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 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Patterns of lumbar region movement during trunk lateral bending in 2 subgroups of people with low back pain.
   Phys Ther, 87(4): 441-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. MRI of paraspinal muscles in lumbar degenerative kyphosis patients and control patients with chronic low back pain.
   Clin Radiol, 62(5): 479-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Prevalence of facet joint pain in chronic low back pain in postsurgical patients by controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks.
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 88(4): 449-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Preemptive analgesia with lidocaine prevents Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 589-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Complementary therapies for back pain: is the evidence getting stronger?
   Clin Rheumatol, 26(5): 736-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Lumbosacral pain: chordoma--a diagnosis not to forget.
   Clin Rheumatol, 26(5): 781-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Evaluation of the core outcome measure in whiplash.
   Spine, 32(6): 696-702. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The Dynesys lumbar spinal stabilization system: a preliminary report on positional magnetic resonance imaging findings.
   Spine, 32(6): 685-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Disc degeneration in low back pain: a 17-year follow-up study using magnetic resonance imaging.
   Spine, 32(6): 681-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. SF-36 outcomes and fusion rates after multilevel laminectomies and 1 and 2-level instrumented posterolateral fusions using lamina autograft and demineralized bone matrix.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(2): 139-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Systematic review of randomized trials comparing lumbar fusion surgery to nonoperative care for treatment of chronic back pain.
    Spine, 32(7): 816-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Key factors in back disability prevention: a consensus panel on their impact and modifiability.
    Spine, 32(7): 807-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effectiveness of a back pain prevention program: a cluster randomized controlled trial in an occupational setting.
    Spine, 32(7): 711-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Fluoroscopic video to identify aberrant lumbar motion.
    Spine, 32(7): E220-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Three-dimensional kinetics of the lumbar spine and hips in low back pain patients during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit.
    Spine, 32(7): E211-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Piriformis pyomyositis with sciatica: an unrecognized complication of "unsafe" abortions.
    J Clin Rheumatol, 13(2): 87-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Early experience with fluorine-18 sodium fluoride bone PET in young patients with back pain.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 27(3): 277-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The reliability of the clinical tests and questions recommended in international guidelines for low back pain.
    Spine, 32(8): 921-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Cyclic load magnitude is a risk factor for a cumulative lower back disorder.
    J Occup Environ Med, 49(4): 375-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Risk factors for new episodes of sick leave due to neck or back pain in a working population. A prospective study with an 18-month and a three-year follow-up.
    Occup Environ Med, 64(4): 279-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Association of relative backpack weight with reported pain, pain sites, medical utilization, and lost school time in children and adolescents.
    J Sch Health, 77(5): 232-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low-back pain.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Prolotherapy injections for chronic low-back pain.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Traction for low-back pain with or without sciatica.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. A brief pain management program compared with physical therapy for low back pain: results from an economic analysis alongside a randomized clinical trial.
    Arthritis Rheum, 57(3): 466-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Risk factors for more severe regional musculoskeletal symptoms: a two-year prospective study of a general working population.
    Arthritis Rheum, 56(4): 1355-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Self-report outcome measures for low back pain: searching for international cross-cultural adaptations.
    Spine, 32(9): 1028-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The clinician effect on "objective" technical components of the electrodiagnostic consultation.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 86(5): 364-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. A clinical tool for office assessment of lumbar spine stabilization endurance: prone and supine bridge maneuvers.
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 86(5): 380-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Attitudes to back pain amongst musculoskeletal practitioners: a comparison of professional groups and practice settings using the ABS-mp.
    Man Ther, 12(2): 167-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Evaluation of the effect of backpack load and position during standing and walking using biomechanical, physiological and subjective measures.
    Ergonomics, 50(5): 728-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Effectiveness of workplace rehabilitation interventions in the treatment of work-related low back pain: a systematic review.
    Disabil Rehabil, 29(8): 607-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Experiences of living with chronic back pain: the physical disabilities.
    Disabil Rehabil, 29(7): 587-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Physical capacity tasks in chronic low back pain: what is the contributing role of cardiovascular capacity, pain and psychological factors?
    Disabil Rehabil, 29(7): 577-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Self-reported musculoskeletal problems amongst professional truck drivers.
    Ergonomics, 50(6): 814-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The relationship between work function and low back pain history in occupationally active individuals.
    Disabil Rehabil, 29(10): 791-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Back pain in the elderly.
    Clin Geriatr Med, 23(2): 271-89, v. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The role of the Back Rx exercise program in diskogenic low back pain: a prospective randomized trial.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 88(5): 577-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The reliability of a 10-test package for patients with prolonged back and neck pain: could an examiner without formal medical education be used without loss of quality? A methodological study.
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 8: 31. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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