Pain drawing assesment for low back pain

While great advances have been made in utilizing imaging technology in the diagnosis of low back pain disorders, there are still many patients who present with low back pain for whom a correct diagnosis has not been established. Since late in 1997 we have used Moony and Robertson's Pain Drawing...

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Published inThe Journal of Japanese Society of Lumber Spine Disorders Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 25 - 30
Main Author KOJIMA, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Japanese Society of Lumbar Spine Disorders 1999
日本腰痛学会
Subjects
Low back pain
Pain drawing
Screening
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ISSN1341-7355
1884-2186
DOI10.14898/yotsu1995.5.25

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Summary:While great advances have been made in utilizing imaging technology in the diagnosis of low back pain disorders, there are still many patients who present with low back pain for whom a correct diagnosis has not been established. Since late in 1997 we have used Moony and Robertson's Pain Drawing System on patients to verify MRI findings. All patient are required to complete a pain drawing on their first visit to our clinic .The drawing can be done and assessed quickly. The clinician use the scoring sheet drawn up by Wiltse. Our analysis comparing both diagnostic techniques shows a remarkable degree of consistency in our evaluation of low back pain disorder. Utilizing either or both diagnostic methodologies should yield effective evaluations of various low back pain disorders.
ISSN:1341-7355
1884-2186
DOI:10.14898/yotsu1995.5.25