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Cost effectiveness of disc prosthesis versus lumbar fusion in patients with chronic low back pain: randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

By melissa | Published: November 4, 2010

Abstract

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Orthotic insoles do not prevent physical stress-induced low back pain. Mattila VM, SillanpÃ¤Ã¤ P, Salo T, et al. Eur Spine J 2010 Jul 3. [Epub…

By admin | Published: September 29, 2010

Orthotic insoles are suggested to prevent low back pain. This randomized controlled study assessed if customized orthotic insoles prevent low back pain. Healthy military conscripts (n=228; mean age 19 years, range 18â€“29) were randomly assigned to use either customized orthotic insoles (treatment group, n=73) or nothing (control group, n=147).

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Probiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Spondyloarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

By shervin | Published: August 16, 2010

CONCLUSION: In this randomized controlled trial, the probiotic combination administered did not demonstrate significant benefit over placebo, despite a theoretical rationale for this therapy. PMID: 20716665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol)

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Return-to-work predictors in non-acute, non-specific spinal pain: low total prior sick-listing, back-pain domination, high self prediction and young…

By melissa | Published: July 19, 2010

Background: Non-specific spinal pain (NSP), comprising back and/or neck pain, is one of the leading disorders in long-term sick-listing. During 2000-2004, 125 Swedish primary-care patients with non-acute NSP, full-time sick-listed 6 weeks-2 years, were included in a randomized controlled trial to compare a cognitive-behavioural programme with traditional primary care

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Glucosamine Fails To Relieve Back Pain – Nutraceuticals World

By jorge | Published: July 7, 2010

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted at Oslo University Hospital Outpatient Clinic, Oslo, Norway, with 250 patients older than 25 years of age with chronic low back pain (LBP) (greater than 6 months) and …

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