Influence of low back pain and prognostic value of MRI in sciatica patients in relation to back pain. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundPatients with sciatica frequently complain about associated back pain. It is not known whether there are prognostic relevant differences in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings between sciatica patients with and without disabling back pain.
Abdelilah el Barzouhi +7 more
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Clinical diagnostic model for sciatica developed in primary care patients with low back-related leg pain. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundIdentification of sciatica may assist timely management but can be challenging in clinical practice. Diagnostic models to identify sciatica have mainly been developed in secondary care settings with conflicting reference standard selection ...
Siobhán Stynes +4 more
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The impact of lipidome on intervertebral disk degeneration, low back pain, and sciatica: a Mendelian randomization study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDegeneration of intervertebral discs is a significant factor in chronic lower back pain, impacting millions annually. Existing studies propose a potential link between lipids and disc disease, though causal relationships remain unclear.
Ze-Yu Pang +7 more
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Causality of genetically determined serum metabolites on lower back pain or/and sciatica: a comprehensive Mendelian randomized study [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain ResearchBackgroundThere is an urgent need to confirm biomarkers reflecting the pathogenesis and targeted drugs of lower back pain or/and sciatica in clinical practice.
Yi-Ming Ren +9 more
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A Nomogram Model Integrating Inflammation Markers for Predicting the Risk of Recurrent Sciatica After Selective Nerve Root Blocks [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyMeng Cai,* Jing Yin,* Yi Jin, HongJun Liu Department of Pain Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this ...
Cai M, Yin J, Jin Y, Liu H
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Association between lipid-lowering agents with intervertebral disc degeneration, sciatica and low back pain: a drug-targeted mendelian randomized study and cross-sectional observation [PDF]
Lipids in Health and DiseaseBackground Abnormal lipid metabolism is linked to intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), sciatica, and low back pain (LBP), but it remains unclear whether targeted interventions can prevent these issues.
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NONDISCOGENIC SCIATICA SYNDROME, A REPORT ON 41 PATIENTS. [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2021 41 patients with clinical features of discogenic sciatica during the last 25 years, proved later on by investigations and imaging to be a nondiscogenic in origin, The aim of the study is to inform spinal surgeons of possible differential diseases that ...
Thamer Hamdan, Daren Lui, Raed Chasib
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Objective The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between multifidus degeneration and sex, age and side of protrusion in patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).
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Acupuncture for Atraumatic Shoulder Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 IntroductionShoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders among adults and is caused by a variety of shoulder conditions. The popularity of different acupuncture methods in the nonsurgical treatment of shoulder pain has recently ...
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Pediatric lumbar disc herniation: a report of two cases and review of the literature
European Journal of Medical Research, 2022 Background Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is not a common condition in children. Most reports on pediatric LDH concern the outcomes of surgeries performed in children in whom nonsurgical treatment failed while the outcome of nonsurgical treatment of LDH in
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