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ReviewPain and therapy2020

Rehabilitation for Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review for Managing Pain and Improving Function in Acute and Chronic Conditions.

Joseph V Pergolizzi, Jo Ann LeQuang

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Pain and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

NCT04747483 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Extension Oriented Treatment Approach (EOTA) With Or Without Mechanical Traction For Patients With Lumbar Spondylosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled70ConditionsLumbar SpondylosisArmsExtension Oriented Treatment Approach, EOTA+ Traction
NCT05830851 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Aerobic Exercise for the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEuropean University of MadridRan2023 to 2024Enrolled38ConditionsLow Back Pain, Chronic Low-back PainArmsreal tDCS and aerobic exercise, sham tDCS and aerobic exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. 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 · 2025
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  3. The Direct Effect of Magnetic TapeSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  5. Cryoneurolysis of Sacral Lateral Branches for Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  19. What Does It Take for Research to Be Rehabilitation Research?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joseph V PergolizziNEMA Research, Inc, Naples, FL, USA.
Jo Ann LeQuangNEMA Research, Inc, Naples, FL, USA. joannlequang@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is prevalent and may transition into chronic LBP (cLBP) with associated reduced quality of life, pain, and disability. Because cLBP affects a heterogenous population, rehabilitation efforts must be individualized to meet the needs of various patient populations as well as individuals. This narrative review evaluated the many approaches to LBP rehabilitation including treatment-based classifications and specific types of rehabilitation efforts from exercise and physical therapy to spinal manipulation and bracing. Clinicians caring for patients with LBP or cLBP must be aware of the various options to find the right treatment course for each patient. In many cases, with proper patient expectations and care, nonpharmacological options may suffice to manage cLBP. While there is a rightful role for analgesics in the management of LBP, nonpharmacological options should be seriously considered, as they can play an important and health-sustaining role in patient management.

Indexed as

BracingChronic low back painCognitive behavioral therapyKinesiology tapeLow back painMeditationOrthoticsPhysical therapyRehabilitation of low back painSpinal manipulationTraction

Identifiers

PMID32006236
PMCPMC7203283

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