Articles: back-pain.
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The objective of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of cervical and lumbar pain in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and to investigate possible changes in sagittal spine alignment in these patients. ⋯ Obese patients demonstrated lower functional performance compared with their non-obese counterparts, while cervical lordosis was diminished and the cSVA was increased in obese patients. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Apr 2019
The prevalence of chronic pain and its associated factors among Saudi Al-Kharj population; a cross sectional study.
Chronic pain (CP) can be a symptom of many underlying health issues. The consequences of CP may vary from slight discomfort to disruption of quality of life and normal functioning. In this study, we aim to investigate the prevalence of CP and its associated factors in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. ⋯ Our study results found a high burden of chronic pain in this selected Saudi population. The most prevalent pain was low back pain. The presence of chronic and psychological diseases were strongly related to chronic pain. Future prospective studies are needed to establish the temporal relationship of chronic pain with these factors.
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Minimally invasive procedures have been increasingly used for the treatment of herniated discs. Nonsurgical interventions minimize the secondary damage to other tissues and shorten the length of hospital stay by avoiding general anesthesia. Possible complications are thermal injuries, root injury, discitis, endplate damage, dural injury, meningitis, infection, increase in pain, and muscle spasm. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous decompression therapy by using intradiscal navigable electrodes on pain and functional movement index in patients with herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP). ⋯ With clinical evidence, we suggest that L-Disq may be considered as an appropriate option with a low risk of complications in pain management in cases of lumbar disc herniation that are resistant to conservative methods.
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Observational Study
French-Canadian adaptation and validation of the Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
An observational prospective study. ⋯ 2.