Evidence-informed clinical decision-making for lower extremity hyperalgesia and allodynia in a 42 year-old woman presenting with low back pain-a case report

Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 64-76

  Nagarajan, M ^a,b   Vijayakumar, P ^b  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Clinical decision making; Evidence based pain diagnosis; Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84857477703     PISSN: 20790015     EISSN: 20799209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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