Spine
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Review Case Reports
Spinal chronic subdural hematoma in association with anticoagulant therapy: a case report and literature review.
A case of spinal chronic subdural hematoma (SCSDH) in association with anticoagulant therapy was treated surgically. ⋯ SCSDH should be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive spinal cord and nerve root compression in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy. Prompt diagnosis and early surgical decompression lead to a good outcome.
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Comparative Study
Differences in sitting postures are associated with nonspecific chronic low back pain disorders when patients are subclassified.
A comparative study. ⋯ Differences in usual sitting posture were only revealed when NS-CLBP patients were subclassified. This highlights the importance of subclassifying NS-CLBP patients.
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Comparative Study
An MRI investigation into the function of the transversus abdominis muscle during "drawing-in" of the abdominal wall.
An operator blinded dual modality trial of measurement of the abdominal muscles during "drawing-in" of the abdominal wall. ⋯ The MRI results demonstrated that during a drawing-in action, the transversus abdominis contracts bilaterally to form a musculofascial band that appears to tighten (like a corset) and most likely improves the stabilization of the lumbopelvic region. Real-time ultrasound imaging can also be used to measure changes in the transversus abdominis during the draw-in maneuver.
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Comparative Study
Worker recovery expectations and fear-avoidance predict work disability in a population-based workers' compensation back pain sample.
Prospective, population-based cohort study. ⋯ Among individuals with acute work-related back pain, high pain and disability, low recovery expectations, and fears that work may increase pain or cause harm are risk factors for chronic work disability.
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Comparative Study
Fear of movement/(re)injury predicting chronic disabling low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study.
Prospective inception cohort study. ⋯ The results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing pain-related fear in the acute stage of LBP might prevent restrictions of activity and participation because of pain, and might be a way of preventing the transition from acute to chronic LBP.