Publications by authors named "Vanina Nicol"
Article Synopsis
- - Chronic low back pain (cLBP) significantly affects public health and has a major economic and social impact, leading to a review of current international guidelines on its management.
- - Eight international guidelines from 2018 to 2021 recommend assessing risk factors ("flags") for chronicity in diagnosis and emphasize non-pharmacological treatments, such as exercise and physiotherapy, as primary management strategies.
- - Multimodal management combining both non-pharmacological and pharmacological options is advised, though the precision of diagnosis remains an issue, highlighting a need for research on personalized treatment approaches.
Background: Conservative treatments including bracing and exercise therapy are prescribed on the first-line in adults with degenerative scoliosis. However, adherence to conservative treatments is low. We aimed to assess barriers and facilitators to bracing in adults with painful degenerative scoliosis.
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