SMJ articles in the category "low back pain"

Original Article

Impact of National Low Back Pain Guidelines on Clinical Practice

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the 1994 Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) clinical practice guidelines on the management of acute low back pain. Methods: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Service database, the authors abstracted data on patients being seen in…

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Case Report

Lumbar Synovial Cyst as a Cause of Low Back Pain and Acute Radiculopathy: A Case Report

The authors report the case of a 69-year old female with a persistent history of low back pain. Plain lumbar radiographs, performed at symptom initiation, revealed lumbar spondylolisthesis. Low back pain was attributed to this, and the patient received conservative treatment with partial relief of symptoms. Four years later, and…

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