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CURRENT PAIN AND HEADACHE REPORTS
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0757-1
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Low back pain; Axial low back pain; Referred low back pain; Radiculopathy; Lumbosacral pain
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Purpose of ReviewLow back pain encompasses three distinct sources: axial lumbosacral, radicular, and referred pain. Annually, the prevalence of low back pain in the general US adult population is 10-30%, and the lifetime prevalence of US adults is as high as 65-80%.Recent FindingsPatient history, physical exam, and diagnostic testing are important components to accurate diagnosis and identification of patient pathophysiology. Etiologies of low back pain include myofascial pain, facet joint pain, sacroiliac joint pain, discogenic pain, spinal stenosis, and failed back surgery. In chronic back pain patients, a multidisciplinary, logical approach to treatment is most effective and can include multimodal medical, psychological, physical, and interventional approaches.SummaryLow back pain is a difficult condition to effectively treat and continues to affect millions of Americans every year. In the current investigation, we present a comprehensive review of low back pain and discuss associated pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
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