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University of Limerick research shows treatment offered to teens with back pain 'outdated'

Frances Watkins, 20 Mar

NEW University of Limerick research has revealed that most treatments

being offered to teenagers with persistent back pain are ‘outdated’ and

ignore ‘big picture’ issues.

The study, carried out by researchers at University of Limerick along

with colleagues in the UK and Australia, has shown that new approaches

to tackling back pain are not being tested among teenagers.

The research, published in the European Journal of Pain, reveals that

there is a lack of treatments addressing the needs of teenagers with

persistent nonspecific back pain.

It shows specifically that treatments for adolescents with persistent

back pain have primarily relied upon an outdated, biomechanical

explanation of persisting pain. Rather, treatment should align with

current recommendations that both mind and body be addressed when back

pain is present.

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This more holistic understanding of back pain has led to a range of

innovative treatments being offered to adults with low back pain,

treatments which consider not just the back, but also the person’s

overall health and well-being.

However, the scoping review carried out by the UL team, led by PhD

researcher Sara D Hauber and Professor Kieran O’Sullivan of the School

of Allied Health and the Health Research Institute at UL, has shown

that these new approaches are not being tested among teenagers with

back pain.

Instead, most treatments being offered to teenagers with back pain tend

to ignore the ‘big picture’ issues such as sleep, mood, stress, and

relationships.

“Traditional approaches such as exercise can play a useful role in

helping teenagers with back pain,” explained PhD researcher Sara D

Hauber.

“However, exercise alone is rarely enough, and we have good evidence

that other factors can have a major impact on a person’s pain.”