Pharmacologic therapy should only be considered for patients with chronic low back pain if there has been an inadequate response to nonpharmacologic management. Current guidelines suggest clinicians ...

The American College of Radiology has published evidence-based guidelines developed by radiologists at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta and Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta for the ...

While there are other infection control guidelines, these are the first tailored specifically to physicians who treat patients in pain, including with procedures such as cortisone shots in the knees, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Differences in low back disability at 26 weeks favored the integrated lifestyle care intervention. This ...

A study has found that integrating lifestyle support into chronic back pain treatment helps reduce disability and improves quality of life. Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide ...

Objective To develop and evaluate a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain. Methods This study followed the COnsensus-based Standards ...

Pelvic and lower back pain can occur at the same time for many reasons, ranging from arthritis to infections. If your pain is severe or lasts more than a few days, it’s important to see your doctor.

Spinal manipulation alone was no more effective than guideline-recommended medical care for low back pain (LBP), results of a randomized comparison study showed. Of the first-line nonpharmacologic ...

Studies indicate that a majority of pharmacologic treatment modalities currently used for acute and subacute low back pain have shown little to small effect on patients’ pain levels and functional ...