International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Physiatry, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA

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• Research Article   
  Effect of Cetylated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Axial Discogenic Low Back Pain
  Author(s): Alyssa Pelak, Arnav Barve, Kaitlin Carroll, Antonio Madrazo-Ibarra and Vijay Vad*
  
  Background: Cetylated Fatty Acids (CFAs) have shown to reduce pain by decreasing the production of key mediators. They have been successful in improving many conditions including athletic pubalgia, shoulder tendinopathies, and osteoarthritis, but their effects on axial discogenic back pain have never been studied. This study aims to investigate if the short term supplementation of oral CFAs reduces pain and disability in patients with axial discogenic low back pain. Methods: The study included 27 patients with an average age of 57 ± 16 years diagnosed with axial discogenic low back pain, based on axial symptoms of chronic low back pain for more than 3 months. The primary outcome of the study was the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score. The secondary outcomes were the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (best, worst, and current pain sco.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.23.11.663

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