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Back pain secondary prevention
Introduction
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]
- Optimum treatment of the underlying cause
- Posture correction
- Balanced nutrition and active lifestyle
- Physical therapy
- Psychosocial therapy
- Stress management
- Improved sleep quality
References
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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