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Project Number: | I21RX003300-01A1 |
| Title: | The assessment of lower back mechanical behavior and spinal loads in veterans with non-specific low back pain: a feasibility study |
| Principal Investigator: | Babak Bazrgari |
| Location: | Lexington, KY |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | June 2020 - May 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $100,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$200,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Low back pain (LBP) is strongly associated with opioid consumption among veterans, and improved clinical management of LBP is likely to reduce reliance on opioid among veterans. Up to 60% of patients with an acute episode of non-specific LBP experience either symptom persistence or symptom relapse within one year. This is likely an indication of a failure in addressing the underlying mechanisms of pain or initiation of a new etiology; both may stem from a mismatch between patients and treatments... |