TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2017, Cilt 16, Sayı, 2     (Sayfalar: 103-111)

Examination methods in patients with chronic low back pain

Bora Uzuner 1, Meltem Uyar 2

1 S. B. Samsun Kamu Hastaneleri Birliği, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Algoloji Kliniği, Samsun
2 Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Algoloji Bilim Dalı, Bornova, İzmir

DOI: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2017.17
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Lower back pain symptoms are among the most common complaints. It causes productivity loss, and the diagnosis and treatment of this pain is costly. A detailed history and physical examination of patients to explain the causes of symptoms are still superior to any imaging methods and/ or laboratory tests. In this regard, we will discuss the physical examination findings of lumbar vertebra diseases that cause lower back and leg pains.

Anahtar Kelimeler : patient history; physical examination