Non-Spinal Causes of Back Pain: An ‘undiagnosed’ diagnosis

Back, chest and abdominal pain. How good are spinal signs at identifying musculoskeletal causes of back, chest or abdominal pain?

BACKGROUND Spinal signs found in association with atypical chest and abdominal pain may suggest the pain is referred from the thoracic spine. However, the prevalence of such signs in these conditions has rarely been compared with that in those without pain. In this study, the prevalence of spinal signs and dysfunction in patients with back, chest and abdominal pain is compared with that in pain...

Repeated Imaging for Diagnosis of Low Back Pain

Back Pain and Spinal Cysticercosis

Dear Editor, Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic disease of the CNS that is caused by a pork tape-worm (Taenia solium). However, involvement with the spine is uncommon. This report highlights spinal cysticercosis as a cause of low back pain, which is of special interest due to its rare etiology, reportedly accounting for only 1.2% to 5.8% of all cases of neurocysticercosis. Furthermore , t...

A comparative study of trunk proprioception between patients with chronic non-specific low back pain and discopathic low back pain

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the most common disorders in modern society. Disturbed properioception can be a possible cause of low back pain and can cause recurrence of low back pain. Previous studies have shown that low back pain reduces proprioception due to instability in the low back. Since the degenerative process of disc herniation is one of the important factors in exacerbating ...

Effects of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and Aquatic Exercises on the Pain, Disability, Lumbopelvic Control, and Spinal Posture of Patients With Non-specific Low Back Pain

Objectives: Using an exercise intervention to improve lumbopelvic control (LPC) can enhance the pain severity and disability of participants with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). The present study aimed to compare dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) exercises and common aquatic exercises (AEs) in terms of improving the pain, disability, LPC, and spinal posture of patients with non-spec...