Prevalence of Neuropathic Pain and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Korean Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain Resulting from Neuropathic Low Back Pain.

Conclusions: NP was highly prevalent in Korean patients with CLBP. Patients with CLBP having NP had a lower QoL and more severe dysfunction than those without NP. To enhance the QoL and functional status of patients with CLBP, this study highlights the importance of appropriately diagnosing and treating NP. PMID: 29279747 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279747?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - December 30, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research