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KMID : 0948920030020020092
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Clinical Pain
2003 Volume.2 No. 2 p.92 ~ p.97
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The Physical Examination of Low Back Pain
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Lee Yang-Gyun
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Abstract
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Low back pain ranks second only to upper respiratory illness as a reason for office visits to physicians. Most causes of back pain respond to symptomatic and physical measures, but some are surgically remedial or are manifestations of systemic diseases (cancer or disseminated infection) requiring specific therapy, so careful diagnostic evaluation is important. Features of the clinical history and physical examination influence not only therapeutic choices but also decisions about diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, and specialist referral.
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KEYWORD
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Low back pain, History, Physical examination
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