scholarly journals Low Back Pain Treatments in Traditional Iranian Medicine

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Valiollah Gerayeli Malek ◽  
Soraya Parvari ◽  
Alireza Abbassian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
Traditional Iranian Medicine ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Back Problems

Back pain and back problems are one of the most common causes for referring patients to health care specialists that have a large economic cost. Therefore, it is considered necessary to find effective treatment for these patients. For the treatment of back pain, various methods as complementary and alternative medicine and industrial drugs are used; that the efficiency of these medicine methods for treatment of back pain is not without dispute. From a variety of traditional methods for treatment of back pain can be cited: the use of medicinal herbs for example: Aloe vera (Family: Liliaceous), Chamomile (Family: Asteraceae), Rosemary (Family: Peppermint), Ginger (Family: Zingiberaceae), Colchicum (Family: Colchicaceae), Curcuma (Family: Zingiberaceae), and use of Medicinal Methods for example: cupping/hijamat, leech therapy, bloodletting, and gams; therefore, this review was conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods which used in traditional remedies for the betterment of back pain.

scholarly journals Analgesic Usage for Low Back Pain: Impact on Health Care Costs and Service Use

Spine ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1075-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly T. Vogt ◽  
C Kent Kwoh ◽  
Doris K. Cope ◽  
Thaddeus A. Osial ◽  
Michael Culyba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Care Costs

scholarly journals Wearable Technology to Increase Self-Awareness of Low Back Pain: A Survey of Technology Needs among Health Care Workers

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (24) ◽  
pp. 8412
Author(s):  
Andrea Ferrone ◽  
Christopher Napier ◽  
Carlo Menon
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Monitoring Technologies

Low back pain (LBP) is a leading contributor to musculoskeletal injury worldwide and carries a high economic cost. The healthcare industry is the most burdened, with nurses, in particular, being highly prone to LBP. Wearable technologies have the potential to address the challenges of monitoring postures that contribute to LBP and increase self-awareness of workplace postures and movements. We aimed to gain insight into workers’ perceptions of LBP and whether they would consider using wearable monitoring technologies to reduce injury risks. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to gather information from a selected population of nurses. Sixty-four participants completed the survey, and data were analyzed with the support of Machine Learning techniques. Findings from this study indicate that the surveyed population (64 nurses) is interested in these new approaches to monitor movement and posture in the workplace. This technology can potentially change the way ergonomic guidelines are implemented in this population.

scholarly journals Where to Start? A Two Stage Residual Inclusion Approach to Estimating Influence of the Initial Provider on Health Care Utilization and Costs for Low Back Pain in the US

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Harwood ◽  
Jesse Pines ◽  
C. Holly A. Andrilla ◽  
Bianca K. Frogner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Index Date ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Opioid Prescription ◽  
Serious Illness

Abstract Background: Diagnostic testing and treatment recommendations can vary when medical care is sought by individuals for low back pain (LBP), leading to variation in quality and costs of care. We examine how first provider seen by an individual at initial diagnosis of LBP influences downstream utilization and costs. Methods: Using national private health insurance claims data, individuals age 18 or older were retrospectively assigned to cohorts based on the first provider seen at the index date of LBP diagnosis. Exclusion criteria included individuals with a diagnosis of LBP or any serious medical conditions, or an opioid prescription recorded in the six months prior to the index date. Outcome measures included use of imaging, back surgery rates, hospitalization rates, emergency department visits, early- and long-term opioid use, and costs (out-of-pocket and total costs of care) twelve months post-index date. We used a common econometric technique, two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) estimation to reduce selection bias in the choice of first provider, controlling for demographics.Results: Among 3,799,593 individuals, cost and utilization varied considerably based on first provider seen by the patient. The frequency of early opioid prescription was significantly lower when care began with an acupuncturist or chiropractor, and highest for those who began with an emergency medicine physician or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Long-term opioid prescriptions were low across most providers except physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians and APRNs. The frequency and time to serious illness varied little across providers. Total cost of care was lowest when starting with a chiropractor ($5,093) or primary care physician ($5,660), and highest when starting with an orthopedist ($9,434) or acupuncturist ($9,205). Conclusion: The first provider seen by individuals with LBP was associated with large differences in health care utilization, opioid prescriptions, and cost while there were no differences in delays in diagnosis of serious illness.

Prevalence of Work Related Low Back Pain in Healthcare Professionals

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
OJS Admin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
The Other ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Causative Factors

Health care professionals experience more low back pain than most of the other groups. Occupational and social stresses, no use of preventive measures, poor body mechanics, excessive movements and not seeking medical care are considered as the causative factors for back pain.

Do ICF Core Sets for Low Back Pain Include Patients' Self-Reported Activity Limitations because of Back Problems?

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildegunn Lygren ◽  
Liv Inger Strand ◽  
Bodil Anderson ◽  
Liv Heide Magnussen
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Activity Limitations ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Core Sets ◽  
Back Problems ◽  
Icf Core Sets
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