
Understanding and Better Classifying Sciatica
Sciatica, a condition characterized by pain radiating from the spine into the leg, can have a profound impact on someone’s quality of life and bring significant costs with it. However, despite its prevalence and debilitating effects, there…

Growth of the Lower Back Pain Endemic Worldwide
In a recent article in The Lancet Rheumatology, researchers show how lower back pain is a rapidly escalating global issue, affecting an estimated 619 million people in 2020 - nearly 10% of the world's population. Experts predict that this…

The LBP Forecast After Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH)

Cell Clustering in Disc Degeneration – Reparative Potential Within
Goal of the Study?
Learning how back pain develops and potentially advances in degenerative disc disease is critical. Back pain has profound socioeconomic costs worldwide. In this research paper[1.Cell clustering in intervertebral disc degeneration:…

Pain Education Models for Better Patient Education
There you are, as a clinician, with a patient's eyes glaring at you for a reason. WHY do they hurt? It made me uncomfortable in my early years, but later, I learned that sharing your 'probable' diagnosis is essential. As a chiropractor, we are…

Communication Language Important in the Trajectory of LBP Care
Goal of the Study?
What effect will telling a low back pain patient that they have a disc bulge or degeneration have on them? This study was published in the European Journal of Pain [1.Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions…

Can MRI findings predict lumbar instability?
Goal of the Study?
Vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis) can occur in the ageing spine. In listhesis, one vertebra is either forward or backwards relative to its adjacent vertebral partner in the vertebral column. In this research study [1.Magnetic…

Lumbar Flexion and Kinesiophobia | Task-Specific Fear Research
Goal of the Study?
This study aims to assess whether someone is generally fearful of painful movement or is it related to a specific task. It is common for those with chronic low back pain to experience an avoidance and fear of movement, likely…

Non-specific Low Back Pain Language Has Hampered Our Low Back Pain Research Push
Goal of the Study?
Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) has been misunderstood by many. In this opinion paper[1.Reconsidering non-specific low back pain: Where to from here?] published in The Spine Journal, the authors tackle an essential topic…