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    injury incurred while lifting a television during course of work. Diagnosis: Low back pain 12/07/15 Progress Report described a follow-up visit. The patient continued to report adequate pain with the use of Vicodin and Flexeril. Review of utilization review report indicated that these medications were no longer certified. However, TPI trial with anesthetic has been certified. The patient noted 5/10-scale level pain in the lumbar region without radiation. He denied any side effects of the medication

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    Lumbago Research Paper

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    called lower back pain is a universal experience. Many of the victims experience very intense pain, making it difficult to go to work or do simple day to day activities, like sleep. Lower back pain is not a serious condition, however in some people it can be. Since it is so common I plan to study the effects and ways to cure it in my paper. I plan to show an effective way to use essential oils for back pain as well. Etiology of Lumbago There are many causes of lower back pain. Muscle or ligament

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    Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a health condition that is defined as pain located in the posterior aspect of the body between the 12th rib and the inferior gluteal folds, with or without radiating pain (Dionne et al., 2008), which has continued at least three months and has caused pain on at least half the days in the past six months (Deyo et al., 2014). Chronic low back pain is a globally prevalent condition that affects many individuals. In fact, epidemiological studies have shown that 60 – 80%

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    Megan Kadel Zach Wilson ENG 102-1044 March 9th, 2017 Does Kinesio Tape provide benefits in patients with chronic lower back pain? Chronic lower back pain is on the rise in not only America, but is on the rise in the world. According to a study by the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases in 2010, approximately one in ten people suffer from lower back pain, which makes lower back pain the leading cause of disability in the world (http://ard.bmj.com/content/early/2014/02/14/annrheumdis-2013-204428). This rate

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    O-Mr Garcia Case Summary

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    Mr. Garcia has been having bilateral lower leg pain for about a week that started after cleaning out his garage. States that the discomfort has been constant the last few days. The patient states that he has less pain when he is walking. Sitting with his legs propped up also helps with the pain. The patient’s pain is a five to six out of ten. The patient has a history of hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, and diet controlled type two diabetes. He takes Lipitor, Bystolic, and a daily aspirin. O-

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    Primary diagnosis: Disorders of back, discogenic and degenerative. Secondary diagnosis: Neurocognitive disorders. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr The claimant was a 61-year-old man. Alleged disability: Mental problems, depression, knee injury, severe back injury, unable to walk, and need assistance to stand. Initially, the claimant reported that he broke his back in two places and was receiving treatment; he underwent surgery with hardware placement and was unable to ambulate. For the previous

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    Low Back Pain (LBP)

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    Low Back Pain (LBP) is a widely spread problem that affects people from various age groups and impair their physical and mental abilities, conversely to the fact that a lot of treatment techniques exist. Yet, there is still no common ground found amongst specialist, which one`s are the most promising. A common way of treating LBP are the Physiotherapy (PT) techniques which are various, although their efficiency is still under question. One of those techniques is traction, which is applicable in a

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    world, primarily in high-income countries. Their treatment for lower back pain consists of a wide variety of combined therapeutic treatments including different physical therapies, exercise programs, acupuncture, nutritional and lifestyle education. But primarily chiropractors are known for their expertise is the use of Spinal Manipulation therapy or “adjustments” which is a very common treatment of both chronic and acute lower back pain. Chiropractic spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) uses high-velocity

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    constipation, and chronic low back pain. The client lives with her husband at her own house and has caregiver all the time to assist with the activities of daily livings (ADLs). Six months ago, client had encountered a fall and was admitted in the hospital. Then after, she spent three weeks in a skilled nursing facility. The client is completely dependent however, she is able to feed herself, read a book, and brush her teeth on her own. Due to chronic back pain and Parkinson’s disease, client

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    are on land. Aquatic therapy can be used for many different types of illness, diseases, syndromes, disorders, pain, and musculoskeletal problems. Especially, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, low back pain. Aquatic therapy continues to be improving and is becoming more popular. So I’m going to be discussing the different types of illness, diseases, syndromes, disorders, pain, and musculoskeletal problems and explain if aquatic therapy helps manage their symptoms, or cures them. Aquatic

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