[PDF] Top 20 The effect of continuous ultrasound on chronic low back pain: protocol of a randomized controlled trial

... Therapeutic ultrasound is proposed to deliver energy to deep tissue sites through ultrasonic waves, to produce increases in tissue temperature or non-thermal physiolo- gic changes ...Unlike ultrasound for ... See full document

... Back pain patients are often dissatisfied with conventional medical care [6], especially in comparison to care pro- vided by non-MD's including CAM practitioners ...[7-10]. Back pain is the ... See full document

... clinical trial is to determine the efficacy and safety of heating and cooling combination therapy for treatment of chronic low back ...double-blinded, randomized controlled ... See full document

... have low back pain lasting at least 3 months will be recruited from an integrated health care delivery ...be randomized to one of two types of massage ("focused structural massage" or ... See full document

... multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial comparing the use of exercise training, phototherapy, and exercise training plus phototherapy for pain control in women with two comorbidities ... See full document

... non-combat back loading from carry- ing heavy gear), greater pain severity and disability, and more serious comorbid psychological symptoms [1, 4, 13, ...in pain and depression symp- ...yoga’s ... See full document

... in pain relief between antidepressants and placebo ...of pain, in particular those which used a low-dose antidepres- ...the effect of low- and high-dose antidepressants on pain, ... See full document

... on pain, back disability, and quality of ...the effect of WBV for chronic LBP; different vibration frequency groups should be added to subsequent ... See full document

... of pain and sleep quality will be carried out and self-administered quality of life questionnaires will be ...McGill Pain Questionnaire and pressure ... See full document

... For each group, a menu of lumbar stabilization programs was designed. This program included eight levels of exer- cise (single-leg knee-to-chest stretch, double-leg knee-to- chest, supine piriformis stretch, supine ... See full document

... daily pain, mood, and func- tion ...average back pain, highest level of back pain, pain interference, stress, positive emotions, negative emo- tions, and satisfaction with life ... See full document

... one pain as- sessment. Also, the per-protocol set (PPS) will be subor- dinately analyzed, including participants who take more than 80% of the total Palmijihwang-hwan dose and complete the ...values. ... See full document

... the pain [13]. Potential causes of low back pain include, but are not limited to, changes in the spinal disc structure with aging and degeneration, as well as changes in local con- centrations ... See full document

... reducing pain in those suffering chronic low back ...reducing pain between common exercise interventions including spe- cific spinal exercises or general conditioning [87, ...subjective ... See full document

... on chronic low back pain and patient empowerment are used as primary outcomes of the randomized controlled ...first trial on a German language IHCA for people with ... See full document

... Patients completed the EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) [20] at baseline, and at the 6, 8, 12 and 24-week follow- ups. EQ-5D is a generic questionnaire that measures the quality of life regarding personal health. It consists ... See full document

... acupuncture, low frequencies are indicated for the use of electroacu- puncture in patients with LBP [13, ...of chronic lower back ...in pain scores than ...of low fre- quency EA was ... See full document

... and back pain, as well as self-efficacy and associated depression and anx- iety ...and pain intensity, the baseline levels of psychological distress in these studies was mild to moderate ... See full document

... in pain and function compared with usual care (medical visits, physical therapy, and oral ...treating chronic pain condi- tions, particularly ...largest randomized controlled, blinded ... See full document

... rigorous randomized controlled clinical trials on the efficacy of ...rigorous randomized controlled trial is needed to develop clinical indications and a manual for the optimal ... See full document