Persistence of pain in patients with chronic low back pain reported via weekly automated text messages over one year.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A previous study has suggested that it is uncommon for patients with chronic bothersome low back pain (LBP), who consult the secondary health care sector, to report at least four consecutive weeks without such bothersome pain in 1 year. It is not yet known, however, how many days of the week they experience pain throughout the year.

Method

The current study analyzed data collected in two randomized clinical studies conducted in 2007-9 on patients with back pain (Study 1 and 2). Study participants were patients with LBP for more than 2 months, one group with MRI-defined Modic changes (Study 1) and the other without any pathological explanation for the pain (Study 2). In both studies, participants were followed over 1 year with weekly automated text messages (SMS-Tr

SUBMITTER: Leboeuf-Yde C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4606966 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature