Posterior chain flexibility and lower back pain in farm workers

Lower back pain

Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly medical problems today [1, 2]. Pain is usually transitory and can arise from the intervertebral discs, bones, ligaments and muscles of the spine. Risk factors for LBP include genetic, environmental, psychosocial and biomechanical influences [3]. However, although 85% of LBP cases have no clear etiology, 97% may be due to musculoskeletal...

Comparison of brief pain inventory and Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire in lower back in pregnant women

Background: Pain in the lower back and pelvic pain are one of the most common problems in pregnancy. Appropriate and low-cost diagnostic and validated measurements are required. Current criteria do not adequately describe the complications and complications of pain relievers. Therefore, there is a need for a reliable, valid and responsive measurement tool. Methods: This descriptive study was p...

Balance and mobility during daily activities, low back pain, amputated and intact side pain in Iranian lower limb amputees

Background and Aim: Lower limb amputation and prosthesis use affect mobility and other aspects of amputees’ daily activities. Awareness of these effects may aid health-care and rehabilitation systems in improving quality of life and well-being of lower limb amputees. A questionnaire was used to collect data about the conditions resulting from lower limb amputation, mobility, low back pain, bala...

Subcutaneous lumbar edema and posterior compartment degenerative disease in patients with lower back pain

Chronic Mechanical Lower Back Pain

♦ Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Dept of Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA ◊ University Neurosurgical Pain Clinic, Philadelphia, PA, USA ________________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE: To determine the significance of facet joint arthropathy (FJA) in chronic mechanical lower back pain (CMLBP) ...