Pain

6. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 90 percent of people with low back pain will recover within a month even without any treatment. Thus, acute and subacute pain is best managed conservatively. The latest guidelines by the American College of Physicians (Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2017) strongly … Read More

5. Diagnosing Low Back Pain in the Doctor’s Office

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Medical History In assessing your low back pain, your physician will first take a detailed medical history of your back pain. A proper history is crucial to medical care since it directs the physical examination, assessment, and treatment. Oftentimes, your physician will gather hints of your diagnosis based on your … Read More

4. Rare Back Emergencies

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Back pain is never pleasant, and tends to hang around longer than we would like. However, because mild to moderate low back pain tends to have a benign source, your best bet is usually to wait it out for a week or so. With consistent activity modification and conservative management, … Read More

3. Causes of Back Pain

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Back pain has a wide range of presentations and causes. Pain differs widely from person to person for reasons that are puzzling. This makes back pain one of the most challenging conditions for both the patient and healthcare provider. Some individuals feel a constant ache across their lower back when … Read More

2. Our Spinal Anatomy

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Our back is an extraordinarily intricate structure made of bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, discs, and nerves. All of these anatomical components somehow work together to help us stand up and move through everyday life—an impressive feat. However, all of these parts also can become individual sources of pathology. Vertebral Column … Read More

1. What Is Low Back Pain?

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Despite being such a common ailment, back pain is not completely understood. More than 85 percent of all cases have a diagnosis of “nonspecific low back pain.” Nonspecific pain means that all potentially serious diagnoses have been ruled out, but the cause of the pain is still unknown. Many patients … Read More

Introduction

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Low Back Pain: Leading Cause of Disability Have you ever felt discomfort in the lower part of your back? Maybe you can trace the start of your back pain to a specific mo-ment—moving a couch, for example, or lifting weights at the gym. Or maybe you’ve had a dull ache … Read More

From The Editor

Sep 10, 2018 · · Pain
Dear Reader, If you suffer from low back pain, you’re in good company: It affects four out of five adults at some time in their lives. It can range from a mild, dull ache through to an excruciating pain that’s both distressing and disabling. The good news is that research … Read More

Newsbriefs: Pain Management

Aug 24, 2018 · · Pain
Gum Disease May Play a Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis An oral bacterium linked to gum disease may also initiate rheumatoid arthritis-related autoimmunity, reported researchers at the 2018 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in June. Porphyromonas gingivalis is the only human pathogen associated with the generation of citrullinated proteins, the researchers … Read More

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