Search for dissertations about: "low-back pain"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words low-back pain.

  2. 11. Health economic aspects of low back pain

    Author : Gylfi Ólafsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Four out of five people experience low back pain sometime during their lifetime. Problems of the back—and to a less extent of the neck—are consistently in the top seats among the most burdensome diseases in the developed world. READ MORE

  4. 12. Low back pain in women in relation to different exposures to female sex hormones

    Author : Jan Brynhildsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Female sex hormones; Oral contraceptives; Hormone replacement therapy; Low back pain; Pregnancy; Spinal mobility; Female athletes; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Objective: To investigate the effects of increased exposition to female sex hormones and physical strain on the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in women. To study the etJect of increased exposition to female sex hormones on spinal sagiual mobility. READ MORE

  5. 13. Development of new MRl-based analysis methods for improved diagnosis of low back pain patients

    Author : Christian Waldenberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; annular fissure; bone marrow lesion; image analysis; intervertebral disc; intervertebral disc degeneration; low back pain; machine learning; radiomics; texture analysis;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide, where three of four individuals experience back pain at some point in their lives. The pathophysiological background of LBP is probably multifactorial, where bone marrow damage, tissue changes in the vertebral endplates, and intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration have been recognized as tissue changes linked to pain. READ MORE

  6. 14. Chronic neck pain : An epidemiological, psychological and SPECT study with emphasis on whiplash-associated disorders

    Author : Michel Guez; Göran Toolanen; Björn Rydevik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Prevalence of chronic neck pain; chronic low-back pain; whiplash; WAD; neuropsychology; Medicine; Medicin;

    Abstract : Chronic neck pain, a common cause of disability, seems to be the result of several interacting mechanisms. In addition to degenerative and inflammatory changes and trauma, psychological and psychosocial factors are also involved. READ MORE

  7. 15. Recurrent low-back pain : exercise intervention and predictive factors

    Author : Eva Rasmussen Barr; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Low-back pain; disability; exercises; aerobic fitness; self-efficacy; fear-avoidance; physical health; deconditioning; rehabilitation; predictors; primary care;

    Abstract : Low-back pain continues to be one of the main problems for which subjects seek treatment in primary care. While the natural history of low-back pain is often considered to be good, many sufferers get further episodes that affect well-being as well as quality of life. READ MORE