Background context The clinical entity “discogenic back pain” remains controversial at
fundamental levels, including its pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, and optimal treatment …

Objective. A systematic evaluation of the literature was performed to investigate current
nonoperative management of the treatment of discogenic low back pain. Summary of …

Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Selected Patients W... : Spine Surgical Versus
Nonsurgical Treatment of Selected Patients With Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Small-Sized …

Background The diagnosis of discogenic back pain often leads to spinal fusion surgery and
may partly explain the recent rapid increase in lumbar fusion operations in the United States …

Abstract Purpose of Review Many studies have demonstrated that discogenic low back pain
is the most common type of chronic low back pain (CLBP), one of the major causes of …

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Objective: To evaluate the current evidence comparing lumbar fusion to nonoperative …

Despite the scarcity of data for the treatment of DBP, treatments do exist with varying efficacy
for DBP. Novel techniques such as the use of biologics may provide another avenue for …

Discogenic back pain is multifactorial; hence, physicians often struggle to identify the
underlying source of the pain. As a result, discogenic back pain is often hard to treat—even …

Objective To examine the evidence of the efficacy of surgical and medical treatment of the
two most common indications for spinal surgery for low back pain--lumbar disc herniation …

Low back pain (LBP) is very prevalent in the general population. Treatment of nonradicular
back pain, in the absence of deformity, continues to be controversial. Recently, anatomic …