[8] An example of this approach is where patients diagnosed with NSLBP may be identified as either mechanical (MLBP) or inflammatory (ILBP). [23] It would therefore seem advantageous to attempt to ...

The prevalence of chronic or recurrent back problems is high and may be present in up to 39% of adults. In the vast majority of cases it is not possible to identify a single source of pain, and ...

Injury to the back is a common mechanical cause of lower back pain. Lifting something too heavy, falling down, or ...

This same process can lead to pain and stiffness in the lower back. People with OA often have mechanical back pain that ...

A pain management expert can also discuss other possibilities, including facet joint injections, other types of injections, ...

Allodynia, by contrast, is a pain response to a stimulus that is not normally painful.10 14 An example of allodynia is the person who is suffering from chronic low back pain who complains of pain when ...

Obesity can affect a patient’s joints and contribute to joint pain. However, various medical treatments are available to ...

All panel members agreed on the MIL being suitably indicative of a questionnaire to determine the presence of mechanical or ... for the specific low back pain questionnaires were from 0.74 ...