title: [Therapeutic principles in chronic back pain].
abstract: Treatment of patients with chronic back pain may become a most difficult task. This article discusses the principles and indications for surgical treatment. Conservative treatment should emphasize information and exercises to increase function. Soft tissue treatment, manipulation, and poor pain treatment should be used as supplements, and not as alternatives to this treatment. Contra-indications to physiotherapy are discussed to the extent that ordination of treatment that is not well-founded may have unfortunate therapeutic consequences. The general practitioner should act as coordinator when a more extensive somatic and psycho-social rehabilitation programme is required.
authors: Ryggpoliklinikken, Ullevål Sykehus, Oslo.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lie
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Behandlingsprinsipper ved kroniske rygglidelser.