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Chronic low back pain is the second leading cause of disability in the United States, and it is often associated with severe fatigue. However, little is known about individual differences that may be related to poorer mental health and pain among individuals with severe fatigue and chronic low back
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether patients with recurrent low back pain display a different pattern of mood fluctuations across days than matched healthy controls and whether these mood states are related to pain occurrence and/or magnitude using a prospective design. The
Background: Differences in pain processing, muscle structure and function have been reported in patients with low back pain (LBP) with different grades of pain chronicity.
Objective:
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of continuous ultrasound (US) plus exercise on the endurance of paravertebral muscles of patients with chronic non specific low back pain (CNSLBP).
METHODS
In this pilot, pretest-posttest study, 22 patients with CNSLBP participated.
White blood cells, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are sensitive tools to discover rare, but potentially serious pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis, a disease whose incidence is increasing.
Objectives: To measure the use of complementary health approaches (CHAs) recommended in recent clinical practice guidelines relating to low-back pain, multivariate factors associated with their use, and clinical outcomes of CHA users and nonusers. Design: Observational cross-sectional
There are few studies of the therapeutic effects of long-term corset wearing in patients with chronic low back pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long-term corset wearing on chronic low back pain and to examine the myoelectrical activities of the paravertebral muscles. Forty
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) afflicts millions of people worldwide, with particularly high prevalence in military veterans. Many treatment options exist for CLBP, but most have limited effectiveness and some have significant side effects. In general populations with CLBP, yoga has been shown to
BACKGROUND
Wide variations in disability duration and magnitude have been noted among recipients of workers' compensation for low back pain. Findings from recent studies have indicated that inclusion of a broad array of variables (i.e., physical, occupation, social, economic) is needed to understand
We conducted a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of short-term 890-nm light therapy in patients with chronic low back pain in a rehabilitation clinic. Thirty-eight women and 22 men with chronic low back pain (mean age, 60.3 years; range, 32-80 years)
OBJECTIVE
This study analyzed the impact of psychosocial factors on pregnant women with lower back pain and an associated lack of physical activity prior to pregnancy.
METHODS
The sample included 66 pregnant women who were randomly selected from a total of 84 patients in the waiting rooms of the
To determine the risk factors associated with complain of low back pain. A cross sectional study was done from June 2004 until August 2005. Seven hundred and sixty commercial vehicle drivers from 11 bus companies in central, northern and eastern regions in Malaysia participated in this study.
Primary spinal melanomas are extremely rare lesions. In 1906, Hirschberg reported the first primary spinal melanoma, and since then only 40 new cases have been reported. A 47-year-old man was admitted suffering from low back pain, fatigue and loss of body weight persisting for three months. He had a
OBJECTIVE
To emphasize the importance of early detection, recognition, appropriate investigation, accurate diagnosis, proper referral, and treatment of an aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) presenting as chronic low back pain (LBP) in a chiropractic office.
METHODS
A 21-year-old female student presented to
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to explore whether a relationship existed between subject's experience and objective measurements of back-muscle fatigue in healthy subjects. This may be used as reference material later.
METHODS
Muscle fatigue in the lower back was measured in healthy subjects