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Association Between Conservative Treatment Modalities and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Lumbosacral Disc Herniation Following Short Term and Long Term Treatments: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Key takeaways

This observational study followed 194 people with back pain from a slipped disk and found those who tried physical therapy or acupuncture had less pain after six months to six years, compared with those who did nothing. Because it was not a randomized trial, it shows only a link — maybe people who chose therapy were healthier to begin with.

Who did this work

Eftekharsadat B (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.) · Khodaei S (Faculty of Medicine Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.) · Markazi-Movaghar R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.) · Ojaghlou F (Faculty of Medicine Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.) · Farshbaf-Khalili A (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.) · Babaie S (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-08-26
https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.73085