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ArticleSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2019

[Treatment for chronic back pain? : Active multimodal, interdisciplinary pain therapy vs. physiotherapy-physical therapy for chronic back pain].

C Oratsch, W Pipam, M Köstenberger, G Apich, R Likar

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Article in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C OratschKlinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich. christoph.oratsch@kabeg.at.
W PipamKlinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich.
M KöstenbergerKlinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich.
G ApichKlinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich.
R LikarKlinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Feschnigstraße 11, 9020, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Österreich.
Klinikum Klagenfurt · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn industrialized countries, chronic back pain is referred to as the "number one common disease".

objectivesAre there any indications of different outcomes of chronic back pain patients when treated with a multimodal, interdisciplinary pain therapy (MMSTh) compared to physiotherapy-physical therapy? MATERIALS AND

methodsEntrance and final examination by means of survey, questionnaires and physical tests in the intervention and control group, evaluation and comparison of the results.

resultsThe intervention group showed very significant improvements in all tests. In contrast, the control group achieved only partial improvements in physical parameters and quality of life. This resulted in clear group differences in favor of the MMSTh. In terms of patient satisfaction, the control group showed a better result than the intervention group.

conclusionsTreatment with MMSTh is superior to standard physiotherapy-physical. Due to the extensive, proven positive effect on many pain-causing and pain-preserving factors, multimodal pain centers should be used more frequently in chronic back pain patients.

Indexed as

Back PainChronic PainPhysical Therapy ModalitiesCombined Modality TherapyHumansQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeActive therapy measuresChronic back painInterdisciplinary pain therapyMultimodal pain therapyPhysical therapy

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PMID31098706
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