Articles: back-pain.
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The differential diagnosis of lumbar back pain includes a broad spectrum of vertebral and extravertebral pathologies. Even in cases of a traumatic event physicians should keep an extravertebral cause in mind. This is a case report on the coincidence of perforated sigma diverticulitis and traumatic spine compression fracture in an 85-year-old woman with acute back pain. The presence of free retroperitoneal gas in the computed tomography (CT) scan was of significant diagnostic importance.
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Low back pain is one of the most commonly occurring symptomatic complaints with a lifetime prevalence of 70 %. ⋯ The presence of clinical warning signs or red flags and in particular the combination of several red flags increases the probability of a specific cause of low back pain and should be examined using radiological imaging. An uncomplicated low back pain in an otherwise healthy patient does not normally necessitate imaging.
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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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Asian spine journal · Oct 2014
New modified english and hindi oswestry disability index in low back pain patients treated conservatively in Indian population.
Prospective cohort study along with questionnaire. ⋯ The new modified ODI is time saving and accurate, and it avoids the need to measure other scores and has stronger correlation with VAS score compared to the previous scores. We recommend this version for both English and Hindi speaking population as an assessment tool to measure the disability related to pain.