Stem cell therapy and other novel needle-based therapies for back pain: Disconnect between evidence and practice The 14-time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal’s recent struggles to participate at the highest level due to ongoing low back pain (LBP) once again brings the issue of novel therapies offering tantalizing cures to the fore; he is undergoing stem cell therapy (SCT). So it is timely to explore: i) what this therapy potentially offers, ii) the quality of the supporting evidence, iii) its comparison to other needle-based therapies, and iv) what the use of several novel needle-based therapies in the last decade (e.g. stem cell therapy, platelet-rich plasma, dry needling) reveal about attitudes to management of pain in sporting populations. blogs.bmj/bjsm/2015/01/19/stem-cell-therapy-and-other-novel-needle-based-therapies-for-back-pain-disconnect-between-evidence-and-practice/?utm_content=buffer59faf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:07:45 +0000
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