Are self-reported pain characteristics, classified using the paindetect questionnaire, predictive of outcome in people with low back pain and associated leg pain?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 535-541

  Morsø, Lars ^a,b   Kent, Peter M ^a,b   Albert, Hanne B ^a,b  

^a Spine Centre of Southern Denmark   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

low back pain; neuropathic; nonneuropathic; outcome; PainDETECT Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LEAVE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN DETECT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79958843957     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318208c941     Document Type: Article

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