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Evaluation of low back pain can prove difficult at times and a nonspecific diagnosis may lead to poor treatment outcomes. Aside from detailed history and physical examination, neurologic and vascular examination are important components that may help to rule out more serious causes of low back pain such as myelopathy or abdominal aortic aneurysm. Low back pain with leg pain may be secondary to a herniated intervertebral disc compressing on a nerve root. Careful examination will allow for an accurate diagnosis and a focused treatment plan including a specific approach with interventional procedures.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2201 Children’s Way Suite 1318, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA

    Aaron Jay Yang MD & Nitin B. Jain MD, MSPH

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  1. Aaron Jay Yang MD
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Correspondence to Aaron Jay Yang MD .

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    R. Jason Yong

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Michael Nguyen

  3. Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Ehren Nelson

  4. Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center at Chestnut Hill, Center for Perioperative Research, Sedation for Interventional Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard D. Urman

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Yang, A.J., Jain, N.B. (2017). Low Back. In: Yong, R., Nguyen, M., Nelson, E., Urman, R. (eds) Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_15

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_15

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