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Review
. 2021 Mar 4;67(1):1-10.
doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.8216. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches to chronic lumbar back pain

Ayşegül Ketenci  1 , Mert Zure  1
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Review

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches to chronic lumbar back pain

Ayşegül Ketenci et al. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. .

Abstract

Low back pain is a common and important cause of disability. Chronic pain increases disability and cost. In this review, we discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches for chronic low back pain in the light of current data and guidelines.

Keywords: Chronic pain; drugs; exercise; low back pain; physical therapy; transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1. Chronic Low Back Pain Treatment Algorithm NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy.
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