Comorbid Subjective Health Complaints in Low Back Pain
SpinePublished 1 June 2006
Eli Molde Hagen, Erling Svensen, Hege R. Eriksen, Camilla Ihlebæk, Holger Ursin
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The findings indicate that patients with low back pain suffer from what may be referred to as a “syndrome,” consisting of muscle pain located to the whole spine as well as to legs and head, and accompanying sleep problems, anxiety, and sadness/depression.
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Our findings indicate that patients with low back pain suffer from what may be referred to as a "syndrome," consisting of muscle pain located to the whole spine as well as to legs and head, and accompanying sleep problems, anxiety, and sadness/depression.
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