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

Bae, Jong Seok

Ann Clin Neurophysiol > 2010 ;12(1) > Article

Ann Clin Neurophysiol. 2010; 12(1): 7-10.

Jong Seok Bae

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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 arequite different from acute low back pain (ALBP). CLBP is also closely related with systemic or preexisting psychosocialfactors rather than focal or localized factors. Since there has been little consensus in practice regarding the proper managementof 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 aspectsof medical treatment over invasive interventional treatments.

Key words: Chronic low back pain, Medical therapy, Interventional therapy