This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic
procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the …

The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem
in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on …

Background. Degenerative disc disease may cause severe low-back pain, a large public
health problem with significant economic and life quality impact. Chronic cases often require …

Background. Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a chronic pain condition that has
considerable impact on the patient and health care system. Despite advances in surgical …

Background Behavioural treatment is commonly used in the management of chronic low‐
back pain (CLBP) to reduce disability through modification of maladaptive pain behaviours …

Study Design. Clinical practice guideline. Objective. To develop evidence-based
recommendations on use of interventional diagnostic tests and therapies, surgeries, and …

Low back pain (LBP), frequently associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, is a
major public health concern. LBP is currently managed by pharmacological treatments and …

Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is an unwanted adverse event in any operation. It leads to
functional limitations and psychological trauma for patients, and leaves the operative team …

Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and costly problems in the United States today.
Traditional medical treatments for it, though, have not been consistently efficacious or cost …