Posts Tagged ‘medscape’

Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care — How Good Are "Red Flags" at …

Posted 29 Jan 2010 — by admin
Category Back Ache

Exploring the diagnostic utility of red flag questions in identifying serious spinal abnormality in patients with low back pain Medscape Rheumatology.

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Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care — How Good Are "Red Flags" at …

Conventional Microdiskectomy May Be Better Than Tubular Diskectomy for Sciatica

Posted 14 Jul 2009 — by "back pain" (Category: Health & Beauty )
Category Back Ache

A study shows no significant improvement on the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire after tubular diskectomy and less favorable results for patient self-reported leg pain, back pain, and recovery. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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Conventional Microdiskectomy May Be Better Than Tubular Diskectomy for sciatica

Conservative Treatment and Surgery for Sciatica From Lumbar Disk Herniation Are Both Unsatisfactory for Many

Posted 16 Oct 2008 — by "back pain" (Category: Health & Beauty )
Category Back Ache, Sciatica

Dr. George Lundberg discusses how conservative treatments and surgery for sciatica from lumbar disk herniation are unsatisfactory. The Medscape Journal of Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)

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Conservative Treatment and Surgery for Sciatica From Lumbar Disk Herniation Are Both Unsatisfactory for Many