Nslbp Literature Review

Patients with low back pain that cannot be identified as having an exact cause are diagnosed with the term “nonspecific low back pain” (NSLBP) which is now assumed to be due to many different factors.1,2 These can be physical factors, such as muscular deconditioning or altered body perceptions, or even behavioural factors, such as maladaptive beliefs, sleep problems or anxiety, which can have interactive, cumulative, or independent effects.1,2 In fact, 25% of patients who develop NSLBP end up having persistent and recurring pain and increased reliance on the health care system.2,3 A large proportion of patients with NSLBP are actively employed in careers than can further contribute to their pain, thus requiring ongoing relief.3 As well, it

The literature search was completed by 2 authors separately for peer-reviewed, published randomized controlled trials dating to January 2013 in 9 databases using a detailed search strategy. They also screened titles and abstracts separately and logged excluded and included articles to allow for comparison of screening.
Inclusion criteria was a population with spinal pain (any pain from the neck to the pelvis not due to a specific pathology) lasting 12 weeks or more and an age range from 18 to 65 years. Comparisons had to occur across 2 intervention groups: physical, behavioural, or a combination of both. Studies had to assess the intensity of pain or functional disability and include