Evidence for a Role of Nerve Injury in Painful Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Cross-Sectional Proteomic Analysis of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid. CSF was examined for differential protein expression in healthy control participants, pain-free adults with asymptomatic intervertebral DD, and LBP patients…
Association between menopause and lumbar disc degeneration: an MRI study of 1,566 women and 1,382 men. Menopause is associated with lumbar disc degeneration. The association occurred in the first 15 YSM, suggesting estrogen deficiency might be a risk factor of…
Effectiveness of dry needling versus a classical physiotherapy program in patients with chronic low-back pain: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial Although the total number of subject participated was small, the minimal statistical requirement was satisfied with significance between the study…
Essential literature for the chiropractic profession: Results and implementation challenges from a survey of international chiropractic faculty A systematic approach to surveying educators in international chiropractic institutions was accomplished. The results of the survey provide a list of essential literature…
The biopsychosocial model and chiropractic: a commentary with recommendations for the chiropractic profession The chiropractic profession has a history rooted in positive BPS model assessment and intervention strategies. However, there remains a component of chiropractic culture that may unintentionally be…
Treatment of Low Back Pain This guideline provides a pragmatic approach to treating LBP stratified by symptom duration. Among the many noninvasive treatments considered, no option shows a large benefit for pain and back-specific function. Even less can be said…
Are the size and composition of the paraspinal muscles associated with low back pain? A systematic review. This review found evidence that multifidus CSA was negatively associated with and predictive of LBP up to 12 months but conflicting evidence for…
Lifestyle Risk Factors Increase the Risk of Hospitalization for Sciatica: Findings of Four Prospective Cohort Studies Smoking and obesity increase the risk of hospitalization for sciatica, whereas walking or cycling to work protects against hospitalization for sciatica. Walking and cycling…
Spinal Tissue Loading Created by Different Methods of Spinal Manipulative Therapy Application In conclusion, this is the first study to show that SMT application method influences loads created in spinal tissues. Given our previous work showing that SMT creates forces…
Prospective Comparison of Changes in Lumbar Spine MRI Findings over Time between Individuals with Acute Low Back Pain and Controls: An Exploratory Study Changes in MR imaging findings were observed in a similar proportion of the low back pain and…