MRI Scans Often Alter Management of Proposed Lumbar Spine Injections
The majority of interventional spine physicians reported using magnetic resonance imaging ahead of lumbar epidural steroid injections to correlate with the physical examination.
Back Pain
Lumbar ESI May Improve Function, Pain in Elderly Patients With Symptomatic Stenosis
Older individuals with symptomatic lumbar stenosis who were given lumbar epidural steroid injections were found to have improved pain scores and physical function 1 month after the intervention.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Early Arthritis, Inflammatory Back Pain
Researchers posit that improvement of health related quality of life should be an objectives of treatment of early arthritis and early inflammatory back pain, but their finding is that disease only explains part of the assessment of quality of life.
High Frequency TENS Beneficial in Chronic Low Back Pain
Daily use of a high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device may reduce pain and improve function in patients with chronic low back pain.
Tobacco Users More Likely to Be Co-Prescribed Opioids With Benzodiazepines, Muscle Relaxants
Patients with non-cancer back or neck pain who use vs do not use tobacco may be more likely to be concurrently prescribed opioid analgesics with muscle relaxants and/or benzodiazepines.
Multi-Site Pain Common in Adults With Persistent Back Pain
Multi-site pain was found to be common in older adults with persistent back pain and be associated with greater back pain intensity and poorer quality of life.
Color Doppler Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Sacroiliitis in Inflammatory Back Pain
Color Doppler ultrasound may represent an appropriate tool for the diagnosis of sacroiliitis in patients presenting with inflammatory back pain.
Depression Comorbidity Associated With Greater Healthcare Expenditures in Back Pain
Patients with spondylosis, intervertebral disk disorders, and other back issues and comorbid depression may have greater healthcare expenditures than those without the comorbidity.
Chronic Spinal Pain and Depression: Does One Represent a Risk Factor for the Other?
Chronic spinal pain and depressive disorders — particularly chronic depression — may each represent a risk factor for the other condition.
Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women
Frequent persistent back pain is associated with increased mortality in older women.
Next post in Back & Spine Pain
