Use of red flags to screen for vertebral fractures in people with low back pain
The Cochrane Library contains many reviews relevant to the management of low back pain, one of the common health problems in the world. This includes reviews of what to look out for when someone presents with low back pain and the review of red flags that would highlight the need to screen for a spinal fracture was updated in August 2023. Here ’s Chris Han from the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health and the University of Sydney in Australia to describe the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Yoga for chronic non-specific low back pain
Low-back pain is a very common problem, and a variety of treatments have been assessed in Cochrane Reviews. In November 2022, we published an update of the 2017 Cochrane review of the effects of yoga for chronic, non-specific low-back pain. The review was led by Susan Wieland of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field in the USA, together with colleagues from Canada, Germany and the UK. Here ’s another of the authors on the review, Shireen Harbin from the Institute for Work& Health in Toronto Canada to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Sensorimotor Training for Chronic Low Back Pain, Risk of Cardiovascular Events Following Gout Flares, Dialysis Facility Ownership and Patient Outcomes, and more
Editor’s Summary by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 2, 2022, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Exercise for treatment of chronic low back pain
Chronic low back pain is a very common health problem and there are many relevant reviews in the Cochrane Library. A new review, of nearly 250 studies of the effects of exercise, was added to the Library in September 2021. Toby Lasserson, Deputy Editor in Chief of the Library spoke with lead author, Jill Hayden from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada about the review and its findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - Freedom Day
The 19th of July in the UK saw the relaxation of covid rules that have been in place for 18 months - social distancing requirements in venues, mask wearing in public will no longer be legally mandated.
There are a lot of questions about what this will mean for the pandemic, and in this episode of Talk Evidence Helen MacDonald, Joe Ross and Duncan Jarvies are joined by Iain Buchan, professor of public health in Liverpool, who has been involved in 2 key studies on covid transmission.
Firstly, la teral flow tests - the big questions has been how well do they work in the wild - and how well do they have to work, to be usef...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - Freedom Day
The 19th of July in the UK saw the relaxation of covid rules that have been in place for 18 months - social distancing requirements in venues, mask wearing in public will no longer be legally mandated.
There are a lot of questions about what this will mean for the pandemic, and in this episode of Talk Evidence Helen MacDonald, Joe Ross and Duncan Jarvies are joined by Iain Buchan, professor of public health in Liverpool, who has been involved in 2 key studies on covid transmission.
Firstly, lateral flow tests - the big questions has been how well do they work in the wild - and how well do they have to work, to be useful...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Melissa B. Weimer, DO, MCR - Navigating Through New Guidelines for Acute Nonspecific Low Back Pain: The Role of Nonpharmacologic Therapies
Navigating Through New Guidelines for Acute Nonspecific Low Back Pain: The Role of Nonpharmacologic Therapies (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Primary Care)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Primary Care - June 19, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Issue Summary 2: May 2018
David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD, Editor of Radiology discusses four research articles from the May 2018 issue of Radiology. ARTICLES DISCUSSED Summary of CM-101: Type I Collagen-targeted MR Imaging Probe for Detection of Liver Fibrosis. Radiology 2018;287(2):581-589. Summary of What Patients Want to Know about Imaging Examinations: A Multiinstitutional U.S. Survey in Adult and Pediatric Teaching Hospitals on Patient Preferences for Receiving Information before Radiologic Examinations. Radiology 2018;287(2):554-562. Summary of Changes in Primary Care Health Care Utilization after Inclusion of Epidemiologic Data in Lumbar Spine MR...
Source: Radiology Podcasts - May 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: The Radiological Society of North America Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Evidence for off label prescribing - explore less, confirm more
When a new drug reaches market, the race is on to find more indications for its use - exploratory trials are set up, and positive results can lead to the off label prescriptions (eg Pregabalin for lower back pain. However, these initial indications are rarely confirmed with further, better quality, evidence.
Jonathan Kimmelman is an associate... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Evidence for off label prescribing - explore less, confirm more
When a new drug reaches market, the race is on to find more indications for its use - exploratory trials are set up, and positive results can lead to the off label prescriptions (eg Pregabalin for lower back pain. However, these initial indications are rarely confirmed with further, better quality, evidence.
Jonathan Kimmelman is an associate professor at MCgill University in Canada, thinks it's time to explore less, and confirm more - and joins us to explain why.
Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k959 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Low back pain
Three series authors join The Lancet to talk about trends in diagnosis and treatment of low back pain around the world. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Effects of insulin degludec vs glargine U100 on hypoglycemia, trial of radiofrequency denervation for chronic low back pain, review of penicillin allergy, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the July 03, 2017 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - July 3, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
