Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain
| Autor: | Mark A. Knaub, Eric Emanski, Nathan Patrick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors Anti-Inflammatory Agents Physical examination Diagnosis Differential Patient Education as Topic Risk Factors Back pain Humans Medicine Physical Examination Physical Therapy Modalities Pain Measurement medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Age Factors Patient Acuity General Medicine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Acute Pain Low back pain Chronic low back pain Socioeconomic Factors Acute Disease Chronic Disease Physical therapy Pain catastrophizing Chronic Pain medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business Low Back Pain human activities Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Medical Clinics of North America. 98:777-789 |
| ISSN: | 0025-7125 |
| Popis: | Low back pain is an extremely common presenting complaint that occurs in upward of 80% of persons. Treatment of an acute episode of back pain includes relative rest, activity modification, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy. Patient education is also imperative, as these patients are at risk for further future episodes of back pain. Chronic back pain (>6 months' duration) develops in a small percentage of patients. Clinicians' ability to diagnose the exact pathologic source of these symptoms is severely limited, making a cure unlikely. Treatment of these patients should be supportive, the goal being to improve pain and function. |
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