Articles: low-back-pain.
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Clinico-epidemiologic study in the Chianti area (Tuscany, Italy). ⋯ Frequent back pain is highly prevalent in the older population and is often associated with conditions that are potentially reversible.
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The objective of our study was to investigate outcome predictors of short- and medium-term therapeutic efficacy of facet joint blocks. ⋯ Facet joint blocks appear to have a beneficial medium-term effect in one third of patients with chronic lower back pain and may therefore be a reasonable adjunct to nonoperative treatment. However, outcome appears to depend on clinical, not on morphologic, imaging findings.
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To document the relationship between sleep disturbance and chronic low back pain in patients referred to a physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic. ⋯ Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of sleep. Sleep problems should be addressed as an integral part of the pain management plan.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · May 2006
Biography Historical ArticleFailed spine surgery syndrome in the life and career of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.