CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF UNSPECIFIC LUMBALGIA: MYTHS AND REALITY

Abstract

In our country there are many common myths about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of back pain: ostheochondrosis is the main cause of the pain, magnetic resonance imaging is the best method of diagnosis, manual therapy and acupuncture are the basic methods of treatment. Up-to-date data on the causes, diagnosis, treatment of acute and chronic pain in the lumbosacral region (lumbalgia) are provided. The own experience of treatment of patients with acute and chronic back pain is demonstrated.

Keywords

• back pain
• unspecific lumbalgia
• nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
• meloxicam
• movalis