Treatments for back pain: Can we get past trivial effects?

Richard A. Deyo

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-12-200412210-00012

Treatments for back pain: Can we get past trivial effects?

Richard A. Deyo

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Abstract

Two articles in this issue address "alternative" treatments for spinal disorders: manipulation for acute low back pain and acupuncture for chronic neck pain. Both studies suggest that the patient's expectations of treatment affect the outcomes of treatment. Therefore, we should try to learn patient expectations and think about how they should affect our treatment recommendations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	957-958
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of internal medicine
Volume	141
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-12-200412210-00012
State	Published - Dec 21 2004

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