AIM OF STUDY: A low-dose radiotherapy with 5 Gy on the lumbar spine in @entity1 with @entity1643 was investigated. METHOD: 31 @entity1 with @entity1643 since three years at the age of at least 50 years (64.3 years on average) were treated. A psychosomatic etiology of @entity158 was excluded. 5 Gy or 0.5 Gy (placebo dose) were applied in five fractions to the lumbar spine including the facet joints. The @entity158 was evaluated by means of the Oswestry-Disability-Score before, six weeks after therapy, and every three months during the follow-up (22.4 months on average). Drug therapy, physiotherapy, and physical treatment were continued. RESULTS: According to the randomised distribution, 18 @entity1 were treated with 5 Gy and 13 @entity1 with 0.5 Gy. The Friedman-Test did not reveal any significant difference (p > 0.05) of the Oswestry-Disability-Index before and after therapy for both single questions and the sum of questions in both groups. CONCLUSION: No significant decrease of the Disability Index after radiotherapy on the lumbar spine with 5 Gy could be demonstrated in the verum and placebo group. The authors do not recommend radiotherapy in cases of @entity1643 . Individual successes have to be attributed to conservative treatment or placebo effects.

[Radiotherapy for @entity158 in chronic, XXXX syndrome--results of a prospective randomized study].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['non-radicular low back pain', 'chronic low back pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity1643 :: (MESH:D017116,Disease) :: ['degenerative low back pain']
