LUMBOSACRAL DISCOGENIC SYNDROME

Course overview

LUMBOSACRAL DISCOGENIC SYNDROME IS A COMMON CAUSE OF AXIAL LOW BACK PAIN (ABP), WHICH CAN ARISE FROM STRUCTURES SUCH AS FACET JOINTS, SPINAL MUSCLES, AND LIGAMENTS. LOW BACK PAIN (LBP) IS A MAJOR CLINICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN IN THE GLOBAL HEALTH SECTOR. TO HELP REDUCE THE SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE APPROPRIATELY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL DISCOGENIC SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.