Articles: back-pain.
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Prim Health Care Res Dev · Jan 2014
Depression and gender differences among younger immigrant patients on sick leave due to chronic back pain: a primary care study.
Mental ill-health and pain are major causes for disability compensation in female adults in Sweden. Aims The aims of this study were to (1) analyse gender differences in the prevalence of depression among immigrant patients with chronic back pain and (2) explore whether factors such as age, marital status, educational level, religious faith, number of children and number of diagnosed pain sites could explain these differences. ⋯ Gender differences in odds of depression in our study could be explained by a higher prevalence of diagnosed multiple pain sites in women. This calls for tailor-made treatments that focus on the pain relief needs of immigrant women with low education and chronic back pain.
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Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr · Jan 2014
[The possibilities of increasing of efficacy of treatment in patients with dorsalgia].
An influence of L-lysine aescinat on decrease of pain syndrome and normalization of movement's functions. MATERIAL AND METHODS. 220 patients with dorsalgia has been studied. To asses treatment efficacy the Huskisson's visual analog scale, multidimensional verbal and color test of pain and the modified Waddel's scale were used. ⋯ The results of the study revealed that the use of L-lysine aescinat promotes considerable acceleration of process of regression of a pain syndrome and the efficacious rehabilitation of movements and plays a significant role in faster and expressed knocking over of a radicular syndrome.
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Current restrictions in use of flupirtine-containing medicines for a maximum of 14 days endorsed by the European Medicines Agency were followed by uncertainty/ambiguity of its analgesic efficacy for the treatment of acute low/back pain. ⋯ Even for short-term use in patients suffering from muscle-related acute low/back pain, flupirtine MR is superior effective and tolerated compared with the nsaid diclofenac.