Understanding the Differences Between Low Back Pain Flares and Increased Pain

Understanding the Differences Between Low Back Pain Flares and Increased Pain

Low Back Pain Flares: How do They Differ From an Increase in Pain?

A flare-up is a worsening of your condition that lasts from hours to weeks

Things that can cause a flare-up are: sitting too long, being in an accident, slipping on a wet surface, or sleeping in an incorrect position

Recent research looked at people with low back pain for over 3 months

On days where self-reported flare-ups were worse, most people had lower quality sleep, higher pain sensitivity, fatigue, disability, and fear avoidance

Most people do not actually have greater levels of pain, but most likely worse PSYCHOSOCIAL features

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Reference

Costa N, Smits EJ, Kasza J, et al. Low Back Pain Flares: How do They Differ From an Increase in Pain? The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2021 May;37(5):313-320. DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000926.

Costa N, Ferreira ML, Setchell J, Makovey J, Dekroo T, Downie A, Diwan A, Koes B, Natvig B, Vicenzino B, Hunter D, Roseen EJ, Rasmussen-Barr E, Guillemin F, Hartvigsen J, Bennell K, Costa L, Macedo L, Pinheiro M, Underwood M, Van Tulder M, Johansson M, Enthoven P, Kent P, O'Sullivan P, Suri P, Genevay S, Hodges PW. A Definition of "Flare" in Low Back Pain: A Multiphase Process Involving Perspectives of Individuals With Low Back Pain and Expert Consensus. J Pain. 2019 Nov;20(11):1267-1275. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 21. PMID: 30904517.