Non-specific low back pain (acute and chronic)
Low back pain without a single identifiable structural cause—the large majority of back pain.
This condition is indexed: it is mapped to its protocol, book pages, pain locations and aggravating movements, and appears in search and the Pain Map. The full 9-part page is scheduled in the Completion Tracker.
Rehab Science describes it in the Low Back Pain protocol (PDF pp. 575–578). Treats: Non-specific low back pain (acute and chronic); Sharp, achy pain in the low back; Lumbar flexion and hyperextension sensitivity; Pain on one side of the back; Muscle strain; Facet joint sprain; Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis; Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain.
Source: Rehab Science · Ch 19 · PDF pp. 575–578· 5 original research citationsshow sources ▾
- [Ch 19·1] Deyo RA, Weinstein JN. Low back pain. N Engl J Med. 2001;344(5):363-370. find original ↗
- [Ch 19·2] Gianola S, Bargeri S, Del Castillo G, et al. Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2022;56(1):41-50. find original ↗
- [Ch 19·4] Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, et al. Motor control exercise for nonspecific low back pain: a Cochrane review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016;41(16):1284-1295. find original ↗
- [Ch 19·3] Almeida M, Saragiotto B, Richards B, Maher CG. Primary care management of non-specific low back pain: key messages from recent clinical guidelines. Med J Aust. 2018;208(6):272-275. find original ↗
- [Ch 19·5] Quentin C, Bagheri R, Ugbolue UC, et al. Effect of home exercise training in patients with nonspecific low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(16):8430. find original ↗
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