Search for dissertations about: "lumbar radicular pain"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words lumbar radicular pain.

  2. 1. Assessment of lumbar radicular pain. Validity and predictive value of clinical tests

    Author : Harald Ekedahl; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Low back pain; validity; predictive value of test; radicular pain; transforaminal injection;

    Abstract : Radicular pain is in the majority of cases caused by a disc herniation with a coexisting inflammation. It is characterized by positive neural tension tests, such as the Slump test, and by decreased range of motion (ROM) in the straight leg raising test (SLR) and lumbar flexion (Fingertip-to-floor test[FTF]). READ MORE

  4. 2. Biomarkers for Better Understanding of the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Pain : Investigations of Human Biofluids

    Author : Anne-Li Lind; Torsten Gordh; Masood Kamali-Moghaddam; Jonas Bergquist; Eva Kosek; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; chronic pain; neuropathic pain; lumbar radicular pain; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; radiculopathy; fibromyalgia; pathophysiology; spinal cord stimulation; mechanism of action; disc herniation; cerebrospinal fluid; plasma; biomarker; human; protein; chemokines; cytokines; inflammation; neuroinflammation; mass spectrometry; proximity ligation assay; proximity extension assay; antibody suspension bead array; protein profiling; molecular medicine; personalized medicine; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Biomedical Laboratory Science; Biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap; Kemi med inriktning mot analytisk kemi; Chemistry with specialization in Analytical Chemistry; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Molekylär medicin; Molecular Medicine;

    Abstract : Chronic pain affects 20 % of the global population, causes suffering, is difficult to treat, and constitutes a large economic burden for society. So far, the characterization of molecular mechanisms of chronic pain-like behaviors in animal models has not translated into effective treatments. READ MORE

  5. 3. Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination compared to available reference standards in chronic low back pain patients

    Author : Mark Laslett; Gunnar Németh; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : It is often stated that most cases of persistent low back pain are diagnostically indeterminate. Diagnostic accuracy estimates are obtained by comparing the results of clinical tests with diagnostic reference standards. Although data is available from past research, most commonly used clinical tests have not been evaluated in validity studies. READ MORE