Quality of Low Back Pain Guidelines Improved

Bouwmeester, Walter; Enst, Annefloor van; Tulder, Maurits W. van

doi:10.1097/brs.0b013e3181b4d50d

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“…Ten 1,[3][4][5][17][18][19][20]22,23 of these sixteen guidelines were previously evaluated and had good methodological quality 11 . From the six remaining guidelines not previously evaluated, two 27,28 were not evaluated because they were very recently published, two 21,25 were not evaluated because they included patients with LBP in occupational settings, one 16 because it did not have an English version when it was first published, and another 24 guideline for unknown reasons.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The current review included guidelines published from 2002 to 2010 because they had good methodology quality and also because they were updated to reflect contemporary practice 11,12 . Clinical guidelines need to be updated whenever new information becomes available in a clinical area 12 and in physical therapy practice, there have been new clinical trials based on a new LBP classification system [13][14][15] that were not discussed in the literature prior to 2001.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evidence based practice guidelines for management of low back pain: physical therapy implications

Ladeira¹

2011

Rev. bras. fisioter.

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Section: Practice Guidelinesmentioning

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Evidence based practice guidelines for management of low back pain: physical therapy implications

Ladeira¹

2011

Rev. bras. fisioter.

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“…Similar guidelines as for conservative treatment have been developed and further improved [4,8,13,23].…”

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Development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders in the International Spine Registry, Spine Tango

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Spine Tango is the first and only International Spine Registry in operation to date. So far, only surgical spinal interventions have been recorded and no comparable structured and comprehensive documentation instrument for conservative treatments of spinal disorders is available. This study reports on the development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders by using the Delphi consensus method. It was conducted with a group of international experts in the field. We also assessed the usability of this new assessment tool with a prospective feasibility study on 97 outpatients and inpatients with low back or neck pain undergoing conservative treatment. The new 'Spine Tango conservative' questionnaire proved useful and suitable for the documentation of pathologies, conservative treatments and outcomes of patients with low back or neck problems. A follow-up questionnaire seemed less important in the predominantly outpatient setting. In the feasibility study, between 43 and 63% of patients reached the minimal clinically important difference in pain relief and Core Outcome Measures Index at 3 months after therapy; 87% of patients with back pain and 85% with neck pain were satisfied with the received treatment. With 'Spine Tango conservative' a first step has been taken to develop and implement a complementary system for documentation and evaluation of non-surgical spinal interventions and outcomes within the framework of the International Spine Registry. It proved useful and feasible in a first pilot study, but it will take the experience of many more cases and therapists to develop a version similarly mature as the surgical instruments of Spine Tango.

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“…However, the exact origin of the pain may in many cases remain unknown. When pain killers, anti-inflammatory drugs or exercises are no longer sufficient, surgery is considered as a last option [4]. The aim of the surgery is to provide pain relief and a mechanically stable and working spine.…”

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Strategies towards injectable, load-bearing materials for the intervertebral disc: a review and outlook

Persson

Berg²

2012

J Mater Sci: Mater Med

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Currently available treatments for the degenerated intervertebral disc present disadvantages, such as surgical invasiveness and inadequate load distribution results. Load-bearing, injectable materials may be interesting for future therapies, but have not been studied in depth.In this study, the existing literature was screened for studies on injectable materials for the intervertebral disc and a rationale for load-bearing, injectable materials was formulated.Requirements for such a material were discussed, partly based on the experience of materials used for similar applications. Important properties were discussed and found to include biocompatibility, bioactivity, porosity, handling, injectability, working time, setting time, radiopacity, containment and mechanical properties, where several of these properties are linked to one another.Load--bearing injectables for the disc 2In conclusion, there is a need for consensus on the properties of new materials developed for use in minimally invasive procedures in the spine. A substantial amount of attention may need to be given to non-toxic setting reactions.

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Quality of Low Back Pain Guidelines Improved

Cited by 53 publications

References 16 publications

Evidence based practice guidelines for management of low back pain: physical therapy implications

Evidence based practice guidelines for management of low back pain: physical therapy implications

Development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders in the International Spine Registry, Spine Tango

Strategies towards injectable, load-bearing materials for the intervertebral disc: a review and outlook

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