Journal article
A Definition of “Flare” in Low Back Pain: A Multiphase Process Involving Perspectives of Individuals With Low Back Pain and Expert Consensus
Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) varies over time. Consumers, clinicians, and researchers use various terms to describe LBP fluctuations, such as episodes, recurrences and flares. Although "flare" is use commonly, there is no consensus on how it is defined. This study aimed to obtain consensus for a LBP flare definition using a mixed-method approach. Step 1 involved the derivation of a preliminary candidate flare definition based on thematic analysis of …
Authors
Costa N; Ferreira ML; Setchell J; Makovey J; Dekroo T; Downie A; Diwan A; Koes B; Natvig B; Vicenzino B
Journal
Journal of Pain, Vol. 20, No. 11, pp. 1267–1275
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009
ISSN
1526-5900