Articles: low-back-pain.
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Jan 2008
Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population?
Little is known about the role of prior occupational low back injury in future episodes of low back pain and disability in the general population. We conducted a study to determine if a lifetime history of work-related low back injury is associated with prevalent severity-graded low back pain, depressive symptoms, or both, in the general population. ⋯ Our analysis shows an association between past occupational low back injury and increasing severity of prevalent low back pain, but not depression. These results suggest that past work-related low back injury may be an important risk factor for future episodes of low back pain and disability in the general population.
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Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur · Jan 2008
The role of PET/CT in evaluation of Facet and Disc abnormalities in patients with low back pain using (18)F-Fluoride.
Bone scintigraphy including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is known for its role in the diagnosis of low back pain disorders. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with (18)F (Flouride-18) as a tracer can be used to carry out bone scans with improved image quality. With the addition of CT, simultaneous PET/CT fused images provide more accurate anatomical details. The objectives of this work are to assess the use of (18)F-PET/CT in patients with back pain and suspected facetogenic pain, and to find the frequency of facet arthropathy versus disc disease abnormalities. ⋯ (18)F-PET/CT has a potential use in evaluating adult patients with back pain. It has a promising role in identifying causes of persistent back pain following vertebral surgical interventions.
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A modified Delphi study conducted with 28 experts in back pain research from 12 countries. ⋯ These definitions provide standards that may improve future comparisons of low back pain prevalence figures by person, place and time characteristics, and offer opportunities for statistical summaries.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
One-year follow-up comparison of the effectiveness of McKenzie treatment and strengthening training for patients with chronic low back pain: outcome and prognostic factors.
A randomized controlled trial with multivariable analyses of prognostic factors. ⋯ Poor long-term outcome of exercise therapy for chronic low back pain can be explained by a number of patient-related factors. Different prognostic factors were associated with different outcomes. These factors were more important in determining outcome than the exercise-programs studied.