#BackPain a thread:
@PeteOSullivanPT @jpcaneiro @BJSM_BMJ

BACK TO BASICS: 10 FACTS EVERY PERSON SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BACK PAIN

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/12/698#ref-1
Management for low back pain:
- Initial screen for red flags
- Identify psychosocial risk factors
- Patient education & reassurance
- Active rehabilitation
- Discourage unwarranted imaging
@PeteOSullivanPT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25430861/ 

Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations (W Brinjikji et al., 2015)

‘There is more to someone’s pain then what a scan can tell us’.

@KWernliPhysio @PhysioNetwork
The Probability of Spontaneous Regression of Lumbar Herniated Disc: A Systematic Review. Chun-(Chieh Chiu et al. 2015)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25009200/ 

‘Lumbar disc herniation can resolve or disappear spontaneously without surgical intervention’
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31227280/  (Yuan Z Lim et al,. 2019)

@PhysioNetwork ‘Information provided by clinicians needs to be tailored to lifestyle and occupational needs whilst delivered in age and culturally appropriate ways’.
‘Evidence demonstrates that there is not one particular kind of exercise that is ‘the best’ for non-specific chronic low back pain’ @PatrickOwenPhD

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/10/28/bjsports-2019-100886
A fantastic thread by @PatrickOwenPhD 👇👍 🔥 https://twitter.com/patrickowenphd/status/1273065680787501057
@PeteOSullivanPT

***Cognitive Functional Therapy***

‘CFT takes individuals with disabling LBP on a clinical journey that provides a multidimensional understanding of their pain within the context of their story’.
@PeteOSullivanPT @MaryOKeeffe007 @kieranosull

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/13/782

‘For people with chronic low back pain, CFT resulted in greater long-term improvements in disability, compared with a group-based exercise & education intervention at 6 months & 12months’.
‘Responders with current pain have more unhelpful beliefs than pain free responders’

@andipierobon @BenD_NZ

Similar trends across to the world 🤔

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468781220301533
@PWMMarshall concise overview of #BackPain 👀👇💥 https://twitter.com/pwmmarshall/status/1275290634815893504
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