Effect of Additional Lumbosacral Brace on the Outcome of Patients with Acute Low Back Pain at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Aga Khan Unviersity Hospital, Research Office0 个研究点目标入组 82 人开始时间: 2014年10月8日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•¿Acute low back pain patients aged 18-60 years. An episode of acute low back pain is defined as pain bound by 12th rib superiorly, gluteal creases inferiorly without leg pain, occurring over a duration of up to 6 weeks (van tulder-european guidelines, de vet ¿definitions)
•¿Consenting

•¿Red flags (indicators of serous pathology as picked from history and physical examination)
•oage less than 15 or more than 60 years
•ohistory of trauma or injury to the back
•othoracic spine pain
•opast history of cancer
•oprolonged use of steroids
•ounexplained weight loss
•osymptoms of cord compression with focal deficits (saddle anaesthesia, limb weakness, urine incontinence or retention, cauda equina syndrome)
•ostructural deformity of the back
•ofever and signs of infection - present or past (urinary infection, TB)
•¿Those who have used a lumbar corset before
•¿Patient who have already used the analgesics before
•¿Patients who have had spine surgery.
•¿Patients suffering from heart or respiratory disease
•¿Pregnant patients
•¿Patients already on the analgesic protocol with worsening pain

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Aga Khan Unviersity Hospital, Research Office