All Entries Tagged With: "Low back pain"
Mechanical or inflammatory low back pain. What are the potential signs and symptoms?
Non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) is commonly conceptualised, categorised and treated as inflammatory and/or mechanical in nature. There is no universally accepted definition for mechanical or inflammatory LBP, however, there is evidence to support the involvement of both mechanical and inflammatory factors in its generation. Following from this nosological separation, there are two distinct approaches [...]
Physical activity and low back pain: a U-shaped relationship?
Heneweer H, Vanhees L, Picavet HS. Physical activity and low back pain: a U-shaped relation. Pain. 2009 May;143(1-2):21-5. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
Physical activity is often suggested to be important in the prevention and management of low back pain. However, when viewed simply such advice does not take into account the possibility of U-shaped relation between [...]
