Similar to developed countries, low back pain (LBP) is the biggest cause of disability in developing countries such as Nepal [1]. Surprisingly, most research on LBP in Nepal has focused on low value care – ...
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Development and testing of pain education programme for low back pain in Nepal: The PEN-LBP trial
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Acute low back pain: Can screening predict recovery?
There is substantial variability in the clinical course of people presenting with acute low back pain (LBP) – pain that lasts for up to 3 months. The majority of patients with acute LBP recover from ...
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Seeing your pain site – continued
Some time ago we reported here about the effect of visual induced analgesia on experimental pain in chronic back pain patients. In short to remind you: we used real-time video feedback; a video camera filmed ...
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Who’s goal is it anyway?
Goal setting is well accepted amongst healthcare workers and is included in guidelines in the management of chronic low back pain (CLBP). Most self-management programs, aimed at motivating a person to change behaviour to achieve ...
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Pain neuroscience education: Effects on pain and disability in chronic low back pain
Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has changed our practice as clinicians, our knowledge and the way we interact with patients. But does it change short-term or long-term pain and disability in patients with persistent low back ...