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Abstracts tagged "Back pain"

  • Abstract Number: 1414 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison of Surgical and Conservative Therapy of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radicular Signs and Symptoms in a Quality Management Program

    Marinella Gugliotta1, Bruno R. da Costa2, Essam Dabis3, Robert Theiler4, Stephan Reichenbach2, Peter Jüni2, Hans Landolt1 and Paul Hasler3, 1Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, 2Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 3Rheumatology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, 4Rheumatology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Current evidence for outcomes of surgical versus conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation with nerve root compression is ambiguous. To compare the effectiveness of…
  • Abstract Number: 706 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Undifferentiated Spondylarthritis May More Frequent in Japanese

    Hitoshi Goto1, Noriyuki Hayashi1, Shinsuke Yamada2 and Masaaki Inaba3, 1Rheumatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 2Rheumatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Midicine, Osaka, Japan, 3Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Background/Purpose:  Because of low frequency of HLA-B27 (lower than 1%), the prevalence of the spondarthritis (SpA) is thought to be much lower than rheumatoid arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 2857 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Restricting Back Pain Is Strongly Associated with Disability in Community-Living Older Persons over the Course of 13 Years

    Una Makris1,2, Liana Fraenkel3, Ling Han4, Linda Leo-Summers4 and Thomas M. Gill5, 1Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, UT, 2Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, 3Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems, New Haven, CT, 4Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 5Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain severe enough to restrict activity [hereafter referred…
  • Abstract Number: 1936 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ageism, Fear, and Competing Co-Morbidities – Why Older Patients May Not Seek Care for Restricting Back Pain: A Qualitative Study

    Una Makris1,2, Robin Higashi3, Emily Marks3, Liana Fraenkel4, Joanna Sale5 and CM Reid6, 1Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, UT, 2Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, 3Clinical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 4Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems, New Haven, CT, 5Healthy Policy, Management, and Evaluation; Mobility Program Clinical Research Unit, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6Geriatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY

    Background/Purpose: Back pain is highly prevalent among older adults and often undertreated. The reasons for this gap in care are poorly understood, especially in older…
  • Abstract Number: 2854 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Restricting Back Pain and Subsequent Mobility Disability In Community-Living Older Persons

    Una E. Makris1, Liana Fraenkel2, Ling Han3, Linda Leo-Summers3 and Thomas M. Gill4, 1Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, 3Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 4Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain, severe enough to restrict activity (hereafter referred…
  • Abstract Number: 2855 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association Of Back Pain With Functional Limitations In Patients With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

    Adam P. Goode1, Hayden B. Bosworth2, Cynthia Coffman2, Amy Jeffreys3, Eugene Z. Oddone3, William S. Yancy Jr.4 and Kelli D. Allen3, 1Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Health Services Research, Durham VA Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 3Health Services Research, Duke and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, 4Health Services Research, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Back pain, most commonly occurring in the lower back, is a prevalent condition and common reason for both decreased function and quality of life.…
  • Abstract Number: 2478 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Characteristics Of Patients With Early Spondyloarthritis. Results From a Specialized Consultation In a Clinical Hospital

    Juan Jose Aznar Sánchez, Eugenio Chamizo Carmona, Adela Gallego Flores, Raul Veroz Gonzalez and Tamara Libertad Rodriguez Araya, Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The classification criteria for spondyloarthritis (SpA) intend to identify patients with this disease from the initial stages.  The nonspecific characteristics,  symptoms, signs, and additional…
  • Abstract Number: 2162 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Physical, Psychological, and Social Impacts Of Restricting Back Pain: The Older Person’s Perspective

    Una E. Makris1, Trisha V. Melhado2, Simon C. Lee3, Heidi A. Hamann2, Lisa M. Walke4, Thomas M. Gill4 and Liana Fraenkel5, 1Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2Clinical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 4Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 5Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Although back pain is the most common type of pain reported by older adults, we have a limited understanding of its impact on the…
  • Abstract Number: 1518 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Prevalence Of Spondylarthritis In Individuals Needing To Purchase An Orthopedic Mattress Because Of Chronic Back Pain

    Ahmet Eftal Yucel1, Muzeyyen Temel2, Muhtesem Agildere3 and Mustafa Agah Tekindal4, 1Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 2Internal Medicine, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 3Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 4Biostatistics, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: We hypothesize that the real prevalence of spondylarthritis (SpA) is much higher than reported in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate…
  • Abstract Number: 1082 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Predictors of Persistence in People with Subacute Low Back Pain

    Souraya Torbey1, Ali Mansour1, Kristina Herrmann1, Marwan Baliki2, Thomas J. Schnitzer3 and A. Vania Apkarian2, 1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Physiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3PM&R and Int Med, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Acute pain is a vital adaptive and protective mechanism. Conversely, chronic pain is a persistent, maladaptive response that outlasts the normal healing period of…
  • Abstract Number: 2444 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Restricting Back Pain Is Associated with Disability in Community-Living Older Persons

    Una E. Makris1, Liana Fraenkel2, Ling Han3, Linda Leo-Summers3 and Thomas M. Gill4, 1Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, 3Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 4Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain, severe enough to restrict activity (hereafter referred…
  • Abstract Number: 2647 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Effects of Pain Expectations On Neuromuscular Control of the Spine in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Participants

    Yves Henchoz, Charles Tétreau, Jacques Abboud, Mathieu Piché and Martin Descarreaux, Département de chiropratique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to chronic low back pain (cLBP) are poorly understood. Physiological and psychological factors are implicated. Although significant…
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