Therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain attending outpatient physiotherapy clinic

Abstract

Objective: to assess therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic low-back pain. Methods: qualitative study involving the use of an in-depth semi structured interviews were used to collect data on therapeutic itinerary among ten patients with chronic low-back pain who from physiotherapy clinic of a tertiary hospital. Data was analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: emerging themes were as follows: onset of low-back pain, symptoms that initiated the journey for care, steps taken to find pain relief, respondent’s perception on care received, interference of chronic low-back pain with normal life, family and relations, multiple practices in which chronic low-back pain patients are involved, perception of effectiveness of the multiple practices, and hurdles to seeking care. Conclusion: patients with chronic low-back pain take different routes in search of care. Chronic low-back pain markedly altered patients’ life and made them prone to practicing medical pluralism.

Perfil Epidemiológico Dos Cirurgiões Dentistas Com Lombalgia Da Atenção Primária Do Município De Rio Branco/Acre

“…As análises multifatoriais revelaram alguns dados importantes como preditores das desordens musculoesqueléticas e que, às vezes, seja por negligência ou falta de tempo, o cirurgião dentista não correlaciona a causa das lesões lombares e inflamação do carpo com a ausência de pequenos exercícios laborais 16 . quando inter-relacionado com a autodeclaração de lombalgia, revelou que 87,5% realizavam alguma atividade a fim de melhorar a performance laboral 17 .…”