ArticleSports health2011
Subgrouping patients with low back pain: a treatment-based approach to classification.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Subgroups in chronic low back pain patients - a step toward cluster-based, tailored treatment in inpatient standard care: On the need for precise targeting of treatment for chronic low back pain.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2019Article
- Prevalence and reliability of treatment-based classification for subgrouping patients with low back pain.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2018Article
- Clinical Decision Support Tools for Selecting Interventions for Patients with Disabling Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2016Article
- The evaluation of lumbar multifidus muscle function via palpation: reliability and validity of a new clinical test.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2015Article
- Criterion validity of manual assessment of spinal stiffness.Manual therapy · 2014Article
- Evaluation of a modified clinical prediction rule for use with spinal manipulative therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2014Article
- A survey of Australian chiropractors' attitudes and beliefs about evidence-based practice and their use of research literature and clinical practice guidelines.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2013Article
- A health care system in transformation: making the case for chiropractic.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2012Article
- Clinical decision rules, spinal pain classification and prediction of treatment outcome: A discussion of recent reports in the rehabilitation literature.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2012Article
- Association of Pain-Related Anxiety and Abdominal Muscle Thickness during Standing Postural Tasks in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain.Journal of chiropractic medicineArticle
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Abstract
contextLow back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition imposing a large socioeconomic burden. Despite intensive research aimed at the efficacy of various therapies for patients with LBP, most evidence has failed to identify a superior treatment approach. One proposed solution to this dilemma is to identify subgroups of patients with LBP and match them with targeted therapies. Among the subgrouping approaches, the system of treatment-based classification (TBC) is promoted as a means of increasing the effectiveness of conservative interventions for patients with LBP. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: MEDLINE and PubMed databases were searched from 1985 through 2010, along with the references of selected articles.
resultsTBC uses a standardized approach to categorize patients into 1 of 4 subgroups: spinal manipulation, stabilization exercise, end-range loading exercise, and traction. Although the TBC subgroups are in various stages of development, recent research lends support to the effectiveness of this approach.
conclusionsWhile additional research is required to better elucidate this method, the TBC approach enhances clinical decision making, as evidenced by the improved clinical outcomes experienced by patients with LBP.
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