Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult–Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment: Part II: Myofascial Pain
Lisi AJ, Breuer P, Gallagher RM, Rodriguez E, Rossi MI, Schmader K, Scholten JD, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult–Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment: Part II: Myofascial Pain. Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1282-1289. PMID: 26087225, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painMyofascial painLow back painBack painOlder adultsOlder Adult—StepPrimary care providersMultidisciplinary expert panelPrimary care physician panelsSequential treatment optionsEvidence-based recommendationsSelf-care approachesDry needlingInjection therapyHome exercisesSafe analgesicManual therapyTreatment optionsCare providersRepresentative clinical casesPainPhysician panelPlanning treatmentAdult stepClinical cases