Tratamiento del dolor lumbar bajo con métodos no farmacológicos
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Due to back pain is one of the 10 leading causes of consultation in medical general practice, and that in Colombia\nis the third leading cause of consultation in the emergency room, the fourth leading cause of consultation in general\npractice, the first cause of job relocation, it is responsible of the third part of the work disability and the second\ncause of disability pension, we review different sources of information, in order to observe the evidence of a benefit\nor not, of non-pharmacological treatments for back pain. We included several studies in Spanish and English, with\npatients older than 18 who had low back pain regardless of duration, randomized trials, cross-sectional studies,\nand reviews topic about low back pain, and management guidelines especially of occupational origin, and different\nforms of therapies, with emphasis on non-pharmacological therapies. We looked at these items as types of intervention,\nall those who did not have a pharmacological basis, analyzing results, effectiveness and level of evidence\navailable for each non-pharmacological intervention. In the management of low back, the evidence is inconclusive\nwhether exercise or physical treatments are effective strategies of prevention, however, they are recommended\nbecause the benefits are far from the losses
Language: Spanish
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1596314585