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[OCOSH Code: D013122 209565008 S33.5 BD_SD_L]

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Acute Low Back Pain Referral Guideline

Location: http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/referral/guidelines/ortho_low_back_pain.htm

Madigan Army Medical Center Referral Guidelines A condition of pain in the lower (lumbar-sacral) back region, with or without radiation of symptoms to the buttocks or lower extremities, of less than 6 weeks duration, in the non-pregnant patient.
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Cauda Equina Syndrome eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic39.htm

Cauda equina syndrome refers to the simultaneous compression of multiple lumbosacral nerve roots below the level of the conus medullaris, resulting in a characteristic pattern of neuromuscular and urogenital symptoms.
Synonyms and related keywords: CES, lumbosacral nerve root compression, neuromuscular disorders, urogenital disorders, lumbar stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, incontinence
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Physical characteristics of the back are not predictive of low back pain

Location: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/10/2/abstract

Physical characteristics of the back are not predictive of low back pain in healthy workers: A prospective study An Van Nieuwenhuyse , Geert Crombez , Alex Burdorf , Geert Verbeke , Raphael Masschelein , Guido Moens and Philippe Mairiaux BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10:2 (full text available)
In the working population, back...
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