TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute and chronic low back pain
AU - Patrick, Nathan
AU - Emanski, Eric
AU - Knaub, Mark A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Low back pain is an extremely common presenting complaint that occurs in upward of 80% of persons. Treatment of an acute episode of back pain includes relative rest, activity modification, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy. Patient education is also imperative, as these patients are at risk for further future episodes of back pain. Chronic back pain (>6months' duration) develops in a small percentage of patients. Clinicians' ability to diagnose the exact pathologic source of these symptoms is severely limited, making a cure unlikely. Treatment of these patients should be supportive, the goal being to improve pain and function.
AB - Low back pain is an extremely common presenting complaint that occurs in upward of 80% of persons. Treatment of an acute episode of back pain includes relative rest, activity modification, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy. Patient education is also imperative, as these patients are at risk for further future episodes of back pain. Chronic back pain (>6months' duration) develops in a small percentage of patients. Clinicians' ability to diagnose the exact pathologic source of these symptoms is severely limited, making a cure unlikely. Treatment of these patients should be supportive, the goal being to improve pain and function.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.03.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24994051
AN - SCOPUS:84903612805
SN - 0025-7125
VL - 98
SP - 777
EP - 789
JO - Medical Clinics of North America
JF - Medical Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -