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Back Pain in General Practice
Mr RavindranAiredale General Hospital
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BACKACHE20 million attended GP3 million OPD2 million X-rays200,000 admitted to hospital50,000 operated
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COST1 billion for NHS cost3 billion DHS benefit8 billion lost production
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History taking• Acute• Acute on chronic• Back or leg pain• Back pain – sitting intolerance, movements• Leg pain – above or below the knee• Night pain• Claudication symptoms• Sensory symptoms and its distribution• Bladder or Bowel symptoms
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• Social history• Occupational history• Financial history – disability benefits,
compensation claim
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LOW BACK PAIN• Neurogenic• Viscerogenic• Vasculogenic• Spondylogenic• Psychogenic
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Spondylogenic
• Trauma• Infection• Tumours• Metabolic
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• To know as much about the patient who has the Backache as about the Backache the patient has
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THE HISTORYA doctor who cannot take a good history and a patient who cannot give one are in danger of giving and receiving bad treatment
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• 30 year old postman• Minor backache for 3 months• Acute right leg pain with sensory symptoms
along the back of his leg up to the sole of the foot and the little toe.
• Pain is constant – standing and walking makes pain worse
• SLR 50 degrees tension sign is positive, ankle jerk is absent
• Reduction of sensation lateral two toes
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Disc Degeneration with root irritation : Disc Ruptures
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• 55 year old self employed joiner• History of chronic back pain of about 6 years duration
with minor recurrent acute episodes controlled by analgesics and osteopath treatment
• Doing a lot of lifting the night before, unable to get out of bed, acute back pain with some pain around both gluteal areas
• Sitting is more painful any bending movement causes pain
• Examination shows a stiff lumbar spine, straight leg bracing 40 degrees both sides, no neurological signs in the lower limbs
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DISC DEGENERATION WITHOUT ROOT
IRRITATION
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• 70 year old lady lives on her own and is a keen walker• Complains of pain in the back of both legs and calf of six
month duration• Pain gets worse when walking a quarter of a mile• Moderate back pain claims leg pain is worse than the
back pain• Leg pain is better when she bends forwards like when
holding onto a supermarket trolley• Examination shows reasonable range of lumber spine
movements and SLR 70 degrees both sides• Angle jerk is reduced on both sides, sensation normal,
peripheral pulse is normal
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SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS
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EXAMINATION
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10 commandments of examination
1. Look2. Feel3. Move4. SLR5. Reflexes6. Motor Power7. Sensation
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Examination 2
8. Hips9. SI joins10.Peripheral pulses
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Investigation
• Bloods• X-ray• MR Scan – Diagnostic. Therapeutic!!• CT Scan• Bone Scan• Nerve conduction studies and EMG
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CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT
• Mobilisation within pain limits
• Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs
• Physiotherapy
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Pathological Changes That Initiate Pain
1. Within the discAnnular tearsDisc resorptionOsteophyte formation
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Pathological Changes That Initiate Pain
1. Within the discAnnular tearsDisc resorptionOsteophyte formation
2. In facet jointsSynovitisCapsular laxityDegeneration of articular cartilage
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Pathological Changes That Initiate Pain
3. Muscles and ligamentsStretchTear and hematoma
1. Within the discAnnular tearsDisc resorptionOsteophyte formation
2. In facet jointsSynovitisCapsular laxityDegeneration of articular cartilage
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• Physical• Psychological (cognitive behaviour
therapy)• Social• OccupationalBio psychological approach
Intensive Rehabilitation Programme
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INJECTIONS
• Epidural• Facet joint• Nerve blocks• Trigger point
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Pain Clinic
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1. How long will conservative care take
relative to the demands of daily living?
2. What residual neurological deficit will be
left?
3. What if conservative treatment does not
relieve the pain?
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SURGERY
Obsolute Indication• Cauda Equina Syndrome• Increasing neurological deficitRelative Indication• Failure of conservative treatment• Recurrent sciatica• Disc prolapse in a stenotic canal
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Degenerative Disc “Back Pain Disc”
Treatment Options
• Non-operative Care
• Live in Pain• Spinal Fusion• IDET
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Nucleoplasty
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• FENESTRATION• MICRODISCECTOMY
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Surgical options
• Static procedures– Instrumented lateral mass fusion– PLIF– ALIF– TLIF– Combination procedures
• Dynamic proceduresWallis dynamic ligament stabilisationdisc replacement
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Wallis dynamic ligament stabilisation
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DISC REPLACEMENT
Scan 1 big
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Scan 1
(2 small)
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Cochrane Review Updated Jan 2002 – Gibson, Waddel, Grant
No scientific evidence about the effectiveness of any form of surgical decompression or fusion for degenerative disc disease compared with natural history, placebo or conservative treatment
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“Dear Sirs:I saw this very pleasant claimant, George Smith, today, and the poor fellow has not responded to conservative therapy at all. He is totally unable to work. His radiographs show marked disc degeneration, and I plan to bring him into the hospital for a local fusion.”
“Dear Sirs:I operated on George today, and I am sure he will do well.”
“Dear Sirs:I operated on George today, and I am a little disappointed with his progress to date.”
“Dear Sirs:Smith’s radiographs show a solid fusion, but he shows surprisingly little motivation to return to work.”
“Dear Sirs:This dreadful fellow Smith.”
“Dear Sirs.”Smith obviously needs psychiatric help”
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• Spinal fusion at best has only a small role in managing chronic back pain caused by degenerative disc disease
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• Spinal fusion probably has a role in – Carefully selected limited groups of patients
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• Single level• Short time off work• Narrow disc• Low neuroticism• Working women
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Acceptance for surgery
• High– Insured patient– NHS patient
• Low– Self paying patient
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• WRONG PATIENT• WRONG DIAGNOSIS• WRONG OPERATION
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WRONG LEVELWRONG LEVEL
WRONG LEVEL
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SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS
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Elderly women with central stenosis in the absence of neurological signs
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CALCITONIN
• 100 IU - calsynar 4 times a week for 4 weeks
• Central analgesia• ^ blood flow to nerve roots• Response 2-8 weeks• 40% respond well
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Spinal stenosis with significant claudicationsymptoms
•Interspinous distraction procedures XSTOP
•Decompression with or without stabilisation
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Interspinous Distraction Procedures
•XSTOP
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SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
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Commonly Accepted Clinical Classification of Spondylolisthesis
Type
I
II
IIIIVV
Classification
Dysplastic
Isthmic
DegenerativeTraumaticPathological
Description
Congenital abnormalities of upper sacrum or arch at L5Lesion in pars interarticulars
Lytic-fatigue fractureElongated but intact parsAcute fracture
Facet joint degenerationFractures in areas of arch other than parsSecondary to generalized or localized bone disease
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Vertebroplasty
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INTRODUCTION
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a therapeuticprocedure that involves injection of bonecement into a cervical, thoracic, or lumbarvertebral body lesion for the relief of pain andthe strengthening of bone
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INDICATIONSINDICATIONS
� SYMPTOMATIC VERTEBRAL SYMPTOMATIC VERTEBRAL HEMANGIOMASHEMANGIOMAS
�� PAINFUL VERTEBRAL BODY PAINFUL VERTEBRAL BODY TUMORS (METASTASIS, MYELOMA)TUMORS (METASTASIS, MYELOMA)
�� SEVERE PAINFUL OSTEOPOROSISSEVERE PAINFUL OSTEOPOROSIS
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• The role of percutaneous cementoplasty is : – to treat pain
– to consolidate the spine
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Nonorganic Spinal Pain1. Psychosomatic spinal pain
Tension syndrome (fibrositis)
2. Psychogenic spinal painPsychogenic modification of organic spinal pain
3. Situational spinal painLitigation reactionExaggeration reaction
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• Stoic• Race horse syndrome• Razor’s edge syndrome• Worried-sick syndrome• Last straw factor• Camouflaged emotional breakdown• “What if I settle” syndrome• “Head to toe” syndrome
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When to refer to secondary care
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SERIOUS SPINAL PATHOLOGY
• Thoracic pain• Previous history of
carcinoma• Previous history of drug
abuse/HIV• Systemically unwell• Weight loss• Previous history of
systemic steroids
Red Flags• Significant trauma / RTA• Structural deformity• Widespread neurology• Persisting severe restriction
of lumbar flexion• Age of onset less <20 or
>55 years• Constant progressive non-
mechanical pain
When there is Red Flag indicators urgent Specialist referral is recommended
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CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME / WIDESPREAD
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
• Difficulty with micturition• Loss of anal sphincter tone or faecal incontinence• Saddle anaesthsia about the anus, perineum or
genitals• Widespread (>on nerve root) or progressive motor
weakness in the legs or gait disturbance
Urgent Specialist referral is recommended
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• Patients with red flag signs• Patients not responding to adequate
conservative treatment of 6 weeks• MR scans showing:
– large sequestrated disc prolapse with significant clinical signs
– Significant spinal canal spenosis• Spondylolisthesis with severe recurrent leg and
back pain• Osteoperotic fractures with severe pain not
settling even after 6-8 weeks
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Patients who could be managed in primary care
• Multi level disc disease with facet joint problem
• Minor to moderate disc bulge with radicular symptoms
• Moderate spinal canal stenosis• Spondylolisthesis with moderate back and
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1. Do you have an accurate diagnosis? Is this a soft tissue syndrome, a discogenic problem, a root encroachment problem, a cauda equina encroachment problem or a combination of various syndromes?
2. Do you have the anatomical level?
3. Do you know your patient? Is he or she accurately reporting the disability, or is there some embellishment for medical-legal or compensation purposes?
4. What is the functional limitation? Is this collection of minor symptoms of nuisance value to the patient, or is there chronic cauda equina compression to the point that the patient needs aids for ambulation?
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Recap
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• History• Clinical Examination• Investigations
Diagnosis
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Disc Degeneration with root irritation : Disc Ruptures
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DISC DEGENERATION WITHOUT ROOT
IRRITATION
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SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS
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Management
• Conservative• Minimally invasive treatment• Surgery
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Conservative management
• Physiotherapy• Injections
– For back pain – facet joint injections– For leg pain – nerve root block, lumbar
epidural
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• Physical• Psychological (cognitive behaviour
therapy)• Social• OccupationalBio psychological approach
Intensive Rehabilitation Programme
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Minimally invasive treatment
• Leg PainNucleoplasty
• Back PainDiscogram – Proceed to
IDET for symptomatic disc
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Surgery
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• Radicular PainSignificant disc prolapseDiscectomy
• Back Pain with instabilityFusion
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Surgical options
• Static procedures– Instrumented lateral mass fusion– PLIF– ALIF– TLIF– Combination procedures
• Dynamic proceduresWallis dynamic ligament stabilisationdisc replacement
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Spinal stenosis with significant claudicationsymptoms
•Interspinous distraction procedures XSTOP
•Decompression with or without stabilisation
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Cochrane Review Updated Jan 2002 – Gibson, Waddel, Grant
No scientific evidence about the effectiveness of any form of surgical decompression or fusion for degenerative disc disease compared with natural history, placebo or conservative treatment
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Pathological Changes That Initiate Pain
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Dynamic MR Scan
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Gene Therapy
• Inhibit degeneration• Improve quality of disc
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