Frequency and character of low back pain in Moscow outpatients. Report I

Objective. To define frequency and character of low back pain (LBP) in Moscow outpatients. Material and methods. 1300 pts aged 18 to 50 years actively seeking medical care in ambulance №17 of Moscow South Administrative Region were examined during one month with a questionnaire developed in the Inst...

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Published inNauchno-prakticheskai͡a︡ revmatologii͡a Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 14 - 18
Main Authors Erdes, S F, Dubinina, T V, Galushko, E A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published IMA PRESS LLC 15.04.2007
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low back pain
outpatients
prevalence
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Summary:Objective. To define frequency and character of low back pain (LBP) in Moscow outpatients. Material and methods. 1300 pts aged 18 to 50 years actively seeking medical care in ambulance №17 of Moscow South Administrative Region were examined during one month with a questionnaire developed in the Institute of Rheumatology of RAMS. Results. LBP is a frequent reason of visits to a doctor in outpatient practice. Majority of such pts had acute and subacute pain. Cases with moderate or severe pain were predominant. LBP is a frequent cause of disability.
ISSN:1995-4484
1995-4492
DOI:10.14412/1995-4484-2007-832