Research Progress Related to Back Pain
Research on back pain focuses on:
- Managing chronic low back pain. The NIH Back Pain Research Consortium (BACPAC) is a patient-centered research initiative to improve understanding of the condition and generate new tools for better targeting of existing and new therapies.
- Improving treatments for back pain. The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) compared surgical and nonsurgical approaches for three common back pain conditions.
- Identifying personalized nonaddictive therapies for chronic low back pain.
- Identifying how inflammatory back pain disorders progress to help prevent the disease from advancing.
- Treating acute pain and stopping the development of chronic pain.
- Understanding the impact of psychological, social, and epigenomic factors on chronic low back pain.
- Preventing disability in people who have back pain.
For more info
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
Website: https://www.ahrq.gov (en inglés)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Website: cdc.gov/nchs (en inglés)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh (en inglés)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health National Institutes of Health
Website: https://nccih.nih.gov/ (en inglés)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Neurological Institute
Website: https://www.ninds.nih.gov (en inglés)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Website: aaos.org (en inglés)
American Chiropractic Association
Website: https://www.acatoday.org (en inglés)
American College of Rheumatology
Website: rheumatology.org (en inglés)
American Osteopathic Association
Website: osteopathic.org (en inglés)
North American Spine Society
Website: https://www.spine.org (en inglés)
National Spine Health Foundation
Website: spinehealth.org (en inglés)
If you need more information about available resources in your language or other languages, please visit our webpages below or contact the NIAMS Information Clearinghouse at NIAMSInfo@mail.nih.gov. You can also find a variety of information from organizations that are NIAMS Coalition Members.