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Rationale and Comments
In patients with low back pain, bed rest has not been shown to be beneficial and has been shown to delay recovery.
Sponsoring Organizations
North American Spine Society
Sources
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Disciplines
Orthopedic
References
Dahm KT, Brurberg KG, Jamtvedt G, Hagen KB. Advice to rest in bed versus advice to stay active for acute low-back pain and sciatica. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jun 16;(6):CD007612.
McIntosh G, Hall H. Low back pain (acute). BMJ Clin Evid. 2011;2011:1102.
Abdel Shaheed C, Maher CG, Williams KA, McLchlan AJ. Interventions available over the counter and advice for acute low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pain. 2014;15(1):2-15.
Casser HR, Seddigh S, Rauschmann M. Acute lumbar back pain. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2016;113(13):223-234.