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Back pain (Latin: dorsalgia) is pain felt in the back. It may be classified as neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. [1] The lumbar area is the most common area affected. [2]
Dorsalgia refers to back pain. Some other spinal diseases include spinal muscular atrophy , ankylosing spondylitis , scoliosis , lumbar spinal stenosis , spina bifida , spinal tumors , osteoporosis and cauda equina syndrome .
"Tabes dorsalgia" is a related lancinating back pain. [citation needed] "Tabetic gait" is a characteristic ataxic gait of untreated syphilis where the person's feet slap the ground as they strike the floor due to loss of proprioception. In daylight the person can avoid some unsteadiness by watching their own feet. [citation needed]
Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord, also known as myelosis funiculus, or funicular myelosis, [1] also Lichtheim's disease, [2] [3] and Putnam-Dana syndrome, [4] refers to degeneration of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord as a result of vitamin B 12 deficiency (most common).
The human back, also called the dorsum (pl.: dorsa), is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. [1] It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen.
The latissimus dorsi is occasionally used for transplantation, and for augmentation of systole in cardiac failure.In these cases, the nerve supply is preserved, and transplanted with the muscle (for example, with facial reanimation).
Neck pain, also known as cervicalgia, is a common problem, with two-thirds of the population having neck pain at some point in their lives. [1]Neck pain, although felt in the neck, can be caused by numerous other spinal problems.
For many patients a combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy can help to alleviate or treat the symptoms of psychogenic pain. These treatments can include cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, or forms commonly used for chronic pain treatments.