Low back pain is a frequent complaint of patients seeking care at private offices, ambulatory
clinics, and EDs. Key signs and symptoms can guide clinicians in differentiating acute and …

Objective: To investigate the most common physical examination tests (PET) for the
screening for referral of patients with back or chest pain caused by serious pathology …

Background There is a limited understanding of the frequency at which chiropractors
encounter patients with serious pathology such as malignancy, fracture, and infection. This …

Rationale and Objectives To assess the potential of 0.55 T low-field MRI system in lumbar
spine imaging with and without the use of additional advanced postprocessing techniques …

Introduction In most patients, shoulder pain has a neuromusculoskeletal cause. However, it
might conceal other types of disorders, hiding a non‐neuromusculoskeletal condition. The …

Objectives Clinical guidelines for acute non-specific low back pain (LBP) recommend
avoiding imaging studies or invasive treatments and to advise patients to stay active. The …

Sciatica or lower back pain with sciatic radiation is a frequent medical problem in primary
care. The aim of this article is to better inform medical practitioners on diagnosis and …

The introduction of the term Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS-T1/2), replacing the
older term Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS), has significantly influenced our approach …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between the length of time
between an emergency department (ED) visit and the subsequent initiation of physical …

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated adult patients treated within a single healthcare
system for a diagnosis of SEA (2005 to 2017). Laboratory and clinical data included age at …