Browsing Open Research by Author "Oberg, B"

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Agreement between diagnoses reached by clinical examination and available reference standards: a prospective study of 216 patients with lumbopelvic pain

Laslett, M; McDonald, B; Tropp, H; Aprill, CN; Oberg, B (Biomed Central Ltd, 2005)

Background: The tissue origin of low back pain (LBP) or referred lower extremity symptoms (LES) may be identified in about 70% of cases using advanced imaging, discography and facet or sacroiliac joint blocks. These ...
Zygapophysial joint blocks in chronic low back pain: a test of Revel's model as a screening test

Laslett, M; Oberg, B; Aprill, CN; McDonald, B (BioMed Central Ltd, 2004)

Background: Only controlled blocks are capable of confirming the zygapophysial joints (ZJ) as the pain generator in LBP patients. However, previous workers have found that a cluster of clinical signs ("Revel's criteria"), ...