Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women
Frequent persistent back pain is associated with increased mortality in older women.
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Subjective and Objective Well-Being Profiles in Chronic Back Pain
Well-being was found to be associated with psychosocial resources and subjective evaluations to a greater extent than with objective measures in patients with chronic back pain.
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Disrupts Back Pain
Dorsal root ganglion neurostimulation therapy may reduce pain and disability in patients with chronic lower extremity and back pain.
Inflammatory Back Pain Resolves in Many Patients
Inflammatory back pain often resolves, while in 30 percent of patients it progresses to spondyloarthritis within 10 years.
Transformainal Epidural Steroid Injection Superior to Caudal in Lumbosacral Disk Herniation
For patients with lumbosacral disk herniation being considered for epidural steroid injection (ESI) to treat back and radicular pain, transforaminal ESI may be superior to caudal ESI in terms of clinical outcomes.
Eight Factors Predict Pain After Spine Surgery
An elastic net algorithm was used to create a predictive model of postoperative pain in the first 24 hours after surgery using a randomly selected training cohort.
Prediction Model Shows Accuracy in Estimating Outcomes After Low Back Surgery
A multivariable prediction model for outcome after lower back surgery may reliably predict 12-month improvements.
Epidural Steroid Injection Outcomes and Prior Opioid Use
Opioid use prior to epidural steroid injections for degenerative spine diseases may not have an impact on the long-term effectiveness of the injections.
Radiofrequency Denervation May Provide Substantive Relief for Thoracic Facet Joint Pain
Radiofrequency denervation of thoracic facet joints may provide pain relief comparable to that achieved for cervical and lumbar facet joints.
Opioid Prescription Patterns in Patients With Back Pain and Depression
Patients with low back pain who are depressed are more likely to be prescribed opioids, and to be prescribed higher doses.
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