Use of opioid pain medications by workers with chronic low back pain can significantly improve their ability to lift and perform other work-related physical tasks, a new study has found.
For the study, a team of Canadian researchers evaluated 30 patients with chronic low back pain of more than six months duration.
Back Pain – Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Back pain or Backache is common due to poor posture, postural deformities and life style. Back pain can be classified anatomically as upper, lower and middle back pain.
Back pain or Backache is common due to poor posture, postural deformities and life style. Back pain can be classified anatomically as upper, lower and middle back pain.
The objective of the study was to examine the impact of acute opioid administration on repetitive lifting and lowering exercise in workers with low-back pain.
The study showed that opioids improved lifting performance between 15 and 48 percent.
Cervical Spondylosis - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - FAQs
Cervical spondylosis is a disorder in which there is abnormal wear on cervical vertebrae.
Cervical spondylosis is a disorder in which there is abnormal wear on cervical vertebrae.
Pain reduction, as measured by pain scales, was indicative of clinically relevant analgesia achieved by the medication.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis - Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment FAQs
Ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatic disease that causes arthritis of the spine and sacro iliac joint.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatic disease that causes arthritis of the spine and sacro iliac joint.
The study is published in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publication of the American Pain Society.
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Yoga and Back Pain - Introduction
The healing effects of yoga benefit those suffering from backpain, by alleviating their pain and also preventing its recurrence.
The healing effects of yoga benefit those suffering from backpain, by alleviating their pain and also preventing its recurrence.
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