A personalized approach to the management of patients with chronic nonspecific back pain

Back pain is one of the most common causes of a doctor visit and occupy the first place among all non-infectious diseases in terms of the number of years of life, lost due to persistent deterioration in health. Nonspecific (musculoskeletal) pain represents the most common cause of pain and can be caused by the intervertebral disc extrusion, the lesion of the facet joints, the sacroiliac joints pain (SJP), the myofascial syndrome. A comprehensive (interdisciplinary) approach to the treatment of chronic back pain is aimed not only at reducing pain, but also at increasing physical, social and domestic activity, improving the emotional state, and developing effective stereotypes of behavior. The personalized approach is based on the patient clarifying both anatomical causes of pain and social and psychological, including erroneous ideas about the causes of back pain and its forecast, depression, increased anxiety and insomnia. Kinesitherapy represents the most effective direction when conducting patients with chronic back pain and should be combined with avoiding excessive static and physical exertion. In addition to therapeutic exercises, regular walks are of great importance, the intensity and volume of which can gradually increase. Psychological methods of therapy, mainly cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), are effective for chronic nonspecific back pain, they also use in the presence of emotional disorders and insomnia. In case of damage to the facet joints, the SJP, combined osteoarthritis of the knee and hip joints for  chronic back pain as additional therapy, combined drugs of  chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate are used. Unfortunately, in our country, a personalized approach is rarely used, including the CBT, but its use can help many patients with chronic back pain.

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