Tag: Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain
Neurological Examination for Radiculopathy
I found this recent article regarding neurological examination for radiculopathy interesting. Al Nezari et al (2013) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature investigatingĀ the diagnostic accuracy of the neurological examination to detect lumbar disc herniation with suspected radiculopathy. The authors foundĀ 14 studies that investigated three standard neurological examination components (sensory, motor, and reflexes) […]
MRI Findings in Low Back Pain
Hopefully we are all familiar with the current view that most lower back pain is “non-specific” in nature. What this means is that there is no obvious finding on imaging (MRI etc) that can explain a cause of the patients pain. But what is some of evidence base in relation to MRI findings in low […]
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