients with subacute low back pain.
    Pain, 124(3): 305-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Parental history of chronic pain may be associated with impairments in endogenous opioid analgesic systems.
    Pain, 124(3): 287-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Decreased limits of stability in response to postural perturbations in subjects with low back pain.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(9): 881-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. The association of comorbidities, utilization and costs for patients identified with low back pain.
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 7: 72. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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