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A transient inflammatory response contributes to oxaliplatin neurotoxicity in mice
Abstract Objectives Peripheral neuropathy is a relevant dose‐limiting adverse event that can affect up to 90% of oncologic patients with colorectal cancer receiving oxaliplatin treatment. The severity of neurotoxicity often leads to dose reduction or even premature cessation of chemotherapy.
Aina Calls+9 more
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Establishing Central Sensitization Inventory Cut-off Values in patients with Chronic Low Back Pain by Unsupervised Machine Learning [PDF]
Human Assumed Central Sensitization is involved in the development and maintenance of chronic low back pain (CLBP). The Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) was developed to evaluate the presence of HACS, with a cut-off value of 40/100 based on patients with chronic pain.
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From non-specific low back pain to chronic primary musculoskeletal low back pain: the evolving concept [PDF]
Background: Low back pain (LBP) for many years is considered one of the most common conditions causing work absenteeism and long-term disability, with important implications for public health systems and economies.
Svetlana Plesca+2 more
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The studies reviewed here show that the duration and severity of individual episodes of back pain can be lessened, reducing recurrences and their cost in terms of suffering and lost work. Frank examines differential diagnosis; acute, chronic, and intractable pain; and service implications.
S L, Lusk, J, Faucett
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Development of a miniaturized motion sensor for tracking warning signs of low-back pain [PDF]
Low-back pain (LBP) is a widespread disease which can also be highly disabling, but physicians lack of basic understanding and diagnosis tools. During this study, we have designed and built a new wearable device capable of detecting features helpful in LBP follow-up while being non-invasive.
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Why do so many patients opt for a surgical solution to lumbosacral (L-S) radicular pain? A rhetoric as well as specific question.Recently a Big Ten coach underwent the scalpel for the third time in two years. "Pain" not masochism was his response when questioned by the press, "Why the knife?"Most physicians and patients equate the severity of L-S ...
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Parametric study of lumbar belts in the case of low back pain: effect of patients' specific characteristics [PDF]
Objective: A numerical 3D model of the human trunk was developed to study the biomechanical effects of lumbar belts used to treat low back pain. Methods: This model was taken from trunk radiographies of a person and simplified so as to make a parametric study by varying morphological parameters of the patient, characteristic parameters of the lumbar ...
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Low back pain during military service predicts low back pain later in life. [PDF]
The aim of the present study was to assess associations between physician diagnosed unspecified low back pain (LBP) during compulsory military service and self-reported LBP and physical fitness measured on average four years after military service.
Ville M Mattila+3 more
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General internists and family practitioners play an important role in the initial evaluation and treatment of acute low back pain and chronic low back pain. Given the usual time constraints placed on the primary care physician for evaluation of a patient with back pain, it is imperative that the generalist be acquainted and comfortable with the salient
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Low Back Pain and Methods of Coping with Low Back Pain in Nurses
This research was conducted to determine low back pain in nurses and their methods of coping with low back pain.This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed with 356 nurses in three university hospitals in the province of Istanbul in April-August 2016.
Gündüz, Cüneyt+1 more
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