Patients with low back pain differ from those who also have leg pain or signs of nerve root involvement - A cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kongsted, Alice ^a   Kent, Peter ^a   Albert, Hanne ^a   Jensen, Tue Secher ^a   Manniche, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classification; Cohort studies; Low back pain; Radiculopathy; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROGNOSIS; QUEBEC TASK FORCE CLASSIFICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870055392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-236     Document Type: Article

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