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Reports outline lower back pain research from S.B. Bentsen and colleagues.(Report)
"In a sample of patients who underwent instrumented spinal fusions for chronic low back pain (CLBP), the purposes of this study were: to determine the amount of pain patients experienced and to determine the impact of length of time since surgery, use of pain medication and their outlook on the future on these pain intensity scores. An increasing number of people report CLBP and one of the treatments is instrumented fusion," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Nursing report (see also Lower Back Pain).
"The study used a cross-sectional design. Visual analogue scales were used to measure pain intensity in different locations and a single item measured patients' view of the future. Data were collected in November 2001. The sample consisted of 101 patients (71% women) aged 26-59 years treated with instrumented fusion 1-8 years ago. As many as 87% reported pain 1-8 years after the surgery. Most patients reported pain of low-to-moderate intensity in the neck and shoulders, back and hips, feet and legs and in total pain. As many as 45% of the patients did not take pain medication and patients using more analgesics reported more pain than those using fewer analgesics (p
The researchers concluded: "Patients who continue to experience pain and have a more negative outlook on the future may benefit from psychoeducational interventions that teach them how to better cope ...
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- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Jenner, J.R. Barry, M. April 8, 1995 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Frank, Andrew April 3, 1993 700+ words
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