Articles: back-pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
[Neuropathic back pain origins verified or cannot be excluded. Comparative pain study: retard tapentadol versus an established fixed combination].
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There are no nationwide trend surveys of the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among university students. The aim of the study was to examine whether the prevalence of perceived musculoskeletal pain symptoms among Finnish university students has changed from 2000 to 2012, and to explore the co-occurrence of these symptoms. ⋯ An increasing trend in the prevalence of frequent musculoskeletal pain was found over the period of 12-years among Finnish university students.
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There has been a rise in advanced diagnostic imaging (ADI) use in the emergency department (ED). Increased utilization may contribute to longer length of stay (LOS), but prior reports have not considered improved methods for modeling skewed LOS data. ⋯ Generalized linear model offered an improved modeling approach compared to OLS and quantile regression. Consideration of such techniques may facilitate a more complete view of the effect of ADI on ED LOS.
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Older patients with back pain are more likely to visit their general practitioner (GP) and are more likely to be prescribed analgesics. ⋯ In these older adults consulting their GP with back pain, 72% used analgesics at baseline. Despite a decrease in medication use during follow-up, at 3 and 6 months a considerable proportion still used analgesics.