Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Is Interventional Therapy Superior to Medical Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain?: No

만성요통의 치료에서 중재적인 치료가 보존적 치료보다 우세한가?: 부정적인 입장에서

  • Bae, Jong-Seok (Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • 배종석 (인제대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.06.08
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a distinct disease entity in that its clinical course and response to the treatment are quite different from acute low back pain (ALBP). CLBP is also closely related with systemic or preexisting psychosocial factors rather than focal or localized factors. Since there has been little consensus in practice regarding the proper management of CLBP, clinicians tend to approach and manage patients with CLBP in an empirical manner rather than an evidence-based one. In this article, I will review the difficulties of therapeutic choice in CLBP and provide superior aspects of medical treatment over invasive interventional treatments.

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