Neurosurgical Evaluation for Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-17-2020
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major cause of disability in the USA, and it affects approximately 1 in 4 Americans. CLBP patients are commonly referred to or seek out neurosurgical evaluations and opinions for treatment and management.
RECENT FINDINGS: Literature shows that only a minority of patients with CLBP may benefit from a surgical procedure. These patients that present to clinic often have been ailing for a considerable amount of time and are eager for effective treatment to alleviate pain. However, determining if a patient with CLBP is a surgical candidate is predicated upon having no success of pain relief with non-operative management. Patients with CLBP require thorough and adequate imaging, clinical exam, and diagnostic evaluation. When adequate non-operative management was provided, and proven fruitless, the patient may be considered an operative candidate. In this manuscript, a framework is presented for workup and evaluation of patients with CLBP.
Volume
24
Issue
10
First Page
58
Last Page
58
ISSN
1534-3081
Published In/Presented At
Franco, D., Mahtabfar, A., Hines, K., Sabourin, V., Stefanelli, A., & Harrop, J. (2020). Neurosurgical Evaluation for Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain. Current pain and headache reports, 24(10), 58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-020-00894-4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32803429
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article