SynthesisBMJ clinical evidence2010
Low back pain (chronic).
Synthesis in BMJ clinical evidence, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assistive technologies (lumbar supports and other devices) for treating chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Placebo effects in low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2021 · on this mapPooled it
- Posterior-Chain Resistance Training Compared to General Exercise and Walking Programmes for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- [Conservative treatment of nonspecific, chronic low back pain : Evidence of the efficacy - a systematic literature review].Der Orthopade · 2016Pooled it
- Randomized, controlled trial to analyze the effect of using a traction-bed-device on patients suffering from osteoarthritis/spondylosis of the lumbar spine.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- [Electrical muscle stimulation in combination with heat for patients with chronic, nonspecific low back pain : A randomized, double-blind, stratified, placebo-controlled clinical trial].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Trial
- Open-Label Placebo Trial among Japanese Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.Pain research & management · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks and Predictive Value before Radiofrequency Denervation: The Facet Treatment Study (FACTS), a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology · 2018Trial
- Outcomes of lumbar facet syndrome treated with oral diclofenac or methylprednisolone facet injection: a randomized trial.International orthopaedics · 2016Trial
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- Feasibility of evaluating the effectiveness of an interprofessional rehabilitation program for people with chronic low back pain in Ethiopia: a pilot randomized control trial protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Competitive Dressage Riders: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Lumbar braces and other assistive devices for treatment of chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Prevalence and determinants of low back pain among residents in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Various Doses of Tanezumab in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP): A Pooled Analysis of 4,514 Patients.Cureus · 2023Review
- The Roles of Depression, Life Control and Affective Distress on Treatment Attendance and Perceived Disability in Chronic Back Pain Sufferers throughout the Duration of the Condition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Do Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Widespread Pain differ in their association with Depression Symptoms in the 1958 British Cohort?Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Review
- New Approach to Chronic Back Pain Treatment: A Case Control Study.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
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Funding
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Abstract
introductionOver 70% of people in developed countries develop low back pain (LBP) at some time. But recovery is not always favourable: 82% of non recent-onset patients still experience pain 1 year later. Many patients with chronic LBP who were initially told that their natural history was good spend months or years seeking relief. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What are the effects of oral drug treatments? What are the effects of injection therapy? What are the effects of non-drug treatments? What are the effects of non-surgical and surgical treatments? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and other important databases up to April 2009 (Clinical Evidence reviews are updated periodically; please check our website for the most up-to-date version of this review). We included harms alerts from relevant organisations such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
resultsWe found 64 systematic reviews or RCTs that met our inclusion criteria. We performed a GRADE evaluation of the quality of evidence for interventions.
conclusionsIn this systematic review, we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: acupuncture, analgesics, antidepressants, back schools, behavioural therapy, electromyographic biofeedback, exercise, injections (epidural corticosteroid injections, facet joint injections, local injections), intensive multidisciplinary treatment programmes, lumbar supports, massage, muscle relaxants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), non-surgical interventional therapies (intradiscal electrothermal therapy, radiofrequency denervation), spinal manipulative therapy, surgery, traction, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).
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