Low Back Pain

Question 1

Low back pain orthotic mechanism of relief (4)

Answer 1

Motion reduction
Abdominal compression
Postural realingment
Muscle relaxation

Question 2

Boston overlap brace indications (3)

Answer 2

Severe back pain
Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis
Lumbar fusions and fractures

Question 3

Hip spica (1)

Answer 3

For lumbo sacral pain

Question 4

Orthotics and low back pain (4)

Answer 4

Lso/tlso

• corsets
• conventional orthoses
• thermoplastic orthoses

Question 5

Red flags of lower back pain (8)

Answer 5

Diff with micturition
Loss of sphincter tone/faecal incontinence
Saddle anaesth
Gait disturbance
Age 55
Trauma pmh Ca
Weight loss

Question 6

S&s lower back pain suggesting possible serious spinal pathology (14)

Answer 6

Age of onset
Trauma
Constant, progressive non-mechanical pain
Thoracic pain
Pmh Ca
Steroid use
Structural deformity
Drug use/hiv
Systemically unwell
Weight loss
Persisting severe loss of lx flexion
Widespread neuro
Ext plant response
Night pain

Question 7

Yellow flags (7)

Answer 7

Attitudes and beliefs
Behaviours
Compensation issues
Diagnosis and treatment
Emotions
Family 
Work