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Lower back pain: a need for thorough assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Making a detailed assessment is vital for an accurate diagnosis of lower back pain and appropriate ...
Concannon, Michael, Bridgen, Andy
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Tactile thresholds are preserved yet complex sensory function is impaired over the lumbar spine of chronic non-specific low back pain patients. A preliminary investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objectives: To investigate impairments in sensory function in chronic non-specific low back pain patients and the relationship between any impairment and the clinical features of the condition. Design: A cross-sectional case-control study.
George, PJ   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Ability of Spine Specialists to Identify Psychosocial Risk Factors as Obstacles to Recovery in Patients with Low Back Pain-Related Disorders [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal, 2021
Study Design Prospective study. Purpose Yellow flags are psychosocial associated with a greater likelihood of progression to persistent pain and disability. These are referred to as obstacles to recovery.
Mohammed Shakil Patel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pain perception of overweight forestry workers: A retrospective study on effects of an occupational training program

open access: yesMetsanduslikud Uurimused, 2017
Objective: Forestry work is associated with intensive musculoskeletal stress. Physical exercise reduces musculoskeletal pain, especially for people with overweight.
Rudolph Sabrina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complaints of low back pain among private farmers exposed to whole body vibration

open access: yesMedycyna Pracy, 2014
Introduction: Work-related lower back disorders , which involve the lumbo-sacral region, as well as injuries of the lumbar section of the spine, are a serious and constantly growing problem in Europe.
Leszek Solecki
doaj   +1 more source

Brain Response to Non-Painful Mechanical Stimulus to Lumbar Spine

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2018
Pressure application to the lumbar spine is an important assessment and treatment method of low back pain. However, few studies have characterized brain activation patterns in response to mechanical pressure.
Zaid M. Mansour   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Common work-related musculoskeletal strains and injuries

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2011
Muscles, tendons, joints and nerves are susceptible to injury when stressed or traumatised repetitively, or over an extended period of time. Regardless of the nature of the work, a large proportion of the working population’s time is spent engaged in ...
R.M. Collins   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Back Exercise and Education for Lower Back Pain Prevention among Nurses at a Tertiary Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

open access: yesSiriraj Medical Journal, 2020
Objective:  To examine the effectiveness of back exercise and education to promote lower back pain relief among nurses at a tertiary hospital. Methods:  This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a sample of sixty nurses working at Siriraj ...
Thanapol Chaiprateep   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corticomotor reorganization during short‐term visuomotor training in the lower back: A randomized controlled study

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, 2020
Introduction Accumulating evidence suggests that motor skill training is associated with structural and functional reorganization of the primary motor cortex.
Rocco Cavaleri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility For Measuring Transverse Area Ratios And Asymmetry Of Lumbosacral Region Paraspinal Muscles In Working Dogs Using Computed Tomography

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2016
Objectives: Describe computed tomographic (CT) anatomy of canine lumbosacral paraspinal muscles, a method for measuring paraspinal muscle transverse area ratios and asymmetry using CT, and application of this method in a small sample of working dogs with
Bethany eCain   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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