Pharmacologic Treatment for Low Back Pain: One Component of Pain Care

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 793-800

  Lee, Timothy J ^a  

^a VA Puget Sound   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antidepressants; Antiepileptics; Low back pain; Muscle relaxants; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Opioids

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARISOPRODOL; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DANTROLENE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; METAXALONE; METHOCARBAMOL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; OYCONTIN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIZANIDINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPASTICITY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AMINES; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS;

EID: 77958450172     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2010.06.013     Document Type: Review

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