"Low 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 in the lumbar or sacral regions, which may be associated with musculo-ligamentous SPRAINS AND STRAINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; and other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.107.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Low Back Pain- Low Back Pain
- Back Pain, Low
- Back Pains, Low
- Low Back Pains
- Pain, Low Back
- Pains, Low Back
- Lumbago
- Lower Back Pain
- Back Pain, Lower
- Back Pains, Lower
- Lower Back Pains
- Pain, Lower Back
- Pains, Lower Back
- Low Back Ache
- Ache, Low Back
- Aches, Low Back
- Back Ache, Low
- Back Aches, Low
- Low Back Aches
- Low Backache
- Backache, Low
- Backaches, Low
- Low Backaches
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Low Back Pain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Low Back Pain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Low Back Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Vita F, Donati D, Pederiva D, Stella SM, Tedeschi R, Miceli M, Faldini C, Galletti S. Classification of paravertebral muscle trophism and its correlation with thoraco-lumbar fascia thickening in patients with chronic low back pain. J Ultrasound. 2025 Sep; 28(3):621-626.
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Gupta N, Doad J, Singh R, Chien D, Cotroneo M, Reid DBC, Cloney M, Paul D. Temporal Trends in the Epidemiology of Lower Back Pain in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Dec 01; 49(23):E394-E403.
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Ng A, Lou J, Wang D. Potential S1 Nerve Root Blocks Associated with Sacroiliac Joint Injections. Pain Res Manag. 2024; 2024:8064804.
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Stolzenberg D, Issa TZ, Boyd J, Boctor MJ, Tran D, Kitei PM, Schroeder GD. Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation (Intracept): Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 37(5):223-229.
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Knox PJ, Simon CB, Hicks GE. Preliminary Characterization of Age and Chronic Low Back Pain Effects on Multimodal Pain Sensitivity: A Comparison Study in Older Adults with and Without Chronic Low Back Pain. J Pain. 2024 Aug; 25(8):104509.
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van der Wees PJ, Balog EJ, Irrgang JJ, Zeleznik H, McDonald PL, Harwood KJ. Using feedback on patient health outcomes to improve orthopaedic physical therapist practice: a quality improvement study. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 03 01; 13(1).
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Hicks GE, George SZ, Pugliese JM, Coyle PC, Sions JM, Piva S, Simon CB, Kakyomya J, Patterson CG. Hip-focused physical therapy versus spine-focused physical therapy for older adults with chronic low back pain at risk for mobility decline (MASH): a multicentre, single-masked, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Rheumatol. 2024 Jan; 6(1):e10-e20.
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Knox PJ, Simon CB, Pohlig RT, Pugliese JM, Coyle PC, Sions JM, Hicks GE. Examining Psychological Factors as Contributors to Pain, Disability, and Physical Function in Geriatric Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Analysis of the Delaware Spine Studies Cohort. J Pain. 2024 Jun; 25(6):104448.
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Amabile AH, Larson SL, Hoglund LT, Guarnieri JP, McDonald M, Reich MR. Greater number of weekly stairs climbed is associated with lower low back pain prevalence among female but not male physical therapists. PLoS One. 2023; 18(10):e0292489.
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Knox PJ, Simon CB, Pohlig RT, Pugliese JM, Coyle PC, Sions JM, Hicks GE. Construct validity of movement-evoked pain operational definitions in older adults with chronic low back pain. Pain Med. 2023 08 01; 24(8):985-992.