Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Zugui Wu, Yi Wang, Xiangling Ye, Zehua Chen, Rui Zhou, Zixuan Ye, Jinyou Huang, Yue Zhu, Guocai Chen, Xuemeng Xu
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the efficacy of myofascial release in the treatment of chronic low back pain. The results showed that myofascial release significantly improved pain and physical function in patients with CLBP, but did not have significant effects on quality of life, balance function, pain pressure-threshold, trunk mobility, and mental health.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Xuezhi Ma, Shijie Zhou, Wenyuan Sun, Jie Sun, Guangguang Li, Lining Wang, Yang Guo
Summary: This article evaluates the efficacy and safety of duloxetine in treating chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). The study found that duloxetine can significantly improve patients' pain levels and depressive symptoms, without any significant serious adverse reactions.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel L. Belavy, Ashish D. Diwan, Jon Ford, Clint T. Miller, Andrew J. Hahne, Niamh Mundell, Scott Tagliaferri, Steven Bowe, Hugo Pedder, Tobias Saueressig, Xiaohui Zhao, Xiaolong Chen, Arun Prasad Balasundaram, Nitin Kumar Arora, Patrick J. Owen
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of various treatments for chronic low back pain disorders (CLBDs) in patients, including acupuncture, education, exercise, pharmacotherapy, and more. The research includes network meta-analysis to assess the relative effectiveness of these treatments.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ying Li, Lei Yan, Lingyu Hou, Xiaoya Zhang, Hanping Zhao, Chengkun Yan, Xianhuang Li, Yuanhe Li, Xiaoan Chen, Xiaorong Ding
Summary: This network meta-analysis found that compared with conventional rehabilitation and no intervention provided, tai chi, yoga, Pilates exercise, sling exercise, motor control exercise, and core or stabilization exercises significantly improved chronic low back pain (CLBP) in patients. Yoga and core or stabilization exercises were statistically significant in improving physical function in patients with CLBP.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Gloria Gonzalez-Medina, Veronica Perez-Cabezas, Carmen Ruiz-Molinero, Gema Chamorro-Moriana, Jose Jesus Jimenez-Rejano, Alejandro Galan-Mercant
Summary: The meta-analysis demonstrated that global postural re-education (GPR) program is effective in reducing pain and improving function in patients with persistent chronic low back pain, with strong evidence support.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael C. Ferraro, Matthew K. Bagg, Michael A. Wewege, Aidan G. Cashin, Hayley B. Leake, Rodrigo R. N. Rizzo, Matthew D. Jones, Sylvia M. Gustin, Richard Day, Colleen K. Loo, James H. McAuley
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of antidepressant medicines for low back pain, finding that antidepressants have a small effect on reducing pain intensity but increase the odds of stopping treatment, affecting acceptability.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Ji Ma, Teng Zhang, Yapeng He, Xin Li, Haoyang Chen, Qian Zhao
Summary: Aquatic physical therapy has been shown to benefit patients with chronic low back pain by reducing pain intensity, improving quality of life, and reducing disability. However, more high-quality studies are needed to verify these effects.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Geesung Kim, Dongwon Kim, Heeyoung Moon, Da-Eun Yoon, Seoyoung Lee, Seok-Jae Ko, Bonglee Kim, Younbyoung Chae, In-Seon Lee
Summary: Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat various diseases and symptoms. In this study, we conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis, and network analysis to evaluate the efficacy of acupoints in treating low back pain. The findings showed that acupuncture significantly reduced pain in patients with low back pain compared to the control group.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Anesthesiology
Dennis Anheyer, Heidemarie Haller, Romy Lauche, Gustav Dobos, Holger Cramer
Summary: Yoga can provide short-term and long-term relief for back pain, improving pain intensity, pain-related disability, mental health, and physical functioning. However, the evidence supporting its efficacy is of low to moderate certainty, and there are no significant differences between yoga and other active treatments in terms of outcomes.
Review
Orthopedics
Daniel L. Belavy, Scott D. Tagliaferri, Paul Buntine, Tobias Saueressig, Claire Samanna, Thomas Mcguckian, Clint T. Miller, Patrick J. Owen
Summary: This systematic review with meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of interventions to improve guideline-recommended imaging referrals in low back pain. The study found low-certainty evidence that education interventions are unlikely to be effective, while organizational and policy-level interventions are more likely to be effective.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Mingxiao Yang, Susan Q. Li, Colleen M. Smith, Yi Lily Zhang, Ting Bao, Jun J. Mao
Summary: CZPRP shows better efficacy than diclofenac for acute low back pain, but results are not significant for mixed subgroup. Future rigorous studies are necessary to evaluate its effects on acute and chronic low back pain.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Guofu Zhong, Xiuju Yin, Jingyi Li, Xiaohui Li, Qiang Zhang
Summary: This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP) based on existing evidence, and provide high level clinical recommendations.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Juan Yang, Xuan Zhou, Qingyu Ma, Jeffrey T. Woods, Arya B. Mohabbat, Alexander Do, Jeffrey S. Brault, Mark A. Jensen, Kyung-Min Shin, Longbin Shen, Canghuan Zhao, Kwok Chee Philip Cheong, Kejie He, Yu Guo, Zhuoming Chen, Shujie Tang, Yong Tang, Celia Ia Choo Tan, Jiaxu Chen, Brent A. Bauer
Summary: This study aimed to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tuina in the treatment of CNLBP. Fifteen RCTs involving 1390 patients were included. The results showed that Tuina had a significant effect on pain and physical function, but not on quality of life. The evidence quality of the study results was determined to be low level, and more large-scale RCTs are needed to further confirm the findings.
Review
Orthopedics
Yannick L. Gilanyi, Michael A. Wewege, Brishna Shah, Aidan G. Cashin, Christopher M. Williams, Simon R. E. Davidson, James H. Mcauley, Matthew D. Jones
Summary: Exercise has been found to increase pain self-efficacy in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain, based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. However, further research is needed to confirm this effect and investigate its potential significance.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Anesthesiology
Edris Nury, Christine Schmucker, Blin Nagavci, Edith Motschall, Kai Nitschke, Erika Schulte, Odette Wegwarth, Joerg J. Meerpohl
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of long-term opioid use for chronic noncancer pain, particularly chronic low back pain. The findings suggest that short to intermediate term opioid therapy may reduce pain but also increase adverse events, while long-term opioid therapy may not be superior to nonopioids and is associated with more adverse events, opioid abuse or dependence, and possibly increased all-cause mortality. Well-designed trials assessing the long-term efficacy and safety of opioids for chronic noncancer pain and chronic low back pain are needed.