Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs for Low Back Pain
Topic Overview
Comprehensive rehabilitation programs offer a variety of treatments
for
low back pain, integrating physiotherapy, pain
management with medicine and mental skills, and various medical treatments.
They teach people how to care for their backs, how to prevent reinjury, and, in
the case of people with chronic pain, how to manage their pain (and situations
that make their pain worse) on a daily basis. The most reputable programs are
staffed by a team that includes doctors, physiotherapists, behavioural
counsellors, and social workers.
You are likely to benefit from a comprehensive rehab program if you
have:
- Pain and decreased function that have not
improved after 2 to 4 months of treatment.
- Chronic low back pain.
An intensive multidisciplinary treatment program is considered an effective
approach to treating chronic low back pain. 1
- Had back surgery.
- Had one or more
unsuccessful back surgeries and have been incapacitated for several
years.
References
Citations
- McIntosh G, Hall H (2008). Low back pain (chronic), search date May 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Robert B. Keller, MD - Orthopedics |
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| Last Revised | June 8, 2010 |
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Last Revised:
June 8, 2010
McIntosh G, Hall H (2008). Low back pain (chronic), search date May 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
