Many of the spontaneous recovery don't make it to the doctors!
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From: Manchester & Salford <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: 21 October 1998 5:42
Subject: Re: Low Back Pain in UK
>At 00:13 20/10/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>Does anyone have a reference for recent research completed in south
>>Manchester (UK) regarding recovery rates from low back pain. I
>>understand that research indicated a high percentage of patients who
>>attended their GP with back pain were still suffering 12 months later,
>>contradicting the 80% spontaneous recovery figure so regularly quoted.
>>Thanks
>>--
>>john spencer
>>
>>
>Dear John,
>
>There's a whole series of papers from the South Manchester back pain study
>published from 1995 onwards in Spine, BMJ and J Rheumatology. The most
>recent one relating to course of LBP is;
>
>Croft PR, Macfarlane GJ, Thomas E, Papageorgiou AC, Silman AJ. The outcome
>of low back pain in general practice. British Medical Journal 1998 316:
>1356-1359.
>
>Along similar lines, but based in the USA;
>
>Von Korff M, Deyo RA, Cherkin D, Barlow W. 1993. Back pain in primary care.
>Outcomes at 1 year. Spine 1993 18: 855-862.
>
>Von Korff M. 1994. Studying the natural history of back pain. Spine 1994
>19: 2041S-2046S
>
>Von Korff M, Saunders K. 1996. The course of back pain in primary care.
>Spine 1996 21: 2833-2839.
>
>All the above studies do indeed challenge the notion of most acute episodes
>of back pain spontaneously resolving in favour of a recurrent pattern of
>pain and restricted activity (but often accompanied by an early spontaneous
>resolution of seeking help from health care professionals!)
>
>Hope this of help
>
>Sincerely
>
>George Peat
>Research Physio
>Sandy Robinson
>Centre Co-ordinator
>Manchester & Salford Pain Centre
>Ladywell Hospital
>Eccles New Road
>Salford
>M5 2AA
>
>Phone:0161-787-4136
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