"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Back Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Virtual Clinic Diagnosis of Fractured Spinal Cord Stimulator Leads in a Patient Lacking Direct Physician Access - A Novel Case Report. Pain Med Case Rep. 2025 Feb; 9(1):33-36.
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Demographics of and Costs to Users of Chiropractic Services in the United States with Neck or Back Pain not Meeting Guideline-Based Minimum Treatment Frequency Thresholds. Altern Ther Health Med. 2023 May; 29(4):102-109.
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Back Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management. Neurol Clin. 2023 02; 41(1):61-76.
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Robotic-assisted laparoscopic resection of a primary renal neuroendocrine carcinoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Dec 09; 12(12).
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Education level as a prognostic indicator at 12 months following decompression surgery for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 01 01; 30(1):60-68.
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Association between preoperative activity level and functional outcome at 12 months following surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct; 29(4):388-396.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Back Pain-Child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May; 14(5S):S13-S24.
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Errors in Diagnosis of Spinal Epidural Abscesses in the Era of Electronic Health Records. Am J Med. 2017 08; 130(8):975-981.
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Back pain and scoliosis in children: When to image, what to consider. Neuroradiol J. 2017 Oct; 30(5):393-404.
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Evaluation and Management of the Patient With Suspected Inflammatory Spine Disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Apr; 92(4):555-564.