"Back Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute or chronic pain located in the posterior regions of the THORAX; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; or the adjacent regions.
| Descriptor ID |
D001416
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.107
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| Concept/Terms |
Back Pain- Back Pain
- Back Pains
- Pain, Back
- Pains, Back
- Backache
- Backaches
- Back Ache
- Ache, Back
- Aches, Back
- Back Aches
Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome- Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome
- Pain Syndrome, Vertebrogenic
- Pain Syndromes, Vertebrogenic
- Syndrome, Vertebrogenic Pain
- Syndromes, Vertebrogenic Pain
- Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Back Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Association of initial opioid prescription duration and an opioid refill by pain diagnosis: Evidence from outpatient settings in ten US health systems. Prev Med. 2024 Feb; 179:107828.
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Management of Neck or Back Pain in Ambulatory Care: Did Visit Mode or the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Provider Practice or Patient Adherence? Med Care. 2023 04 01; 61(Suppl 1):S30-S38.
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Opioid safety initiative associated with decreased emergency department opioid prescribing. Am J Manag Care. 2022 Jun 01; 28(6):e203-e211.
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Long-term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections after new episodes of low back pain in older adults. Eur J Pain. 2022 Aug; 26(7):1469-1480.
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Reduction of Long-Term Opioid Prescribing for Back Pain in Community Health Centers After a Medicaid Policy Change. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr; 35(2):352-369.
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Effects of Including Epidemiologic Data in Lumbar Spine Imaging Reports on Prescribing Non-Opioid Medications for Pain. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 08; 36(8):2237-2243.
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The Effect of Including Benchmark Prevalence Data of Common Imaging Findings in Spine Image Reports on Health Care Utilization Among Adults Undergoing Spine Imaging: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2015713.
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Researching the Appropriateness of Care in the Complementary and Integrative Health Professions Part 3: Designing Instruments With Patient Input. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 06; 42(5):307-318.
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Whole Systems Within Whole Systems: The Oregon Health Plan's Expansion of Services for Back and Neck Pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Mar; 25(S1):S61-S68.
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Long-term outcomes of a large, prospective observational cohort of older adults with back pain. Spine J. 2018 09; 18(9):1540-1551.