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Do patients with acute low back pain in emergency departments have more severe symptoms than those in general practice? This systematic review with meta-analysis looks at this question. ow.ly/bSbz50G6GqF
Especially given Steve Kerr devastation from spine surgery. “I can tell you if you’re listening out there, stay away from back surgery,” Kerr said. “I can say that from the bottom of my heart. Rehab, rehab, rehab. Don’t let anyone get in there.” washingtonpost.com/news/earl…
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To Flex or Not to Flex? Is There a Relationship Between Lumbar Spine Flexion During Lifting and Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy @JOSPT jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jo…
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AAPM Immediate Past President Steven Stanos discussed new research on the impact of #physicaltherapy for #lowbackpain yesterday on NPR's All Things Considered: bit.ly/2ko2Yim. @npratc
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B Darnall, MD: “Nobody wants to take opioids, they just don’t want to be in pain.” #PainMed2018
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“Overdose deaths are the tip of the iceberg” - @VanilaSingh @cmoHHS #PainMed2018
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Radicular pain improves in the short term following injection or surgery but recurrence rate is high. thespinejournalonline.com/ar…
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“Most back pain is best managed by keeping active” 🏃‍♀️🏊‍♂️ #BackPain #LBP #Spine #LowBackPain @TheLancet @thereflexreview @physiatrynow bbc.com/news/health-43469300 – at North Carolina, USA
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Compound in scorpion venom found to treat #rheumatoid arthritis in rats w/no side effects. Study @BCMFromtheLabs: bcm.edu/news/molecular-physi….
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What the evidence really says about getting routine imaging done. cassiedionnept.com/2018/02/1…
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"Recent research has shown that a targeted, two-hour pain relief mindset class equips patients with the tools to alter the trajectory of their pain," writes @BethDarnall in this @PsychToday post: bit.ly/2nwkhQm
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Will this be enough to stop us worshipping Mckenzie? Minimal effect compared to front line care teapawt.net/physiomescience/status…
The effectiveness of the McKenzie method in addition to first-line care for acute low back pain: a randomized controlled trial ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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People suffering from lower #BackPain who adhere to a standard physical therapy regimen with multiple visits cost less in overall Medicare expenditures than do patients with fewer outpatient therapy sessions. nationalpainreport.com/study…
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Movement Better Than Rest For Back Pain ➡ ahealthblog.com/d3ro
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Announcement: ACE is partnering w/ Function First to launch the #PainFreeMovementSpecialist program that applies a biopsychosocial approach to programming & is designed to help people w/ chronic pain return to an active lifestyle. Learn more: bit.ly/2mEt6Gy
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Commence the attack on our new paper. Spine surgery recipients D/C'd to rehab settings more likely to be re hospitalized in 30 days, even after statistical control and clustering by Elixhauser ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2935…
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Is Your Psoas Causing Your Lower Back Pain...? bit.ly/2DyhO0X 2FaVU1J via @LynnRWebsterMD #MondayBlogs
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Training More Effective Than Anti Inflammatories for Tennis Elbow ➡ ahealthblog.com/700h
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Losing weight through exercise alone will not save your knees. Learn the best way to protect them while staying in shape💪🏼✨ #collagenprotein #musthave blog.bulletproof.com/exercis…
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