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The approach of physiatrists to low back pain across Europe

F. Dincer, S. Kesikburun, O. Ozdemir, E. Yaşar, S. Munoz, R. Valero, A. Juocevidius, M. Quittan, A. Lukmann, A. Winkelman, A. Vetra, B. Gerdle, C. Kiekens, CA. Branco, E. Smith, M. Delargy, E. Ilieva, FC. Boyer, F. Grubisic, H. Damjan, L. Krüger,...

. 2019 ; 32 (1) : 131-139.

Language English Country Netherlands

Document type Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common type of musculoskeletal pain, thus it is one of the most commonly encountered conditions in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. The physicians who are primarily responsible for the nonsurgical management of LBP are physiatrists. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the approaches of physiatrists to low back pain across Europe. Preferences, tendencies, and priorities in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of LBP, as well as the epidemiological data pertaining to LBP in PRM practice were evaluated in this Europe-wide study. METHODS: The study was conducted under the control of the European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ESPRM) Musculoskeletal Disorders Research Committee. A total of 576 physiatrists from most European countries participated in the survey. RESULTS: The results show that physiatrists frequently deal with patients with LBP in their daily practice. Most patients are not referred to other departments and are treated with various conservative methods. Less than one-fifth of patients are primarily referred for surgery. The physiatrists believe that a clear diagnosis to account for cases of low back pain is rarely established. The most common diagnosis is discopathy. History and physical examination remain the most valuable clinical evaluation tools for low back pain according to physiatrists. Less than half the patients require a magnetic resonance imaging. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most commonly prescribed drugs for low back pain. Exercise, back care information, and physical therapy are the preferred conservative treatments. More than half of the physiatrists offer interventional treatments to patients with low back pain. CONCLUSION: The present study is a preliminary report that presents the attitudes of European physiatrists in the management of low back pain. Further researches are warranted to standardize the conservative management of LBP.

Asklipeion General Hospital Athens Greece

ATEI Athens Greece

Department Medicina Fisica y Rehabilitacion Universidad Complutense Madrid España

Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Champagne Ardenne University Reims Reims France

Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Medical University Hospital Plovdiv Bulgaria

Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Gülhane School of Medicine University of Health Sciences Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital Ankara Turkey

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey

Department of Rehabilitation Medical University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine General Teaching Hospital Prague Prague Czech Republic

Department of Rheumatology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation School of Medicine University of Zagreb University Hospital Center SestreMilosrdnice Zagreb Croatia

Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Tartu Tartu Estonia

Faculty of Medicine Belgrade and Institute for Rehabilitation Belgrade Belgrade Serbia

Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Faculty Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje Skopje Republic of Macedonia

Institute for Rehabilitation Ljubljana Slovenia

Institute for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr Miroslav Zotovic Banjaluka Republika Srpska

Institute of PMR Kaiser Franz Joseph Hospital Vienna Austria

Klinik und Poliklinik für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation München Germany

National Rehabilitation and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin Ireland

National Rehabilitation Center Neurological Rehabilitation Jurmala Latvia

National Rehabilitation Hospital Dun Laoghaire Dublin Ireland

Orton Rehabilitation Centre Orton Orthopaedic Hospital Helsinki Finland

Pain and Rehabilitation Center Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linköping University Linköping Sweden

Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice Faculty of Medicine L Pasteur University Hospital Kosice Slovak Republic

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine University Hospitals Leuven Holsbeek Belgium

Rehabilitation Department Azienda ULSS 2 Treviso Italy

Rehabilitation Medicine Department Hospital São Sebastião CHEDV Santa Maria da Feira Portugal

Rehabilitation Physical and Sports Medicine Center Medical Faculty Vilnius University Vilnius Lithuania

Topla 3 Herceg Novi Montenegro

University of Brescia IRCCS Don Gnocchi Milan Clinical and Experimental Sciences Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Milan Italy

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