Articles: back-pain.
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Comparative Study
Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas : a cross-sectional study in northern India.
To study the prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas of Lucknow. ⋯ MSK pain is a predominant health problem of both rural and urban areas. Sex-adjusted prevalence is higher among females than males. Knee and back were highly prevalent pain sites in both rural and urban areas of Lucknow.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Anterior Trunk Mobility Does Not Predict Disability in Elderly Women with Acute Low Back Pain: Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (BACE-Brazil) Study Results.
Cross-sectional, ancillary study of an international multicenter epidemiological study. ⋯ N/A.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Do occupational Risks for Low Back Pain Differ from Risks for Specific Lumbar Disc Diseases? Results of the German Lumbar Spine Study (EPILIFT).
A multicenter, population based, case-control study. ⋯ 4.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialUltrasound-determined landmarks decreases pressure pain at epidural insertion site in immediate postpartum period.
Women have blamed epidurals for their post-partum back pain for decades. Survey-based studies have shown similar incidence of chronic back pain between women who delivered with epidurals compared to those who did not. However, epidural insertion site pain has yet to be evaluated by a quantitative measure: pressure pain threshold (PPT). Algometer measured PPT has been shown to be accurate and reproducible in acute, chronic, and postoperative pain studies. This study determines the effect of ultrasound-based landmarks on the PPT at the epidural insertion site in the post-partum period. ⋯ We showed that epidural placed with ultrasound-determined landmarks not only improves the success of epidural placement but also minimizes the number of intervertebral levels with decreased PPT.