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Tuesday, Feb 10
Finding Effective Treatment for Your Chronic Pain
Nobody keeps good long-term national stats, but if North Carolina's experience is any guide, the numbers are on the rise: A just-published study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that the prevalence of chronic low-back pain in the state more ...
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
U.S. News & World Report, DC Carey said there appears to be a national trend toward increasing numbers of people with chronic lower back pain that causes impairment. The National Health Interview Survey showed that lower back pain and neck pain increased from 3.2 percent of the ...
Friday, Feb 6
Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes
The results apply most strongly to patients with acute or sub-acute low back pain assessed in a family doctor's office, said the study, published this week in The Lancet. "Rates of utilization of lumbar MRI are increasing, and implementation of ...
