X-rays and Back Pain Reply

1987 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-537
Author(s):  
Ramon Velez
Keyword(s):  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antônio Guimarães Da Silva

O primeiro registro de algia vertebral (AV) na historia, relatado pelo Dr. Inhotep,  ocorreu em um trabalhador que construía uma pirâmide em Sakara, no antigo Egito, em 2748 AC (Hagberg, 1993). Desde então, as AV integram-se, ao longo dos séculos, à historia da Medicina através de inúmeras contribuições literárias e científicas: Hipócrates (460-377, AC), Galenus (130-200), Vesalius (1555), Cotugno (1764), Valleix (1847), Lasegue (1864), Bernhardt (1895), Lindsetd (1920), Lortat, Jacob y Sobareanu (1904), Petrén (1908), Dejerine (1914), Sicard (1918), Heuman (1920), Danforth y Wilson (1925), Putti (1927), Ghormley (1933), Pette y Becker (1938). Atualmente, as algias vertebrais podem ser consideradas como um desastre médico, pois assumiram um perfil de distribuição verdadeiramente epidêmico e, a despeito de sua antiguidade, ainda são, sob ponto de vista etiológico,  um grande mistério.Os nossos conhecimentos atuais na área de anatomo-fisiologia nos permitem observar que a série de vértebras dos discos intervertebrais, dos músculos e dos tendões, dos ligamentos, dos vasos e dos vários tipos de nervos, acabam por formar o conjunto de estruturas que compõem as nossas costas. Todas estas estruturas suportam o nosso peso, protegem o nosso sistema nervoso e nos permitem, ainda, conviver, paradoxalmente, com um sistema biomecânico que evita a telescopagem e nos possibilita uma locomoção eficiente. Nobre e importante função desempenham as nossas costas, ao nos oferecer tantas coisas, desde que, segundo a teoria evolucionista, adotamos a postura bípede. Mas e nós, o que fazemos por elas? As preservamos de cargas compressivas intra discais que, via de regra, extrapolam os limites máximos permitidos? Adotamos hábitos posturais que permitem o equilíbrio entre os segmentos corporais e solicitam harmonicamente o sistema músculo articular? Trabalhamos em um local que nos poupe das agressões ambientais? Controlamos nossas emoções e sentimentos o suficiente para não somatizarmos em nossas costas quaisquer evidências de nossos transtornos psicológicos? Conseguimos viver, sem  aborrecimentos,  em uma sociedade que  longe de ser justa e igualitária, ainda permite que os cinismos e as hipocrisias se associem a  providenciais  omissões para indultar  gente mais esperta e sabida do que nós?Ao prefaciar o livro “The Back pain revolution”, de Gordon Waddell, (Churchill Livinstone ed., 1998),  Red Phillips parece definir muito claramente o que realmente temos feito pelas nossas costas, quando afirma:  “We have stretched our backs. We have twisted and curled our backs. We have cooked our backs. We have frozen our backs. We have stimuled our backs with electric currents of various sorts, and with ultrasound waves, infrared waves, magnetic waves and X-rays waves. We have rubbed our backs with liniments, spirits, gels, perfumes and poultices”. Na verdade, somos obrigados a tratar o sintoma e não a doença.È bem possível que neste novo século os avanços na área da psico-neuro-endocrinologia, da fisiologia e genética da dor, possam finalmente descobrir o que realmente causa a dor nas costas. Até lá, devemos aceitar o desafio de combater e prevenir esse velho mal que, como o vampiro do romance de Bran Stoker, resiste a todos os ataques e insiste em ser imortal. A diferença entre os casos de mortos retornando para aterrorizar, atacar e matar durante a noite, tão bem descritos no século XII pelo historiador inglês William de Newburgh, e a dor nas costas está no fato de que esta não seleciona como vítima apenas lindas jovens e tampouco restringe seus ataques a períodos noturnos. Ainda no campo das analogias, podemos afirmar, na atualidade, que, se o relacionamento entre vampiro e vítima estava cheio de conotações psico-sexuais, a relação  dor nas costas/ paciente interage sob ação de fortes componentes psico-sociogênicos. Não há, portanto, como negligenciar, seja qual for a nossa conduta terapêutica para a dor nas costas, o modelo proposto por Waddel (1992), que considera o paciente como resultado de uma série de conjunções fortemente influenciadas pelo seu entorno social, cultural e psicológico.De qualquer forma, ainda que essa dor nas costas possa, às vezes, ser minimizada por condutas médicas ou atenuada por protocolos fisioterapêuticos, o seu equacionamento total ainda está longe de tornar-se uma realidade, enquanto a sua verdadeira etiologia permanecer desconhecida. 


2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (suppl_5) ◽  
pp. ONS454-ONS455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kene T. Ugokwe ◽  
Tsu-Lee Chen ◽  
Eric Klineberg ◽  
Michael P. Steinmetz

Abstract Objective: This article aims to provide more insight into the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Bertolotti's syndrome, which is a rare spinal disorder that is very difficult to recognize and diagnose correctly. The syndrome was first described by Bertolotti in 1917 and affects approximately 4 to 8% of the population. It is characterized by an enlarged transverse process at the most caudal lumbar vertebra with a pseudoarticulation of the transverse process and the sacral ala. It tends to present with low back pain and may be confused with facet and sacroiliac joint disease. Methods: In this case report, we describe a 40-year-old man who presented with low back pain and was eventually diagnosed with Bertolotti's syndrome. The correct diagnosis was made based on imaging studies which included computed tomographic scans, plain x-rays, and magnetic resonance imaging scans. The patient experienced temporary relief when the abnormal pseudoarticulation was injected with a cocktail consisting of lidocaine and steroids. In order to minimize the trauma associated with surgical treatment, a minimally invasive approach was chosen to resect the anomalous transverse process with the accompanying pseudoarticulation. Results: The patient did well postoperatively and had 97% resolution of his pain at 6 months after surgery. Conclusion: As with conventional surgical approaches, a complete knowledge of anatomy is required for minimally invasive spine surgery. This case is an example of the expanding utility of minimally invasive approaches in treating spinal disorders.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 6115
Author(s):  
Mohammed AlAteeq ◽  
AbdelelahA Alseraihi ◽  
AbdulazizA Alhussaini ◽  
SultanA Binhasan ◽  
EmadA Ahmari

Author(s):  
KHUDAIR AL-BEDRI ◽  
RIYAM ALI ◽  
ZAINAB A. MAHMOOD

Objectives: Disability related to chronic low back pain (LBP) is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon all over the world. The prevalence of backache in middle age and elderly is up to 84%. This study aims to evaluate the associations of X-ray features of lumbar disk degeneration with severity of disability among patients with mechanical LBP. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 300 patients with chronic mechanical LBP. Severity of disability was measured using Modified Oswestry Disability Index and intensity of backache was assessed using numeric rating scale (0–10). X-ray features of lumbar disc degeneration according to Lane classification and spondylolisthesis were assessed in lateral recumbent lumbar X-rays. Results: The mean age of our sample was 52.45±7.87 and 71.7% of involved patients were women. Most patients were recorded as overweight or obese. The findings of disk space narrowing were mild in 65.7%, moderate in 28.7%, and severe in 5.6%, where the presence of osteophytes were small in 76.9%, moderate in 20.5%, and large in 2.6%. Regarding disability, two-third of cases were focused on minimal disability, followed by moderate, severe, and crippled as (26%), (6%), and (2%), respectively. There was highly significant association between women and pain radiation to legs (p=0.004). Obesity and overweight had meaningless effects on all markers. Conclusions: The severity of disability was significantly more in women, high intensity of lower back pain, presence of pain radiating to legs, moderate/severe disk space narrowing on X-ray, and disk degenerative disease score on X-ray, while age, presence of osteophytes and spondylolisthesis, body mass index, and pain duration were not associated with severity of disability.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fahir Ozer ◽  
Tunc Oktenoglu ◽  
Mehdi Sasani ◽  
Tuncay Kaner ◽  
Omur Ercelen ◽  
...  

Low-back pain is a common problem in neurosurgery practice, and an algorithm has been developed for assessing these cases. However, one subgroup of these patients shares several clinical features and these individuals are not easy to categorize and diagnose. We present our observations for 8 of these patients, individuals with low-back pain caused by atypical annulus fibrosus rupture (AAR). The aim of this study is to show the consequences of overlooked annular tears on acute onset of low back pain. Eight patients with acute-onset severe low-back pain were admitted. Physical examinations were normal and each individual was examined neurologically and assessed with neuroradiologic studies [plain x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), discography and computed tomography (CT) discography]. AAR was ultimately diagnosed with provocative discography. In all cases, MRI showed a healthy disc or mild degeneration, whereas discography and CT discography demonstrated disc disease. Anterior interbody cage implantation was performed in 3 of the 8 cases and posterior dynamic stabilization was carried out in 3 cases. The other 2 individuals refused surgery, and we were informed that one of them developed disc herniation at the affected level 1 year after our diagnosis. Clinical and radiological outcomes were evaluated. In cases where AAR is suspected, MRI, discography, and CT discography should be performed in addition to routine neuroradiologic studies.


2020 ◽  
pp. 219256822093952 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alex Sielatycki ◽  
Tyler Metcalf ◽  
Marissa Koscielski ◽  
Clinton J. Devin ◽  
Scott Hodges

Study Design: Prospective lumbar radiograph analysis. Objective: To compare changes in lumbar lordosis in standing flexion versus seated lateral radiographs. Methods: Standing lateral, standing flexion, and seated lateral X-rays of the lumbar spine were obtained in patients presenting with low back pain. Trauma, tumor, and revision cases were excluded. Changes in global lumbar as well as segmental lordosis were measured in each position. Results: Seventy adult patients were reviewed. Overall, the greatest changes in lordosis were seen at L4-S1 in both the seated and flexion X-rays (12.5° and 6.3°, respectively). Greater kyphosis was seen in seated versus flexion X-rays (21.6° vs 15.8°); changes in lordosis from L1-L3 were similar in both positions, with little change seen at these levels (approximately 5° to 7°). On subgroup analysis, these differences were magnified in analyzing only patients that moved at least 20° globally, and there were no significant differences between sitting and flexion in “stiff” patients that moved less than 20° globally. Conclusion: Greater lumbar kyphosis was seen in the seated position compared to standing flexion, especially from L4-S1. Given these results we suggest the use of seated lateral X-rays to dynamically assess the lumbar spine. These findings may also guide future research into the mechanism and clinical relevance of a stiff versus mobile lumbar spine, as well as into the sensitivity of seated X-rays in detecting instability.


2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-17
Author(s):  
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