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Chronic Back Pain & axSpA

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  January 1, 2025

Maksymowych et al. assessed the frequency of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) according to extra-articular presentation and human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27) status and sought to identify features that distinguish patients with axSpA from those with non-specific back pain. Their data support recommendations that patients with chronic back pain and extra-articular features related to axSpA be screened for axSpA with MRI and referred to a rheumatologist.

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisConditions Tagged with:AS Resource CenterBack painChronic paininflammatory bowel disease (IBD)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)MRIPsoriasis

Self-Administered Acupressure Promising for Chronic Back Pain Relief

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  August 5, 2020

Researchers examined the benefits of two acupressure approaches for treating low back pain, finding that patients who self-administered stimulating acupressure experienced a significant decrease in fatigue associated with their chronic pain…

Filed under:Uncategorized Tagged with:acupressureBack painchronic low-back painPain Managementself-management

From Chronic Low Back Pain to Axial Spondyloarthritis

Mike Fillon  |  February 13, 2020

ATLANTA—Research into possible genetic drivers of the axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including the role of the genetic marker HLA-B27, is advancing, John D. Reveille, MD, professor and vice chair of medicine at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, told attendees at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. Dr. Reveille delivered the Philip Hench, MD, Memorial…

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisConditionsMeeting Reports Tagged with:2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meetingaxial spondyloarthritis (SpA)chronic low-back painHLA-B27

Intensive Patient Education May Not Be Helpful for Acute Low Back Pain

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  January 14, 2019

Education with recommended first-line care may not improve pain outcomes in patients with acute low back pain. When comparing patients who received education with those who received professional consultation without information or advice, researchers found patient education was no more effective than placebo at reducing depression or incidence of chronic low back pain…

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesResearch Rheum Tagged with:Back painChronic painlow back painpatient education

Antidepressant of No Clear Value in Chronic Low-Back Pain

Will Boggs MD  |  October 4, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Low-dose amitriptyline does not have clear benefits for patients with chronic low-back pain that has no specific cause, according to results from a randomized clinical trial. Despite the lack of evidence that antidepressants are more effective than placebo for low-back pain, seven of 14 national and international guidelines recommend their use in…

Filed under:Drug Updates Tagged with:amitriptylineantidepressantschronic low-back pain

Anxiety, Depression May Help Predict Outcome of Low Back Pain Treatment

Lorraine L. Janeczko  |  July 31, 2018

NEW YORK (New York)—Patients with anxiety and depression may be less satisfied than other patients with their chronic low back pain (CLBP) treatments, new research suggests. “Patients with anxiety/depression symptoms experienced more pain severity and more pain-related functional, social, and emotional disability, and they were less satisfied with care, compared with the other groups,” the…

Filed under:ConditionsPain Syndromes Tagged with:anxiety disordersBack painChronic painDepressionlow back painPain Management

Anticonvulsants Unhelpful for Low Back Pain

Marilynn Larkin  |  July 7, 2018

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Solid evidence suggests that anticonvulsants provide no benefit for low back or lumbar radicular pain and a high risk of harm, researchers say. “We started the study because these drugs were increasingly being used for low back pain and radiating leg pain, without the support of strong evidence of effectiveness,” principal investigator…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:anticonvulsive druglow back painPainPain Management

Spine Surgery May not Be Needed to Ease Back Pain from Osteoporosis

Lisa Rapaport  |  June 3, 2018

(Reuters Health)—Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don’t experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with a sham procedure, a recent trial in The Netherlands suggests. All of the patients in the experiment had compression fractures, which can happen when osteoporosis…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Back painCristina FiranescuEvan DaviesOsteoporosisspine surgery

Tips for Diagnosing & Treating Shoulder & Low Back Pain

Thomas R. Collins  |  March 17, 2018

SAN DIEGO—At two sports medicine talks at the 2017 ACR/ARHP 2017 Annual Meeting last November, two rheumatologists discussed shoulder impingement and low back pain. First, Andrew Concoff, MD, a rheumatology and sports medicine specialist at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif., gave these five shoulder impingement tips: Physical exams may not be very useful…

Filed under:Meeting ReportsSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:ACR/ARHP Annual Meetinglow back painshoulder pain

Exercise May Help Prevent Low Back Pain or Make It Less Severe

Lisa Rapaport  |  November 9, 2017

(Reuters Health)—People who exercise may lower their odds of developing low back pain or may reduce the intensity of back pain they do experience, a research review suggests. Compared to people who didn’t exercise, those who did were 33% less likely to develop low back pain, the analysis of data from 16 previously published studies…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:Dr. Rahman ShiriExerciseFinnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinkilow back painlow back pain prevention

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