Low Back Pain Resources
The following is a list of back pain resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to build the RealAge Back Pain Care and Risk Health Assessments and related information. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.
General Information
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Chiropractic Association
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Primary Articles
Back pain in primary care: outcomes at 1 year. Von Korff, M., Deyo, R. A., Cherkin, D., Barlow, W., Spine 1993;18:855-862.
A comparison of physical therapy, chiropractic manipulation, and provision of an educational booklet for the treatment of patients with low back pain. Cherkin, D. C., Deyo, R. A., Battie, M., et al., New England Journal of Medicine 1998;339:1021-1029.
A controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and exercise for chronic low back pain. Deyo, R. A., Walsh, N. E., Martin, D. C., et al., New England Journal of Medicine 1990;322:1627-1634.
Chronic low-back pain and its response to custom-made foot orthoses. Dananberg, H. J., Guiliano, M., Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 1999;89:109-117.
Congruence between decisions to initiate chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain and appropriateness criteria in North America. Shekelle, P. G., Coulter, I., Hurwitz, E. L., et al., Annals of Internal Medicine 1998;129:9-17.
Cost, controversy, and crisis: low back pain and the health of the public. Deyo, R. A., Cherkin, D., Conrad, D., Volinn, E., Annual Review of Public Health 1991;12:141-156.
Good prognosis for low back pain when left untampered: a randomized clinical trial. Indahl, A., Velund, L., Reikeraas, O., Spine 1995;20:473-477.
Lumbar supports and education for the prevention of low back pain in industry: a randomized controlled trial. van Poppel, M. N., Koes, B. W., van der Ploeg, T., Smid, T., Bouter, L. M., Journal of the American Medical Association 1998;279:1789-1794.
Depression and chronic medical illness. Katon, W., Sullivan, M. D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 1990;51:3-14.
The prevalence of back pain, hand discomfort, and dermatitis in the U.S. working population. Behrens, V., Seligman, P., Cameron, L., et al., American Journal of Public Health 1994;84:1780-1785.
Somatization symptoms in chronic low back pain patients. Bacon. N. M., Bacon, S. F., Atkinson, J. H., Slater, M. A., Patterson, T. L., Grant, I., Garfin, S. R., Psychosomatic Medicine 1994;56:118-127.
