ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2017
Non-Specific Low Back Pain.
Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 123 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Manual Therapy Informed by the Fascia Distortion Model for Plantar Heel Pain: Results of a Single-arm Prospective Effectiveness Study
Effects of Graston Technique in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain
Myofascial Release Technique vs Posterior-anterior Glide on Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
EFFECT-BACK: Tackling Back Pain - Effects of Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
Effect of Tok-Sen Massage for Non-specific Low Back Pain
Effectiveness of Ergonomic Training and Exercise in Automotive Factory Workers With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
123 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of education in patients undergoing physiotherapy for lower back pain: a level I systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Pooled it
- Research hotspots and frontiers in non-specific low back pain: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy combined with core muscle exercises in treating patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Quality of complementary and alternative medicine recommendations in low back pain guidelines: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- [Recommendations of the second update of the LONTS guidelines : Long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Pooled it
- [Long version on the S3 guidelines for axial spondyloarthritis including Bechterew's disease and early forms, Update 2019 : Evidence-based guidelines of the German Society for Rheumatology (DGRh) and participating medical scientific specialist societies and other organizations].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2019Guideline
- Psychosocial areas of worklife and chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled it
- A comparative study on the efficacy of dexketoprofen and methylprednisolone in the treatment of acute low back pain.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Self-Training With a Web-Based Digital Health Application Versus Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Disorders of the Patella: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Treatment preference changes after exposure to treatment in adults with chronic low back pain.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of Dry Needling and Ischemic Trigger Point Compression in the Gluteus Medius in Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Short-Term Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of a movement control and tactile acuity training in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain and control impairment - a randomised controlled pilot study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Trial
- Short-term clinical efficacy of the pulsed Nd: YAG laser therapy on chronic nonspecific low back pain: A randomized controlled study.Medicine · 2020Trial
- Digital Treatment of Back Pain versus Standard of Care: The Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, Rise-uP.Journal of pain research · 2020Trial
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- Feasibility and long-term efficacy of a proactive health program in the treatment of chronic back pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2019Trial
- Chen-Style Tai Chi for Individuals (Aged 50 Years Old or Above) with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Comparison of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation versus Recognized Back-Strengthening Exercise Training on Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- The Effectiveness of Leech Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2018Trial
- Effectiveness of chiropractic care for low back pain: protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2026Article
63 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundFor many years, low back pain has been both the leading cause of days lost from work and the leading indication for medical rehabilitation. The goal of the German Disease Management Guideline (NDMG) on nonspecific low back pain is to improve the treatment of patients with this condition.
methodsThe current update of the NDMG on non-specific low back pain is based on articles retrieved by a systematic search of the literature for systematic reviews. Its recommendations for diagnosis and treatment were developed by a collaborative effort of 29 scientific medical societies and organizations and approved in a formal consensus process.
resultsIf the history and physical examination do not arouse any suspicion of a dangerous underlying cause, no further diagnostic evaluation is indicated for the time being. Passive, reactive measures should be taken only in combination with activating measures, or not at all. When drugs are used for symptomatic treatment, patients should be treated with the most suitable drug in the lowest possible dose and for as short a time as possible.
conclusionA physician should be in charge of the overall care process. The patient should be kept well informed over the entire course of his or her illness and should be encouraged to adopt a healthful lifestyle, including regular physical exercise.
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