Low back pain

In order to comprehend the exact implications of chronic low back pain (CLBP) amongst adults and how the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAMs) may assist in reducing the pain, one must also analyze the source towards this goal. The impact of CLBP on adults and their willingness to try CAMs need to be analyzed. Even though back pain is one of the most common chronic pain conditions that most adults suffer from, it is also one of the most poorly studied conditions (Rudy, Weiner,…

Chronic low back pain is a debilitating and common condition with high societal and economic costs. Epidemiological studies suggest that 65% to 90% of all adults experience low back pain at some time in his or her life (Natour, Cazotti, Ribeiro, Baptista, & Jones, 2015). Growing evidence indicates that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as Pilates, may help in its treatment and management (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2017). The Pilates Method The Pilates method is a system…

1988 to 1998 for studies on low-back problems among health personnel. The focus on the last 10 years was chosen because of the rapidly changing work situation at hospitals, nursing homes, and other types of nursing institutions. Low back pain is caused by multiple factors, generally categorized into physical, psychosocial and lifestyle factors (Habibi&Pourabdian, 2010). Psychosocial factors at work have been shown to play important roles in the development of low back pain (Mosrafa et…

Low back pain treatment depends upon the patient's history and the type and severity of pain. The vast majority of lower back pain cases get better within six weeks without surgery. While sports injuries or accidents (sprained ligaments, strained muscles, ruptured disks, and irritated joints) cause back pain, sometimes the simplest of movements, such as picking up a pencil from the floor, can have painful results. In addition, arthritis, poor posture, obesity, and psychological stress can cause…

felt low back pain. He was unable to perform his work the following morning. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 09/13/2017 showed desiccation of disc at the L4-L5 level with circumferential disc bulge and mild degenerative change facets. There was a mild bilateral bony neural foraminal narrowing at the L4-L5 level with possible but not definite L4 nerve root impingement. The tip of the conus was located at L1. A visit note dated 10/20/2017 indicated that the claimant presented with a lower back…

DOI: 07/13/2010. This is a 42-year-old female cafe lead worker who sustained fracture to the low back and coccyx when she slipped on wet floor. Patient was diagnosed with chronic low back pain syndrome, displacement of lumbar intervertebral disc without myelopathy, degeneration of the lumbosacral intervertebral disc and disorders of the coccyx. Per medical report dated 02/27/2015, patient’s medications are gabapentin 300mg, Klonopin 1mg, Lidocaine 5% patch, lithium carbonate 300mg, naproxen…

many ways to control back pain and prevent it from happening to the newer nurses. Jaromi et al. (2012) completed research on a Back School. This school provided passive physiotherapy once a week for a 6 week period. There was also a theory part of the school that taught the nurses many things such as anatomy and body mechanics, proper body posture, back safety, lifting techniques, and more. Afterwards all the participants had follow up appointments with the nurse. They studied pain intensity and…

this case, the claimant was 10 months status post left L4-5 laminectomy and discectomy on 11/14/2016. He reported persistent aching and shooting pain to his lower back radiating to his left lower extremities. He also had ongoing left leg pain with weakness and numbness. Despite previous surgery, the claimant continued to be symptomatic with low back pain. Considering this, an MRI of the lumbar spine is medically necessary and appropriate to further evaluate the claimant's condition. A visit…

The purpose of the study was to see if the Health Belief Model and the educational intervention sessions will help with the nurses to prevent low back pain (Sharafkhani, et al, 2016). 100 nurses were selected in stages to participate in the study: 50 nurses in the control group and 50 nurses in the intervention group (Sharafkhani, et al, 2016). The nurses from the control group were given the self-reported…

Manipulation will have shortened the pain by stimulating joint dysfunction (Ullrich, 1). Back braces are correspondingly used for low back pain caused from this disease (Bohinski, 1). Braces resolve further slippage of the vertebra by holding the weight that is placed onto the spine where abdomen and low back muscles will obtain less contractions (Bohinski, 1). Individuals that may need assistance with coping mechanisms may…