Articles: back-pain.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, characterized by abdominal pain, altered bowel habit (diarrhea and/or constipation), and bloating in the absence of demonstrable organic pathology. It is the most common GI disorder seen in primary care and gastroenterology practices. Conservative therapies for IBS are directed at both pain and correction of altered GI motility. ⋯ Symptoms of IBS cannot be explained entirely by changes in motility alone and may also arise from complex feedback and feed-forward interactions between supraspinal circuits, the spinal cord, and the periphery, in effect, a neuropathic process, that might be amenable to neuromodulation, that is, spinal cord stimulation. We present here a single case report of a patient with IBS who responded positively to SCS after failing all conservative therapies to alleviate or manage her abdominal pain and diarrheal episodes. Our discussion is focused on the reasons why SCS might work in patients with IBS.
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Southern medical journal · Apr 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialIncidence of postdural puncture headache and backache, and success rate of dural puncture: comparison of two spinal needle designs.
The goal of this randomized study was to compare the incidence of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and postdural puncture backache (PDPB), and the success rate between two small-gauge spinal needle designs used in women undergoing subarachnoid block anesthesia. ⋯ The low complication and failure rates make these two types of smaller size spinal needle design good candidates for dural puncture procedures, such as spinal anesthesia, diagnostic lumbar punctures, and myelograms.
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To characterize the occurrence of radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration including the presence of osteophytes, endplate sclerosis, and disc space narrowing and to determine their relationship with self-reported back pain. ⋯ These data highlight the frequent occurrence, and the increase in frequency with age, of the individual radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration in population samples of men and women. Disc space narrowing appeared more strongly associated with back pain than the other radiographic features.
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
The effect of pre-season dance training on physical indices and back pain in elite cross-country skiers: a prospective controlled intervention study.
To evaluate the effect of pre-season dance training on back pain, joint mobility, and muscle flexibility, and on speed and agility in elite cross-country skiers. ⋯ Preseason dance training improved the range of hip motion and joint mobility and the flexibility of the spine. These improvements might explain the reduction in ski related back pain in the intervention group.