female jobber who sustained an injury to her lower back while throwing away a bad batch of buns. Per medical report dated 08/18/2016‚ patient was prescribed with Norco. Based on the progress report dated 09/06/16‚ the patient presents for ongoing evaluation of her chronic low back pain. The patient states that her back pain radiates down to the lift hip‚ and her pain is 10/10 when most bothersome without medication. With medication‚ her pain is able to be rated to a 5/10. When she takes her medication
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is happening when lower back pain strikes‚ the patient needs to understand the structure of the spine at lower back level. Each of the parts of the spine represents important facets when trying to combat pain and an explanation will make that understanding easier. This area is called the lumbar spine. Image source: Lumberspine.net As can be seen from the image‚ the lower back area is complex and made of many different components. Thus the complication of lower back pain is increased. The bones
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Low back pain is a very common health problem worldwide and a major cause of disability - affecting performance at work and general well-being. The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is estimated at 60-85%‚ while the annual prevalence in the general population is ranging from 15-45%.1 The 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study estimated that low back pain is among the top 10 diseases and injuries that account for the highest number of Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide.2 There are many
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Back pain‚ the pain that made three years of my life miserable‚ the same pain that caused me to become an outcast. Four years ago I made an appointment with my physician for some back pain I was having‚ the pain was not excruciating at the time‚ but it was still pretty agonizing‚ much like the burdens Christian was carrying. My doctor could only notice that my hips were unaligned‚ so he sent me in for several X-rays‚ my doctor was kind of like Evangelist. He pointed me in the right direction. He
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Block for Sciatic Pain Keyword: Back Pain Therapy What is the Sciatic Nerve? The sciatic nerve is the most massive single nerve in the body that bridges the spine and the lower extremities. It is fed by a total of five nerves originating from the spinal cord‚ transcending the length of the lower spine to the buttocks‚ branching out‚ and continuing to the foot. It innervates the skin and muscles of the lower limbs via the tibial and peroneal nerves. It also provides strength to the legs and is responsible
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Demographics: Mr. S. is a 37-year-old man. Chief Complain: He has low back pain. 1. What additional subjective data would you collect from Mr. S? • History of present illness Acute or chronic: The patient experiences of acute low back pain. Joint complaints: He might experience of back joint dysfunction. He doesn’t experience of swelling. Muscular complaints: The patient has low back pain‚ muscle spasms‚ and muscle weakness. Medications-rx‚ otc and herbal supplement: He just has
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This 29 years old patient’s main complaint is low back pain. Alex’s low back problem initiated 4 years ago and it has been bothering him since then. Low back pain is pain‚ muscle tension‚ or stiffness localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds‚ with or without leg pain and is defined as chronic when it persists for 12 weeks or more (Chou‚ 2011). Low back pain should be considered a symptom that is rarely attributable to a specific disease or pathologic lesion (Seller
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DIAGNOSIS: Low back pain and chronic pain syndrome 12/07/15 Progress Report indicated that the patient is upset as he has not been getting his pain medications for a long time. Apparently‚ his insurance has not been paying for his prescriptions. The patient complains of back pain. The pain is 4/10-scale level with the medications and 7/10-scale level without medications. Without the medications his ADL and physical function has been worse. His mood is bad and he is not sleeping well due to pain. He denies
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About 80 percent of the adults in the U.S. have been bothered by back pain at some point in their lives (1). It is common for people with back ailments to wear a back brace and take it easy but this really would not benefit them in the long run. It may help the pain in the meanwhile but it will not actually be providing any key benefits. If people with back ailments were to take the back brace off‚ get up and start an active physical therapy program rather than a passive one‚ they would benefit
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INTRODUCTION Low back pain can be caused by several pathological entities and its perception can be altered by external and psychosocial factors. The large number of patients complaining about lumbar pain and its consequent impact are startling medical organizations to rethink not only the anatomical pathology‚ but also other topics that may influence or attenuate the clinical presentation‚ such as psychological factors‚ litigation‚ social and work status‚ and other secondary gains. 1‚2 Back pain has been
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