title: [Gender features of low back pain syndromes].
abstract: Forty-four patients with low back pain caused by a radix syndrome (mean age 46.18±9.11 years) have been examined. Patients have been stratified by sex. The pain syndrome has been assessed in 1st, 10th and 21st by the VAS, pressure pain measurement and laboratory tests for measuring neurotransmitter levels. It has been shown that women endure a pain worse as assessed not only by the questionnaires but also by the pressure pain measurement especially at night. The analysis of blood serum revealed higher levels of β-endorphin, serotonin, dopamine that were correlated (р<0.05) with the pain level, their amount decreasing with the reduction of pain.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Moseĭkin
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Goĭdenko
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Aleksandrov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Rudenko
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Borzunova
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Barashkov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004298:Dopamine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D004298:Dopamine