Review
Neurosciences
Tian-Tian Chang, Yu-Hao Chang, Shu-Hao Du, Pei-Jie Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang
Summary: This article summarizes the effectiveness and limitations of NIBS techniques in the management of chronic low back pain (CLBP). It suggests that NIBS may be effective for treating CLBP, but there are limitations in current research that require further investigation.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zeynab Alshelh, Ludovica Brusaferri, Atreyi Saha, Erin Morrissey, Paulina Knight, Minhae Kim, Yi Zhang, Jacob M. Hooker, Daniel Albrecht, Angel Torrado-Carvajal, Michael S. Placzek, Oluwaseun Akeju, Julie Price, Robert R. Edwards, Jeungchan Lee, Roberta Sclocco, Ciprian Catana, Vitaly Napadow, Marco L. Loggia
Summary: This study suggests that patients with different chronic pain conditions exhibit neuroinflammation, which is accompanied by neurophysiological changes and correlates with clinical presentation. These findings contribute to the subtyping of distinct pain syndromes and provide potential targets for precision medicine.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Calia A. Morais, Dottington Fullwood, Shreela Palit, Roger B. Fillingim, Michael E. Robinson, Emily J. Bartley
Summary: This study found that race may have different impacts on resilience and pain-related outcomes in older adults with chronic low back pain. Specifically, in non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), gratitude and trait resilience were associated with reduced movement-evoked pain, while in non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB), gratitude levels were associated with lower functional performance.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Merce Balasch-Bernat, Tine Willems, Lieven Danneels, Mira Meeus, Dorien Goubert
Summary: The study found that patients with continuous chronic low back pain showed higher lumbar muscle activity during trunk extension compared to healthy subjects, but no differences were found between non-continuous CLBP and the other groups.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Kenneth D. Candido, Johan W. S. Vlaeyen, Jan Van Zundert, Steven P. Cohen
Summary: Low back pain encompasses various types of pain, with diagnostic and therapeutic methods controversial, requiring a comprehensive approach considering biological, psychological, and social factors. Improvement in diagnostic accuracy, treatment algorithms, and multimodal interdisciplinary treatment are essential.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jose Antonio Mingorance, Pedro Montoya, Jose Garcia Vivas Miranda, Inmaculada Riquelme
Summary: This study compared differences in postural balance, pain, and depression between patients with chronic and acute low back pain. The results showed that patients with chronic low back pain had higher body sway and faster sway speed compared to patients with acute low back pain and healthy controls. However, these group differences disappeared when depression was taken into account. Therefore, the assessment of postural balance and depression is essential for the design of personalized interventions in pain conditions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eric J. Roseen, Adlin Pinheiro, Chelsey M. Lemaster, Dorothy Plumb, Shihwe Wang, A. Rani Elwy, Chris C. Streeter, Susan Lynch, Erik Groessl, Karen J. Sherman, Janice Weinberg, Robert B. Saper
Summary: This study investigated the effects of yoga and education on patients with chronic low back pain and found that yoga was not more effective than education in improving pain and disability outcomes. However, participants in the yoga group reported greater improvements and higher satisfaction with treatment.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle Zhang, Corinne S. Cooley, Maisa Ziadni, Ian Mackey, Pamela Flood
Summary: Women who have given birth have a higher risk of experiencing functionally significant back pain. Severe acute postpartum back pain is a risk factor for future disability, indicating that the peripartum period may provide an important opportunity for intervention. Early recognition and management may mitigate future disability.
Article
Rehabilitation
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Kegan J. Cunniff, Mitchell Kroll, Lori Yap, Matthew Hasley, Chung-Kuang Lin, Jason Petrasic
Summary: In patients with uncomplicated chronic low back pain, the use of a back brace in addition to education and exercise instruction did not provide any pain relief compared to education and exercise instruction alone. Due to unlikely significant changes in results, the study was halted.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Josephine Ahenkorah Ampiah, Fiona Moffatt, Claire Diver, Paapa Kwesi Ampiah
Summary: This study explores the psychosocial impact of chronic low back pain (CLBP) among patients in Ghana, highlighting the loss of self and roles, emotional distress, fear, stigmatization and marginalization, financial burden, and social support experienced by patients. The study emphasizes the need for a biopsychosocial approach to the management of CLBP and suggests reassessing current management strategies to address the influence of healthcare professionals' beliefs on psychosocial consequences.
Article
Anesthesiology
Alexis F. Homs, Arnaud Dupeyron, Kjerstin Torre
Summary: Clinical models of chronic low back pain emphasize the role of excessive attention to pain and kinesiophobia in causing disability. This study used a complex systems approach and a distraction task to assess the impact of maladaptive attentional behaviors on patients with chronic low back pain. The findings suggest that excessive attention to pain leads to a loss of complexity and adaptability in motor control among individuals with chronic low back pain.
Article
Anesthesiology
Timothy M. Baran, Feng Lin, Paul Geha
Summary: Low back pain is a common and disabling condition in older adults. The cause of this chronic pain condition in older adults is unknown. This study explores the role of brain activity patterns in the emergence and experience of low back pain, and how these patterns differ between age groups. The results suggest that limbic brain areas play an increased role in older patients with low back pain.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas Matheve, Paul Hodges, Lieven Danneels
Summary: Changes in back muscle function and structure are common in patients with chronic low back pain. The potential role of back muscle dysfunctions in the persistence of low back pain differs between individuals due to heterogeneity in clinical presentation and back muscle dysfunctions within this population. Therefore, tailored interventions based on a thorough clinical examination considering the multidimensional nature of chronic low back pain are necessary. This article provides a state-of-the-art update on back muscle dysfunctions in patients with chronic low back pain and their implications for treatment, including dysfunctions in back muscle structure and function, exercise therapy potential, and the relationship between back muscle dysfunctions and clinical parameters. Additionally, an individualized approach for back muscle training in patients with chronic low back pain is described.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Adrian A. Marth, Timo A. Auer, Gergely Bertalan, Pimrapat Gebert, Timo Kirchenberger, Dominik Geisel, Bernd Hamm, Sarah Keller
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence, intensity, and training characteristics of low back pain (LBP) in male adolescent elite rowers. The results showed that these rowers had a higher prevalence of LBP compared to a control group, and their paraspinal muscles had longer T2 relaxation times, which were associated with pain intensity.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ingrid Schuttert, Hans Timmerman, Gerbrand J. Groen, Kristian Kjaer Petersen, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Andre P. Wolff
Summary: This study aims to identify the presence of central sensitisation in patients with chronic low back pain radiating to the leg, and to determine its association with the effect of selective nerve root blocks and compare outcomes with healthy volunteers. The primary study parameters are quantitative sensory testing (QST) and the Central Sensitisation Inventory. The results of this study will be disseminated through publications and conferences.