Individuals with chronic spinal pain, particularly those who are overweight or obese, may be less likely to recover from this condition if both their parents also have chronic spinal pain.
For patients with chronic sciatica, gabapentin is superior to pregabalin, with fewer and less severe adverse events.
Integrating graded in vivo exposure into the management of chronic lower back pain may result in improved treatment efficacy and reduced pain-related fear.
Spinal manipulative therapy plus exercise more effective than exercise alone over 1-year period.
Differences exist in race and gender in patients with chronic lower back pain, especially in pain sensitivity and severity due to aftersensations from mechanical punctuate pain and deep muscle hyperalgesia.
There is a lack of evidence supporting the benefits of combination drug therapy over monotherapy for the management of low back pain and sciatica.
A 78-year-old man presents with chronic lower back pain; lateral radiographs demonstrate an incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm.
A 78-year-old man presents with chronic lower back pain; lateral radiographs demonstrate an incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm.
A 75-year-old woman complains of lower back pain after falling out of bed the previous morning, which resulted in extreme pain and difficulty getting out of bed.
Chronic low back pain (LBP) defined as persistent or fluctuating musculoskeletal pain of lower back and lumbar spine lasting >3 months.
