Nonoperative treatment for pain sensitization in patients with low back pain: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain is a disability that occurs worldwide. It is a heterogeneous disorder that affects patients with dominant nociceptive, neuropathic, and central sensitization pain. An important pathophysiology of low back pain involves pain sensitization. Various nonoperative interventions are available for treatment, but there is inconclusive evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions for pain sensitization, leading to arbitrary nonoperative treatments for low back pain.

Methods

We will conduct a systematic review of RCTs evaluating the effectiveness and safety of nonoperative treatment for pain sensitization in patients with low back pain. The primary outcomes will be static quantitative sensory testing, dynamic quantitative sensory testing, and pain algo

SUBMITTER: Nopsopon T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8981789 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature