Risk for Lower Back Pain Seen With Asthma, COPD
Patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have an increased risk for the development of long-term lower back pain.
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Use of Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain Increasing in Primary Care
Researchers utilized a national commercial insurance claims database to determine the current temporal and geographic trends of imaging use in the primary care setting for the evaluation of low back pain.
Varus Thrust Associated With Greater Prevalence, Severity of Low Back Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
The prevalence and severity of low back pain may be higher in patients with knee osteoarthritis and varus thrust.
Physical Therapy Informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Improves Chronic Low Back Pain
Physical therapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy may reduce short-term but not long-term disability compared with standard treatment in patients with chronic low back pain.
Titanium Bone-Anchored Implants Used for the First Time to Repair Annular Defects During Diskectomies
For the first time in the United States, titanium bone-anchored implants were used to repair large annular defects during diskectomies.
Spinal Surgery, Guideline Nonadherence Increase Healthcare Costs in Low Back Pain
Few patients with newly diagnosed low back pain with or without lower extremity pain were found to receive spinal surgery.
Clinical Utility of Inflammatory Biomarkers for Diagnosing Sciatica vs Referred Pain
No differences in serum levels of inflammatory biomarker levels were detected between individuals with leg pain related to low back pathology with or without sciatica or nerve root compression.
Lumbar CT-Guided Corticosteroid Infiltration May Effectively Alleviate Refractory Low Back Pain
Lumbar computed tomography-guided corticosteroid infiltration may effectively alleviate pain associated with a number of conditions, including disk herniation, lumbar stenosis, and spondyloarthrosis.
App to Screen for Chronic LBP Contributors, Provide Educational Material, Well-Received by Older Adults
An iPad application developed to screen for conditions that may contribute to low back pain and pain interference and deliver adapted educational materials to older adults with chronic low back pain during a clinical visit has received high utility and usability ratings.
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy: Factors Associated With Epidural Steroid Outcome
Although inciting events are commonly reported by patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy, these may not be associated with outcomes following epidural steroid injection.
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