Regional Interdependence in Low Back Pain: Interventions
Regional Interdependence[edit | edit source]
- Regional interdependence is the concept that a musculoskeletal treatment targeting a specific area of the body could have effects in another, seemingly unrelated, part of the body[1].
- Examples of Regional Interdependence:
- Elbow
- Shoulder
Examination[edit | edit source]
- Screen patient for red flags[2]
Condition | Red Flags |
Back-related tumor |
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Cauda equina syndrome |
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Back-related infection |
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Spinal compression fracture |
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Abdominal aneurysm |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wainner RS, Whitman JM, Cleland JA, Flynn TW. Regional Interdependence: A Musculoskeletal Examination Model Whose Time Has Come. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2007;37(11):658-660. Pub Med Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18057674 (accessed 26 Oct 2013).
- ↑ Delitto A, George S.Z. et al, Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orhtop Sports Phys Ther. 2012;42(4):A1-A57 Pub Med Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22466247 (accessed 26 October 2013).