understanding Low back pain
Back pain can be debilitating and terrifying. We understand it well especially because we have had personal experiences with not being able to walk for several days because of it. Even as a practitioner, it was scary. We’ve all heard how its important to strengthen the abdominals, but did you know that the muscles of the “core” involve much more than just your abdominals? They include the diaphragm, which helps you breathe, as well as the pelvic floor. Pain can arise from an imbalance that eventually becomes too much for your body to handle. Its important to assess for imbalances and then address them so that your body can start to unlock and move.
Below are some articles about low back pain that you might find helpful.
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Physical Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Review
Published: 18 September 2018
Volume 7, pages 127–137, (2018)
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Short summary:
This review highlights that active physical therapy interventions combining exercise, education, and manual therapy lead to reduced pain and disability, whereas reliance on passive treatments may not help outcomes. The findings underscore the need for individualized, evidence-based approaches in physical therapy to achieve optimal results.
Nonoperative treatment of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc with radiculopathy. An outcome study
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This study demonstrates radiating pain with lumbar disc herniations can be treated successfully with conservative, non-operative care focusing on exercises and stabilization. 90% of the total group had good or excellent outcomes with 87% and 83% of the more involved cases with good or excellent outcomes, respectively.
The Effect of Timing of Physical Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain on Health Services Utilization: A Systematic Review
Elizabeth Arnold 1, Janna La Barrie 2, Lisley DaSilva 2, Meagan Patti 2, Adam Goode 3, Derek Clewley 2
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Early physical therapy intervention for acute low back pain may reduce the use of other health services, decrease opioid use, and improve health care efficiency compared to delayed physical therapy. Ultimately, the reduced health care costs associated with early physical therapy intervention after onset of acute low back pain is something to be considered for patients and providers.