ICPESK 2018 International Congress of Physical Education , Sports and Kinetotherapy . Education and Sports Science in the 21 st Century , Edition dedicated to the 95 th anniversary of UNEFS PHYSIOTHERAPY OPTIONS FOR LOW BACK PAIN (original) (raw)

Lumbar pain ranks second among the causes of chronic illness, is the fifth cause of hospitalisation and the third most common reason for surgery, its socio-economic impact being quite major. Lower back pain is a complex symptom, involving muscular, articular, vertebral and/or spinal structure and peripheral nerves. Despite the minimal number of studies aiming to prove the change in radiculopathy evolution, we believe that physiotherapy holds a major part. Some authors reported notable results from aggressive conservative (non-surgical) treatments (a strict exercise program associated with epidural steroid injections) applied to lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy. The protocol of these studies is the foundation of many exercise programs currently used in treating lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy.Regarding the efficiency of surgical treatment compared to conservative treatment, studies show that improvements have consistently been in favour of surgical interventions, b...

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