Dorsalgia

Introduction: Dorsalgia

Description of Dorsalgia

Dorsalgia (medical condition): Pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves,...more »

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Chronic Back pain:
  »Introduction: Chronic Back pain
  »Symptoms of Chronic Back pain
  »Causes of Chronic Back pain
  »Treatments for Chronic Back pain

Dorsalgia: Back pain. Also called dorsodynia.

Dorsalgia: Acute or chronic pain located in the posterior regions of the THORAX; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; or the adjacent regions.
Source: Diseases Database

Dorsalgia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Dorsalgia:

• Back
• Back symptoms (1093 causes)
• Back disease
• Back disorder
• Back pain (479 causes)
• Pain (6458 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Pain disorder
• Pain syndrome
• Dorsodynia

Dorsalgia as a Disease

Dorsalgia: Another name for Chronic Back pain (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Chronic Back pain
  »Symptoms of Chronic Back pain
  »Causes of Chronic Back pain
  »Treatments for Chronic Back pain

Dorsalgia: Related Diseases

Dorsalgia: Dorsalgia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Back conditions
• Pain conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

Causes of Dorsalgia

Some of the causes of Dorsalgia are included in the list below:

• Spinal disc herniation
• Degenerative disc disease or isthmic spondylolisthesis
• Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
• Spinal stenosis
• Trauma

See full list of 9 causes of Dorsalgia (Chronic Back pain)

Symptoms of Dorsalgia (Chronic Back pain)

Some of the symptoms of Dorsalgia incude:

• The pain can often be divided into neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain or tailbone pain. It may have a sudden onset or can be a chronic pain
• It can be constant or intermittent, stay in one place or radiate to other areas. It may be a dull ache, or a sharp or piercing or burning sensation. The pain may be felt in the neck (and might radiate into the arm and hand), in the upper back, or in the low back, (and might radiate into the leg or foot), and may include symptoms other than pain, such as weakness, numbness or tingling.

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Treatments for Dorsalgia (Chronic Back pain)

Treatments for Dorsalgia (Chronic Back pain) include:

• Exercise appears to be slightly effective for chronic low back pain
• Acupuncture may help chronic pain; however, a more recent randomized controlled trial suggested insignificant difference between real and sham acupuncture
• Intensive multidisciplinary treatment programs may help subacute or chronic low back pain
• Behavioral therapy
• Arch support

See full list of 7 treatments for Dorsalgia

Treatment of Dorsalgia: For more treatment information about Dorsalgia, see treatment of Chronic Back pain (Dorsalgia)

Terms associated with Dorsalgia:

Terms Similar to Dorsalgia:

• Back pain
• Back ache
• Backache

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Dorsalgia

• Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Low back pain
• Signs suggestive of nonorganic back pain
• Lumbar Disc Syndrome Referral Guideline
• Injection therapy for subacute and chronic benign low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Spinal manipulative therapy for low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• COCHRANE BACK GROUP abstracts
• Exercise therapy for low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Neuroreflexotherapy for non-specific low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Back schools for non-specific low-back pain. (Cochrane Review)
• Acute Low Back Pain Referral Guideline
• Massage for low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Multidisciplinary bio-psycho-social rehabilitation for chronic low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Behavioural treatment for chronic low-back pain (Cochrane Review)
• Advice to stay active as a single treatment for low-back pain and sciatica (Cochrane Review)
• Back Pain Fact Sheet
• eMedicine - Back Pain, Mechanical : Article by Debra Perina, MD
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic low-back pain (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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