Low-Back Pain Analysis

Aside from complaints of symptoms associated with common colds, complaints of backaches in adults are the most frequent ones that doctors hear. Unfortunately, for millions of people these backaches are chronic and painful conditions. Those that suffer from chronic low back pain may try numerous methods to relieve their pain without success. To successfully treat low back pain, patients should first be aware of the myths and realities of low back pain.

Chronic low back pain has been shown to have a significant impact on individuals, their families, professional life, and communities. It is one of the most common health problems causing suffering and disability, and it is a leading cause of physical inactivity. In addition to the physical impairments and professional detriments, chronic low back pain increases the financial burden to the healthcare system by augmenting medical treatment costs. Muscle strengthening activity, on the other side, has been used clinically to treat low back pain. However, there is an inconclusive data regarding the preventative effect of muscle strengthening activity on low back pain. Thus, we wanted to see if being engaged in muscle strengthening activity reduces

After review of the clinical information provided by NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Medical Director has denied your admission to NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University. It was determined that the clinical information did not justify an inpatient stay. Acute inpatient hospitalization was not medically necessary. Medicare admit diagnosis hematemesis and Abdominal pain with past medical history of chronic low back pain related to Lumbar-5 disc bulge on frequent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, gastroesophageal reflux disease, prior gastritis, iron deficiency anemia. You are a 59 year old female who presented to the emergency room with a complaint of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 3 days prior to your hospital admission. You reported diffuse

DOI: 4/26/2006. Patient is a 51-year-old male chief engineer who sustained a low back injury when he was using a snap pipe cutter and felt low back pain. Per OMNI, he underwent an L4-5 right redo hemilaminotomy and discectomy on 05/07/2007 and an L4-L5 posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation and an L4-L5 transverse lumbar interbody fusion with a cage on 8/29/2011.

Chronic back pain is the worst type of back pain a person can suffer, as it can go one for months, years, or even a lifetime. Chronic back conditions are typically caused by two different things. First, a psychological problem can be a very hard cause to diagnose. Often doctors will report a crooked spine, but treatments never resolve the pain and it continues.

Low back pain (LBP) is cited as the second most common musculoskeletal problems for which treatment is sought by individuals. An estimated 90% of LBP reported in clinical practice is categorized as idiopathic or nonspecific , meaning that the underlying pathoanatomy is unclear.

This study was needed because it is important to know if the curl-up exercise on labile surfaces is more productive than on flat surfaces. Also because this study was performed on healthy individuals, there does need to be a further study on individuals with disabilities, back injuries, etc. It would also be interesting to see how the individual performs the curl-up once fatigue set

There are many more than 25 natural ways to relieve back pain, however this will be a good starting point. The 25 natural ways to relieve back pain can be broken down in to several categories. The first is stretching then strengthening and then by drinking and eating. The third area when looking at the 25 natural ways to relieve back pain is to use good posture when sitting and standing.

In the United States, low back pain is singled out as the most common reason for time lost at work after the common cold, the third most common condition leading to surgical procedures, and the fifth most common reason for hospital visits (United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Healthy People 2020, n.d.). Reports show that musculoskeletal disorders account for approximately$240 billion in the United States annual healthcare expenditure, with over $100 billion going to treat low back pain alone (Crow & Willis, 2009).

Lower back pain is common during pregnancy, and something Dr. Jennifer Barnes, DC at Heberle Chiropractic Clinic will help alleviate. Such pain is due to hormonal and uterine changes. Hormonal changes loosen joints as well as the ligaments connecting your pelvic bone to your spine. This results in lowered stability and occasionally pain when walking, standing, sitting for long periods, and rolling over in bed. Expansions in your uterus stretch out the abdominal muscles and change your center of gravity, causing strain and posture issues.

Millions of Americans suffer from low back pain. Low back pain is the second most reason people go to visit their doctor. Back pain is the leading cause of disability in people under the age of 50. It leaves about 2.4 million Americans chronically disabled. Low back problems have effects on the spine's stability, strength, and flexibility, which can cause pain, discomfort, and stiffness, weakness which can lead to loss of function. One of the most common causes is degeneration of discs in the spine. The current treatment for this condition includes exercise and physical therapy, medications such as anti-inflammatories and narcotics, therapeutic injections, and ultimately surgery. All these treatments do not address the cause, but address only the symptoms of spine and joint pain. The cause of pain is due to degeneration of healthy cells that become fibrotic which lead to the degeneration of the disc’s structure.

Back pain is common among adolescents and adults, most affected areas are the upper or lower back, because pain is subjective that makes its management very challenging. However, using risk assessment tools, obtaining a thorough history and physical assessment might be helpful. Acute pain causes immediate harm to the body and the individual is prompt to react to relieve the pain. Acute pain is transient, last from seconds to three months sometimes (Huether & McCance, 2012). While chronic pain is persistent last beyond the expected normal healing period of the tissue damage or injury, lasting from three months to six months (Huether & McCance, 2012).

DOI: 08/20/2012. This is a 59-year-old female sales associate who sustained a low back injury when she was bending down to put some shoes away in the stockroom. Patient was diagnosed with L3-4 spondylolisthesis, multilevel disc protrusion at L3-S1, radiculopathy and bilateral left knee sprain/strain.

A review of her medical record indicates that she suffers from chronic back pain as a result of multiple compression vertebra fracture, involving L1, L4, and T12. Her pain was been manage by Dr. DeBonet and had stabilized until her pain was aggravated by a MVA approximately 2 months ago. Because of her advance age she is not a surgical candidate. Her pain impedes her mobility, making her homebound.

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