Different groups of patients with low back pain.
A method of distinguishing between three categories of patients with low back pain as seen in general practice is described. It was found that the main discriminatory factors were based on restricted movement and on a past history of psychiatric illness. The experimental findings are discussed and compared with previous published works.
D001416:Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications