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This evidence-based learning program has been developed by physicians, in association with the Canadian Spine Society, for primary care physicians, educators, and other health professionals. Learners will utilize this program to assist with the diagnosis, sound management, and appropriate treatment of Back Pain in patients.
- This program runs in a sequence, and is accompanied by informative illustrations, and animations. To advance you must complete the quizzes.
- Best viewed with accompanying voice-over narration.
- You may pause, rewind, or fast-forward at any point.
- Slides with links to figures or tables will pause automatically to allow the user time to view the additional material.
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LBP CME
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Back Pain CME
Outstanding and practical programme, very relevant to FP.
Great stuff.
Well Done Keep it up.Thank you.
Dr. Hall has been and is an outstanding teacher.
Thank you
Would be helpful to know
Very useful.
Laser
Re: Laser
Dear Dr. Lockner,
The reason there is no literature support is because there has never been a study to demonstrate that Low Level Laser Therapy has an effect. There is, however, good evidence both from laser physics and human physiology that the laser beam (which incidentally is about the intensity of the standard laser pointer) does not penetrate the skin surface more than a few millimeters before it loses the coherence, columnation and energy that make it a laser. All that is left is the colour of the light. It is actually for this reason that many low intensity laser proponents suggest that different conditions require different colour lasers.
Laser is far from the only “unproven” technique that helps back pain. Any online search will uncover dozens of approaches that purport to eliminate back pain and all come with sincere testimonials as to their effectiveness. Back pain is a transient, recurring condition and can be influenced by a number of factors. The most powerful of these is a beneficial placebo effect. Functional MRI studies have demonstrated amazing levels of observable change in brain activity and pain reduction with nothing more than powerful suggestion.
It is highly unlikely that you will find support for your use of the laser in any controlled study. But that doesn’t mean that it won’t work. If you are having success with Low Level Laser and your patients are returning to normal function in a consistent and sustained fashion, I see no harm. There are many facets to the Art of Medicine and evidence base is only one.
Hamilton Hall
Back pain
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Source of low back pain
Submission of credits directly to CFP.
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CFPC credits
Low Back Pain CME