Brain functional connectivity changes by low back extension pain model in low back pain patients.
PURPOSE:Low back pain (LBP) is a common ailment in most developed countries. Because most cases of LBP are known as 'non-specific', it has been challenging to develop experimental pain models of LBP which reproduce patients' clinical pain.
Seulgi Eun+5 more
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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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Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s Disease: Prevalence, Sex Differences, Regional Anatomy and Comorbidities
Chronic pain affected 66.2% of 10,631 individuals with Parkinson's disease, with higher prevalence and severity in females. Pain most often involved the buttocks, lower back, neck, and knees, and was linked to depression, sleep disorders, and osteoarthritis.
Natalia S. Ogonowski+13 more
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Outcome of low back pain patients referred to orthopeadic outpatient clinic [PDF]
Background: Musculoskeletal complaints are the commonest encounters in primary care. Low back pain management is commonly initiated by the family practitioner.
Borg, Joe+2 more
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Embedded motivational interviewing combined with a smartphone app to increase physical activity in people with sub-acute low back pain: study protocol of a cluster randomised control trial [PDF]
Background: Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based, client-centred counselling technique that has been used effectively to increase physical activity, including for people with low back pain.
Breckon, Jeff+6 more
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Changes in central pain processing have been shown in patients with chronic low-back pain (cLBP). We used quantitative sensory testing methods to identify differences in pain sensitization between patients with cLBP (N = 167) and healthy controls (N = 33)
Samantha M. Meints+12 more
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Pre‐Diagnostic Features of Multiple Sclerosis in a Diverse UK Cohort: A Nested Case–Control Study
ABSTRACT Background Many patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience nonspecific symptoms prior to diagnosis. This period—the 'MS prodrome'—has been described in socio‐economically homogeneous cohorts to date. It remains unclear to what extent events prior to an MS diagnosis differ according to social determinants of health. Methods We conducted a
Pooja Tank+3 more
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Back pain as a lifestyle disease
The frequency in which back pain is diagnosed and treated has markedly increased in the recent years. At present, back pain and dysfunction syndrome is becoming a lifestyle disease, along with hypertension and diabetes. It affects more and more people.
Kamil Koszela+2 more
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Core outcome measurement instruments for clinical trials in nonspecific low back pain
To standardize outcome reporting in clinical trials of patients with nonspecific low back pain, an international multidisciplinary panel recommended physical functioning, pain intensity, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as core outcome domains.
Alessandro Chiarotto+18 more
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Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy in the Midwestern US
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong motor disability worldwide. Yet, data is limited on how CP manifests in the US. Our objective was to characterize and determine factors affecting functional outcomes in a large population of young people with CP in the Midwestern US.
Susie Kim+6 more
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