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. 2021 Mar 3;101(3):pzab011.
doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab011.

Analgesic Medication Use During Exercise-Based Rehabilitation in Individuals With Low Back Pain: A Call to Action

Bahar Shahidi  1 , Simon Schenk  2 , Kamshad Raiszadeh  3
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Analgesic Medication Use During Exercise-Based Rehabilitation in Individuals With Low Back Pain: A Call to Action

Bahar Shahidi et al. Phys Ther. .
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Keywords: Analgesics; Exercise Therapy; Low Back Pain.

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A conceptual framework for the balance between the potentially negative influence of analgesic medications on muscle growth and activation, and the positive influence of analgesic medications on exercise tolerance. The influence of these factors in tipping the scale toward functional improvement is also founded on the underlying health of the targeted muscles.
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