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low back pain. Waddell's signs are a group of physical signs, first described in a 1980 article in Spine, and named for the article's principal author, Professor Gordon Waddell (1943–2017), a Scottish Orthopedic Surgeon. [1] [2] Waddell's signs may indicate non-organic or psychological component to chronic low back pain.
There is only weak evidence for the effectiveness of the method's use for treating lower back pain. [8] A 2019 systematic review found that there was evidence that it could reduce chronic lower back pain in the short term, and enhance function in the longer term, but that most studies of the treatment had methodological flaws, such as small sample sizes and a lack of blinding.
Osteopathy, unlike osteopathic medicine, which is a branch of the medical profession in the United States, is a pseudoscientific [ 1] system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. [ 2] In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as ...
Modic changes is a descriptive term used by radiologists in MRI evaluations. Conventional treatment including physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, and exercise for back pain, are not effective in treating Modic changes. Conversely, long term antibiotic treatment has been shown to be an effective treatment if done effectively.
Failed back syndrome or post-laminectomy syndrome is a condition characterized by chronic pain following back surgeries. [1] [2] Many factors can contribute to the onset or development of FBS, including residual or recurrent spinal disc herniation, persistent post-operative pressure on a spinal nerve, altered joint mobility, joint hypermobility with instability, scar tissue (), depression ...
Piriformis syndrome is a condition which is believed to result from nerve compression at the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. [ 2][ 5] It is a specific case of deep gluteal syndrome. [ 6] The largest and most bulky nerve in the human body is the sciatic nerve. Starting at its origin it is 2 cm wide and 0.5 cm thick.
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A 2008 Cochrane Library review concluded that LLLT has insufficient evidence for treatment of nonspecific low back pain, [50] a finding echoed in a 2010 review of chronic low back pain. [51] A 2015 review found benefit in nonspecific chronic low-back pain. [15] LLLT may be useful in the treatment of both acute and chronic neck pain. [16]