Articles: back-pain.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2005
Letter Case ReportsOral transmucosal fentanyl citrate and xerostomia.
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Superior cluneal nerve (SCN) entrapment is one of the infrequent etiologies of low back pain (LBP), which is rarely diagnosed. Few clinical reports have been published in the literature. We present a case of severe LBP radiating to the ipsilateral buttock after decubitus surgery. ⋯ SCN entrapment should be considered in patients who suffer from LBP radiating to the iliac crest and buttock after other causes of LBP have been excluded.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Dec 2005
Analysis of nighttime activity and daytime pain in patients with chronic back pain using a self-organizing map neural network.
There may be a relationship between sleep and pain in patients with chronic back pain. We collected day-time pain and nighttime activity data from 18 patients diagnosed with chronic back pain. The patients were followed for 6 days and 5 nights. ⋯ Patients who experience large fluctuations in daytime pain levels also show a higher variability in their nighttime activity levels and patterns. Even though we were unable to show a direct relationship between daytime pain and sleep, it may be reasonable to assume that better pain control resulting in less daytime pain fluctuations can provide more stable nighttime activity levels and patterns in this limited group of patients. By using a neural network model, we were able to extract information from the nighttime activity levels even though a traditional statistical analysis was unsuccessful.
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Curr Ther Res Clin E · Nov 2005
Open-label, randomized, controlled pilot study of the effects of a glucosamine complex on Low back pain.
A series of studies has suggested some efficacy of glucosamine in arthrosis of the knee, but virtually no documentation exists regarding its effects on low back pain. ⋯ In this study in patients with low back pain, analgesic effect and improvement in QOL were found with the use of GC. GC was well tolerated.