Differential diagnosis of low-back pain patients: A simple quantification of the pain drawing

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana M. Sivik ◽  
Eva Gustafsson ◽  
Kerstin Klingberg Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Pain Drawing ◽  
Pain Patients

Role of growth plate (apophyseal ring fracture) in causing modic type changes in pediatric low back pain patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Manabe ◽  
Toshinori Sakai ◽  
Yasuyuki Omichi ◽  
Kosuke Sugiura ◽  
Masatoshi Morimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Growth Plate ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Ring Fracture ◽  
Modic Type ◽  
Pain Patients ◽  
Apophyseal Ring Fracture

scholarly journals Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Immune Cells in Osteoarthritis, Chronic Low Back Pain, and Chronic Widespread Pain Patients: Association with Anxiety and Depression

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Dominique Josephine Dimmek ◽  
Christoph Korallus ◽  
Sabine Buyny ◽  
Gutenbrunner Christoph ◽  
Ralf Lichtinghagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Chronic Widespread Pain ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Widespread Pain ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

Background and Objectives: Musculoskeletal dysfunction can induce several types of chronic pain syndromes. It is of particular interest to elucidate the pathomechanism of different forms of chronic pain. It is possible that patients who have developed chronic widespread pain (CWP) may endure different pathomechanisms as compared to those who suffer from local pain (osteoarthritis, OA) and regional pain (chronic low back pain, cLBP), especially with regard to pain regulation and its related biomediators. The aim of this study was to determine the differences in pathomechanisms among these patients by measuring pain-related biomediators, particularly brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Additionally, subpopulations of immune cells were determined in parallel. Materials and Methods: Patients and healthy subjects (HSs) were recruited (age and gender-matched). BDNF was measured from serum samples of patients and HSs and the data of body composition parameters were recorded. Additionally, both patients and HSs were asked to fill in questionnaires related to pain intensity, anxiety, and depression. Results: Our results highlight that the levels of both free and total BDNF are significantly lower in pain patients compared to HSs, with p values of 0.041 and 0.024, respectively. The number of CD3− CD56bright natural killer (NK) cells shows significant differences between the groups. Comparing all chronic pain patients with HSs reveals a significantly lower number of CD4+ CD8+ T cells (p = 0.031), CD3− CD56bright NK cells (p = 0.049) and CD20+ CD3− cells (p = 0.007). Conclusions: To conclude, it seems that a general conformity between the pathomechanisms of different chronic pain diseases exists, although there are unique findings only in specific chronic pain patients.

scholarly journals Predictive factors of high societal costs among chronic low back pain patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth N. Mutubuki ◽  
Mariette A. Luitjens ◽  
Esther T. Maas ◽  
Frank J. P. M. Huygen ◽  
Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Societal Costs ◽  
Pain Patients

Application of the somatization factor of the MMPI-168 with low back pain patients

1977 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1017-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald A. Calsyn ◽  
Dan M. Spengler ◽  
Charles W. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Pain Patients
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