Comprehensive rehabilitation (rehab) programs offer treatment for low back pain. They may use physical therapy, pain management with medicine and coping skills, and other medical treatments.
These programs teach you how to care for your back and how to prevent reinjury. If you have long-term pain, they teach you how to manage your pain—and situations that make your pain worse—on a daily basis. Good programs include doctors, physical therapists, behavioral counselors, and social workers.
You are likely to benefit from one of these programs if you:
Back school works only as well as you make it work. Research has produced mixed results. Some studies have shown that back school can improve low back pain and speed recovery. Other studies have shown no benefit or shown mixed results.,
Comprehensive rehabilitation (rehab) programs for low back pain use physical therapy, pain management with medicine, and other medical treatments. You'll learn how to care for your back, how to prevent reinjury, and how to manage pain on a daily basis. Good programs include doctors, physical therapists, counselors, and social workers.
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