Articles: low-back-pain.
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This study assessed associations between severity of, and prescription medication use for, chronic low back pain (CLBP) and health-related quality of life, health status, work productivity, and healthcare resource utilization. ⋯ Greater severity of CLBP was associated with worse health-related quality of life, health status, and absenteeism and presenteeism, irrespective of prescription medication use. Greater severity of CLBP was associated with increased healthcare utilization in prescription medication users.
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Chronic low back pain secondary to facet joint pathology is prevalent in 27% to 40% of selected populations using controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks. Lumbar facet joint nerve blocks and radiofrequency neurotomy are the most common interventional procedures for lower back pain. Nonetheless, questions remain regarding the effectiveness of each modality. Moreover, there is no agreement in reference to superiority or inferiority of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks when compared with radiofrequency neurotomy. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and almost all payers prefer radiofrequency ablation. Both procedures have been extensively studied with randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and cost utility analysis. ⋯ This study shows similar outcomes of therapeutic lumbar facet joint nerve blocks when compared with radiofrequency neurotomy as indicated by significant pain relief and cost utility.
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This study aims to assess the adaptation of the Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised to the Turkish language and psychometric properties in patients with primary low back pain. ⋯ In this article, we presented the cross-cultural adaptation process of Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised to the Turkish language and evidence of its validity and reliability in a sample of patients with primary low back pain.
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Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Standard MR-images contains fissure information associated to pain that can be depicted with image features, enabling non-invasive phenotyping of potentially painful annular fissures.Level of Evidence: 2.
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To determine the inter-rater reliability of pressure biofeedback unit among individuals with and without chronic low back pain. ⋯ Pressure Biofeedback Unit has showed excellent inter-rater reliability in measuring Transverse Abdominis muscle activity for individuals with and without chronic LBP.