Raccolta di articoli e meta-analisi che aiutano ad orientarsi nella terapia del dolore. L’ EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) e la propria esperienza personale al servizio del paziente sono il fulcro del trattamento di qualsiasi patologia.

Guidance on the management of pain in older people.
Abdulla A, Adams N, Bone M, Elliott AM, Gaffin J, Jones D, Knaggs R, Martin D, Sampson L, Schofield P; British Geriatric Society.
Age Ageing. 2013 Mar;42 Suppl 1:i1-57. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afs200. Review.

Managing musculoskeletal pain in an elderly woman.
Edwards C.
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2013 Aug;27(3):286-7; discussion 287-8. doi: 10.3109/15360288.2013.817500. Epub 2013 Aug 2.
Articoli esaustivi sui più comuni trattamenti contro il dolore, analizzati singolarmente e cercando di evidenziarne pregi e difetti. Si suggeriscono anche delle linee guida per il trattamento del dolore osteoartrosico.

Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy.
Pennick V, Liddle SD.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 1;(8):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub3. Review. Update in:

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(9):CD001139.
Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
Liddle SD, Pennick V.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 30;(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. Review.
Metanalisi che analizza tutti i rimedi disponibili per alleviare il dolore in gravidanza, ed in particolare la lombalgia che risulta essere il male più frequente.

Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Steffens D, Maher CG, Pereira LS, Stevens ML, Oliveira VC, Chapple M, Teixeira-Salmela LF, Hancock MJ.
JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb;176(2):199-208. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7431. Review.

Physical conditioning as part of a return to work strategy to reduce sickness absence for workers with back pain.
Schaafsma FG, Whelan K, van der Beek AJ, van der Es-Lambeek LC, Ojajärvi A, Verbeek JH.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 30;(8):CD001822. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001822.pub3. Review.

Disrupted Self-Perception in People With Chronic Low Back Pain. Further Evaluation of the Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire.
Wand BM, Catley MJ, Rabey MI, O’Sullivan PB, O’Connell NE, Smith AJ.
J Pain. 2016 Sep;17(9):1001-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Jun 18.

Psychosocial Factors in Patients Indicated for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery.
Nechanicka N, Barsa P, Harsa P.
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2016 Sep;77(5):432-40. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1583179. Epub 2016 May 4.
Studi sulla prevenzione della lombalgia, analizzata oltre che come dolore da trattare, anche come “piaga sociale” in grado di avere effetti negativi sul benessere oltreché del singolo, anche della collettività. Importanti sono infatti le evidenze di un effetto negativo sull’ economia e sugli aspetti psicologici e sociali interindividuali.

Safely Managing Acute Osteoarthritis in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Review.
Young SE, Bothwell JD, Walsh RM.
J Emerg Med. 2016 Jul 29. pii: S0736-4679(16)30243-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.05.052.

State-of-the-Art management of knee osteoarthritis.
Fibel KH, Hillstrom HJ, Halpern BC.
World J Clin Cases. 2015 Feb 16;3(2):89-101. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i2.89. Review.

Self-management education programmes for osteoarthritis.
Kroon FP, van der Burg LR, Buchbinder R, Osborne RH, Johnston RV, Pitt V.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jan 15;(1):CD008963. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008963.pub2. Review.

Vitamin D Supplementation and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis.
George J.
JAMA. 2016 Jul 19;316(3):347-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.6314. No abstract available.
Come gestire e controllare il dolore da osteoartrosi.
A seguire, una selezione di articoli e metanalisi (Cohcrane) che prendono in esame le evidenze scientifiche di varie terapie comunemente usate per la cura del dolore muscoloscheletrico (lombalgie, cervicalgie, artralgie etc.):

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic low back pain.
Enthoven WT, Roelofs PD, Deyo RA, van Tulder MW, Koes BW.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Feb 10;2:CD012087. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012087. Review.

Paracetamol for low back pain.
Saragiotto BT, Machado GC, Ferreira ML, Pinheiro MB, Abdel Shaheed C, Maher CG.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jun 7;(6):CD012230. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012230. Review.

Drug therapy for the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chung JW, Zeng Y, Wong TK.
Pain Physician. 2013 Nov-Dec;16(6):E685-704. Review.

Pilates for low back pain.
Yamato TP, Maher CG, Saragiotto BT, Hancock MJ, Ostelo RW, Cabral CM, Menezes Costa LC, Costa LO.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jul 2;(7):CD010265. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010265.pub2. Review.

Pilates for Low Back Pain: Complete Republication of a Cochrane Review.
Yamato TP, Maher CG, Saragiotto BT, Hancock MJ, Ostelo RW, Cabral CM, Costa LC, Costa LO.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Jun;41(12):1013-21. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001398.

Effects of Pilates exercise programs in people with chronic low back pain: a systematic review.
Patti A, Bianco A, Paoli A, Messina G, Montalto MA, Bellafiore M, Battaglia G, Iovane A, Palma A.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jan;94(4):e383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000383. Review.

Back schools for acute and subacute non-specific low-back pain.
Poquet N, Lin CW, Heymans MW, van Tulder MW, Esmail R, Koes BW, Maher CG.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Apr 26;4:CD008325. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008325.pub2. Review.

Therapeutic ultrasound for chronic low-back pain.
Ebadi S, Henschke N, Nakhostin Ansari N, Fallah E, van Tulder MW.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 14;(3):CD009169. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009169.pub2. Review.

Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.
Kamper SJ, Apeldoorn AT, Chiarotto A, Smeets RJ, Ostelo RW, Guzman J, van Tulder MW.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Sep 2;(9):CD000963. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000963.pub3. Review.

Traction for low-back pain with or without sciatica.
Wegner I, Widyahening IS, van Tulder MW, Blomberg SE, de Vet HC, Brønfort G, Bouter LM, van der Heijden GJ.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 19;(8):CD003010. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003010.pub5. Review.

Herbal medicine for low-back pain.
Oltean H, Robbins C, van Tulder MW, Berman BM, Bombardier C, Gagnier JJ.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Dec 23;(12):CD004504. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004504.pub4. Review.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Franke H, Franke JD, Fryer G.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Aug 30;15:286. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-286. Review.

Electrotherapy modalities for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder).
Page MJ, Green S, Kramer S, Johnston RV, McBain B, Buchbinder R.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Oct 1;(10):CD011324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011324. Review.

Muscle energy technique for non-specific low-back pain.
Franke H, Fryer G, Ostelo RW, Kamper SJ.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 27;(2):CD009852. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009852.pub2. Review.

Motor control exercise for acute non-specific low back pain.
Macedo LG, Saragiotto BT, Yamato TP, Costa LO, Menezes Costa LC, Ostelo RW, Maher CG.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Feb 10;2:CD012085. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012085. Review.

Motor Control Exercise for Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Cochrane Review.
Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, Costa LO, Costa LC, Ostelo RW, Macedo LG.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Aug 15;41(16):1284-95. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001645.

Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain.
Saragiotto BT, Maher CG, Yamato TP, Costa LO, Menezes Costa LC, Ostelo RW, Macedo LG.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jan 8;(1):CD012004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012004. Review.

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery.
Oosterhuis T, Costa LO, Maher CG, de Vet HC, van Tulder MW, Ostelo RW.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 14;(3):CD003007. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003007.pub3. Review.

Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.
McGregor AH, Probyn K, Cro S, Doré CJ, Burton AK, Balagué F, Pincus T, Fairbank J.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Dec 9;(12):CD009644. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009644.pub2. Review.

American Osteopathic Association Guidelines for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) for Patients With Low Back Pain.
Task Force on the Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2016 Aug 1;116(8):536-49. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.107.

Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low-back pain.
Rubinstein SM, Terwee CB, Assendelft WJ, de Boer MR, van Tulder MW.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;(9):CD008880. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008880.pub2. Review.

Cognitive-behavioural treatment for subacute and chronic neck pain.
Monticone M, Cedraschi C, Ambrosini E, Rocca B, Fiorentini R, Restelli M, Gianola S, Ferrante S, Zanoli G, Moja L.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 May 26;(5):CD010664. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010664.pub2. Review.

Total disc replacement for chronic back pain in the presence of disc degeneration.
Jacobs W, Van der Gaag NA, Tuschel A, de Kleuver M, Peul W, Verbout AJ, Oner FC.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;(9):CD008326. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008326.pub2. Review

Massage for low-back pain.
Furlan AD, Giraldo M, Baskwill A, Irvin E, Imamura M.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 1;(9):CD001929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001929.pub3. Review.

Acupuncture for neck disorders.
Trinh K, Graham N, Irnich D, Cameron ID, Forget M.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 May 4;(5):CD004870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004870.pub4. Review.

Manipulation and mobilisation for neck pain contrasted against an inactive control or another active treatment.
Gross A, Langevin P, Burnie SJ, Bédard-Brochu MS, Empey B, Dugas E, Faber-Dobrescu M, Andres C, Graham N, Goldsmith CH, Brønfort G, Hoving JL, LeBlanc F.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 23;(9):CD004249. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004249.pub4. Review.

Short-term effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy versus functional technique in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
Castro-Sánchez AM, Lara-Palomo IC, Matarán-Peñarrocha GA, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Saavedra-Hernández M, Cleland J, Aguilar-Ferrándiz ME.
Spine J. 2016 Mar;16(3):302-12. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.057. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Chondroitin for osteoarthritis.
Singh JA, Noorbaloochi S, MacDonald R, Maxwell LJ.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 28;1:CD005614. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005614.pub2. Review.

Massage for Low-back Pain.
Farber K, Wieland LS.
Explore (NY). 2016 May-Jun;12(3):215-7. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.02.014. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Comparative effectiveness of exercise, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for low back pain.
Standaert CJ, Friedly J, Erwin MW, Lee MJ, Rechtine G, Henrikson NB, Norvell DC.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Oct 1;36(21 Suppl):S120-30. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31822ef878. Review.

Aquatic exercise training for fibromyalgia.
Bidonde J, Busch AJ, Webber SC, Schachter CL, Danyliw A, Overend TJ, Richards RS, Rader T.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Oct 28;(10):CD011336. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011336. Review.

Non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury.
Boldt I, Eriks-Hoogland I, Brinkhof MW, de Bie R, Joggi D, von Elm E.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Nov 28;(11):CD009177. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009177.pub2. Review.

High-intensity versus low-intensity physical activity or exercise in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis.
Regnaux JP, Lefevre-Colau MM, Trinquart L, Nguyen C, Boutron I, Brosseau L, Ravaud P.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Oct 29;(10):CD010203. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010203.pub2. Review.

Antipsychotics for fibromyalgia in adults.
Walitt B, Klose P, Üçeyler N, Phillips T, Häuser W.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jun 2;(6):CD011804. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011804.pub2. Review.

Sling exercise for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yue YS, Wang XD, Xie B, Li ZH, Chen BL, Wang XQ, Zhu Y.
PLoS One. 2014 Jun 11;9(6):e99307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099307. eCollection 2014. Review.

The Effectiveness of Technology-Supported Exercise Therapy for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.
Matheve T, Brumagne S, Timmermans AA.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print]
Revisione e commento della letteratura a Cura del Dott Sergio Crimaldi (Lucca)