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Back pain secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Overview

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of back pain include, treatment of the underlying cause, posture correction, balanced nutrition and active lifestyle, physical therapy, psychosocial therapy, stress management, improved sleep quality.

Secondary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of back pain include:[1][2]

References

References

  1. Linton, Steven J.; Bradley, Laurence A.; Jensen, Irene; Spangfort, Erik; Sundell, Lennart (1989). “The secondary prevention of low back pain: a controlled study with follow-up”. Pain. 36 (2): 197–207. doi:10.1016/0304-3959(89)90024-9. ISSN 0304-3959.
  2. Donchin, Milka; Woolf, Ofra; Kaplan, Leon; Floman, Yizhar (1990). “Secondary Prevention of Low-Back Pain”. Spine. 15 (12): 1317–1320. doi:10.1097/00007632-199012000-00015. ISSN 0362-2436.

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