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Low Back Pain: General Info
Low Back Pain: General Info
General Info
S: C/C sharp shooting pain from low back area c (PS:9/10) Felt upon rising from bed and relieve by
sitting.
HPI:
Present condition started last october 18,2019,when Px slipped in their house and landed on her
buttocks upon impact on the ground Px felt pain c (PS:9/10) but did not consulted any medical advice.
Px took oral medicine(ibuprofen) to relieve the pain and went to massage parlor but persistence of pain
didn’t subside. This prompted the Px to seek medical help. Px consulted Dr. A of SPCMC and she under-
went to medical examination and was Dx c Low back pain. Px was then reffered to PT rehab for further
eval and Mx.
PMHx:
(-)DM (-)Cardiac dse
(-)HTN (-) Asthma
FMHx:
Maternal paternal
arthritis + +
DM - -
Cardiac Dse - -
HTN - -
Home situation: Px lives in a bungalow type of house c her husband and two sons
O: VS
BP : 110/80 mmHg PR: 68 bpm
RR: 15 cpm Temp: A febrile
OI: A/C/C x3
mesomorph
(-) postural deviation
(-) swelling
Palpation:
Normothermic on all exposed body parts
Normotonic on all 4s
(+) Nodules on (B) paralumbar
(+) Ms spasm on (B) paralumbar
(+) grade 1 tenderness on paralumbar area
ROM: All joints of (B) UE and LE are WNL actively and passively taken pain free c (N) endfeel excet for
MMT: All muscles (B) UE and LE are grossly graded 5/5 except for hip flexors 4/5 and abdominals 4/5
Neuro eval:
A. Sensory Assesment
STD : Pin for pain, brush for light touch and thumb for deep pressure
Special test:
A: Problem list
1.Moderate difficulty in doing bed mobility esp. in supine – long sitting – standing
2. (M) weakness of (psoas major) and abdominals
3. LOM of hip Flexion
4. (M) spasm on (B) Paralumbar
5. Nodules on (B) Paralumbar
6. Grade 1 tenderness on paralumbar
7. Sharp shooting pain on paralumbar c PS: 9/10
STG( 3 weeks)