An approach to low back pain should involve an initial triage to screen for serious pathology, assessment for psycho-social risk, clear explanations to reduce the sense of threat, active rehabilitation and discouragement of unwarranted radiological investigation. – O’Sullivan and Lin (2014)
- Every year on biomedical interventions lot of expenses are incurred & evidence is suggestive of very small number of people with low back pain sufferers are able to know the patho-anatomical cause of their pain.
- Recent research & developments in pain diagnoses & management has changed dramatically but unfortunately their is lack in scientific updates are missing on patient front.
- Evidence supports a biopsychosocial approach to management, identifying the specific contributing factors in each individual’s pain presentation.
- Radiological imaging should only be used when there are clear clinical indications to do so. Inappropriate imaging has been shown to contribute to fear-avoidance and poorer long term outcomes.
- The words that we use as clinicians can greatly impact the way a patient conceptualize their pain, both positively and negatively hence code of conduct is one important aspect in the recovery of patient.
- Clinicians should continue to encourage an active approach to recovery, developing strategies for appropriate self-management in the acute setting.
- Back Pain is one of the leading cause of inactive life & therefore proper diagnosis based on evidence based approach can help for deriving better results & faster recovery.
- A new range of radiation less screening is also an effective way to combat back pain.
- Systemic approach & holistic view will help largely in effective treatment.
- Thus role of preventive science will help overcome myths of back pain.
- Today Back PAIN EXPERTS in the form of MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPIST can really bring change in the dimension of healing & pain magamement.