Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections, and Exercises for Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Randomized Trial

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Yelland, Michael J ^a,c   Glasziou, Paul P ^a   Bogduk, Nikolai ^b   Schluter, Philip J ^a   McKernon, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Inala Health Centre General Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Injections; Low back pain; Prolotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Sclerotherapyl

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346155982     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000105529.07222.5B     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Bennett DA. How can Ideal with missing data in my study? Aust N Z J Public Health 2001;25(5):464-469.
2. Bryner P. Extent measurement in localised low-back pain: a comparison of four methods. Pain 1994;59:281-285.
3. Daltroy LH, Cats Baril WL, Katz JN, et al. The North Am spine society lumbar spine outcome assessment Instrument: reliability and validity tests. Spine 1996;21:741-749.
4. Dechow E, Davies RK, Carr AJ, et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sclerosing injections in patients with chronic low back pain. Rheumatology 1999;38:1255-1259.
5. Deyo RA, Walsh NE, Martin DC, et al. A controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and exercise for chronic low back pain. N Engl J Med 1990;322:1627-1634.
6. Deyo RA, Battie M, Beurskens AJHM, et al. Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain Research-A Proposal for Standardized Use. Spine 1998;23:2003-2013.
7. Dhillon GS. Prolotherapy in Lumbo-Pelvic Pain. Aust Musculoskel Med 1997;2:17-19.
8. Fritzell P, Hagg O, Wessberg P, et al. 2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar fusion versus nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group. Spine 2001;26:2521-2532.
9. Frost H, Lamb SE, Klaber Moffett JA, et al. A fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain: 2-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial. Pain 1998;75:273-279.
10. Gallon RL. Perception of Disability in Chronic Back Pain Patients: A Long-Term Follow-Up. Pain 1989;37:67-75.
11. Guzman J, Esmail R, Karjalainen K, et al. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: systematic review. BMJ 2001;322:1511-1516.
12. Hackett GS, Hemwall GA, Montgomery GA. Ligament and tendon relaxation treated by prolotherapy. Oak Park, Illinois: Hemwall, GA; 1993:94-100.
13. Huskisson EC. Visual Analogue Scales. In: Melzack R, ed. Pain Measurement and Assessment. New York: Raven Press; 1983:33-37.
14. Klein RG, Dorman TA, Johnson CE. Proliferant injections for low back pain: histologic changes of injected ligaments and objective measurements of lumbar spine mobility before and after treatment. J Neurol Orthop Med Surg 1989;10:123-126.
15. Klein RG, Eek BC, DeLong WB, et al. A randomized double-blind trial of dextrose-glycerine-phenol injections for chronic, low back pain. J Spinal Disord 1993;6:23-33.
16. Koop CE. Prolotherapy articles. American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine. URL: http://www.kalindra.com/prolotherapy.htm.
17. Liu YK, Tipton CM, Matthes RD, et al. An in situ study of the influence of a sclerosing solution in rabbit medial collateral ligaments and its junction strength. Connect Tissue Res 1983;11:95-102.
18. Manniche C, Asmussen K, Birgitte L, et al. Low Back Pain Rating Scale: validation of a tool for assessment of low back pain. Pain 1994;57:317-326.
19. Ongley MJ, Klein RG, Dorman TA, et al. A new approach to the treatment of chronic low back pain. Lancet 1987;2:143-146.
20. Ongley MJ, Dorman TA, Eek BC, et al. Ligament instability of knees: a new approach to treatment. Man Med 1988;3:152-154.
21. Patrick DL, Deyo RA, Atlas SJ, et al. Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Sciatica. Spine 1995;20:1899-1909.
22. Pories WJ, Henzel JH, Rob CG, et al. Acceleration of wound healing in man with zinc sulphate given by mouth. Lancet 1967;1:121-124.
23. Reinert A, Treede R, Bromm B. The pain inhibiting pain effect: an electrophysiological study in humans. Brain Res 2000;862:103-110.
24. Roland M, Morris R. A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain-Part 1: Development of a Reliable and Sensitive Measure of Disability in Low-Back Pain. Spine 1983;8:141-144.
25. SAS Institute Inc. The SAS System for Windows. 8.2 ed. Cary, NC: SAS Institute; 2002.
26. Turner JA, Loeser JD, Bell KG. Spinal cord stimulation for chronic low back pain: a systematic literature synthesis. Neurosurgery 1995;37:1088-1095.
27. van Tulder MW, Assendelft WJ, Koes BW, et al. Spinal radiographic findings and nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review of observational studies. Spine 1997;22:427-434.
28. van Tulder MW, Koes BW, Bouter LM. Conservative treatment of acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the most common interventions. Spine 1997;22:2128-2156.
29. Waddell G, McCulloch JA, Kummel E, et al. Nonorganic physical signs in low-back pain. Spine 1980;5:117-125.
30. Ware JE, Kosinski M, Keller SD. SF-12: How to score the SF-12 physical and mental health summary scales. Third ed. Lincoln, RI: Quality Metric Incorporated; 1998.
31. Wolfe F, Committee MC. The American College of Rheumatology 1990-Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Arthritis Rheum 1990;33:160-172.
32. Yelland M, Yeo M, Schluter P. Prolotherapy injections for chronic low back pain: results of a pilot comparative study. Aust Musculoskel Med 2000;5:20-23.