Hi Patry, Thank you for sharing your notion about “recurrent acute episodes of low back pain”. According to Shinichi et al. (2016), ninety percent of adults will have an episode of low back pain (LBP) in their lifetime, moreover about 24-87% will experience the recurrence of the LBP a year following the acute bout.
Petersen and Lystad (2016) presented a case report about a 48-year-old male police officer, complaining of acute LBP of two weeks duration. Two months later after the first episode of LBP was resolved, he presented with a new episode of acute LBP with radiating pain down to the left leg (Petersen & Lystad, 2016). The patient was re assessed and the clinician noted that the symptoms were worse than the previous episode, consequently,
Petersen and Lystad (2016) presented a case report about a 48-year-old male police officer, complaining of acute LBP of two weeks duration. Two months later after the first episode of LBP was resolved, he presented with a new episode of acute LBP with radiating pain down to the left leg (Petersen & Lystad, 2016). The patient was re assessed and the clinician noted that the symptoms were worse than the previous episode, consequently,