Articles: low-back-pain.
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We describe an obstetric patient who developed incapacitating headache after inadvertent dural tap and was treated with repeated blood patching. She subsequently developed severe lumbar back pain which, after exclusion of suspected extradural abscess, was treated successfully with simple analgesics and physiotherapy. Two possible explanations are offered to account for her symptoms. We compare this case with others in the literature.
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Mar 1997
Relationships between spinal mobility, physical performance tests, pain intensity and disability assessments in chronic low back pain patients.
Correlations between the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ), the Pain Disability Index (PDI), PDI subscales PDI factor 1 (PDI 1), PDI factor 2 (PDI 2) and visual analogue scale (VAS) pain intensity on the one hand and spine range of motion measures and static and dynamic functional performance tests on the other, were studied in 52 chronic low back pain patients. Comparable groups of male and female patients were studied. A moderately significant (p < 0.01) inverse correlation was observed between the ODQ and rotation to the left even after correction for age, but not when men and women were studied separately. ⋯ In the women only the isometric lifting test showed a moderately significant inverse correlation (r = -0.504, p < 0.01) with pain intensity. Such apparent gender differences in the overlap between physical performance tests and self-report disability assessments and pain intensity may be clinically relevant. The results will, however, require confirmation on larger groups of chronic low back pain patients.
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Studies using a multimodal approach in order to prognose therapeutic success in patients suffering from back pain were seen to have highly diverse results. However, in spite of various independent health care systems, a common interest prevails in identifying determinants of therapeutic success in order to improve therapy. ⋯ Predicting successful treatment is hardly possible without analyzing individual circumstances, focusing on sociodemographic variables, workplace-related conditions, and aspects of individual motivation. With regard to objective therapeutic success, subjective perceptions proved highly influential. Treatment proved successful only when the patient's perception of functional disability was minimized. Hence, individual perceptions and experiences were more important than physical capabilities.
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A systematic review of published observational studies. ⋯ There is no firm evidence for the presence or absence of a causal relationship between radiographic findings and nonspecific low back pain.