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LBP: Disease vs Episodes - Risk factors vs Triggers
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Why is it important?
Today, a shift from treatment to prevention on LBP research seems inevitable since no treatment has been found to be significantly superior or even better than placebo. However, causes for the disease of LBP might be different from those which trigger an acute ensuing episode. Therefore, a correct and clear definition of a "disease-free" and an "episode-free" when investigating causes of pain is crucial.
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Without differentiating between the disease and episodes, a potential waste of a considerable amount of time, effort, and money — for both researchers and participants— is expected without contributing meaningfully to back pain science.
Dr Emad M Ardakani
Murdoch University
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This page is a summary of: Can We Trust the Literature on Risk Factors and Triggers for Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review of a Sample of Contemporary Literature, Pain Research and Management, May 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2019/6959631.
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