"Low Back Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute or chronic pain in the lumbar or sacral regions, which may be associated with musculo-ligamentous SPRAINS AND STRAINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; and other conditions.
MeSH Number(s)
C10.597.617.232.400
C23.888.592.612.107.400
C23.888.646.172.500
Concept/Terms
Low Back Pain- Low Back Pain
- Back Pain, Low
- Back Pains, Low
- Low Back Pains
- Pain, Low Back
- Pains, Low Back
- Lumbago
- Lower Back Pain
- Back Pain, Lower
- Back Pains, Lower
- Lower Back Pains
- Pain, Lower Back
- Pains, Lower Back
- Low Back Ache
- Ache, Low Back
- Aches, Low Back
- Back Ache, Low
- Back Aches, Low
- Low Back Aches
- Low Backache
- Backache, Low
- Backaches, Low
- Low Backaches
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Low Back Pain".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Low Back Pain".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Low Back Pain" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Low Back Pain" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1993 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1997 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
1998 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2000 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2001 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2002 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
2003 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
2004 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
2005 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
2006 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
2007 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
2008 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2009 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2010 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
2011 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
2012 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
2013 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
2014 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
2015 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
2016 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
2017 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
2018 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
2019 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
2020 | 38 | 1 | 39 |
2021 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
2022 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Low Back Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal Associations of PROMIS-29 Anxiety and Depression Symptoms With Low Back Pain Impact in a Sample of U.S. Military Service Members. Mil Med. 2023 Mar 20; 188(3-4):e630-e636.
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Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation for Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery. JAMA. 2023 03 14; 329(10):846.
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Effect of Restorative Neurostimulation on Major Drivers of Chronic Low Back Pain Economic Impact. Neurosurgery. 2023 Apr 01; 92(4):716-724.
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Loss of lumbar disc height with age and its impact on pain and sensitivity associated behaviors in mice. Eur Spine J. 2023 03; 32(3):848-858.
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Assessing the potential anti-neuroinflammatory effect of minocycline in chronic low back pain: Protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 03; 126:107087.
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Issues in design, conduct, and conclusions of JAMA's Hara et al.'s randomized clinical trial of spinal cord burst stimulation versus placebo stimulation on disability in patients with chronic radicular pain after lumbar spine surgery. Pain Pract. 2023 Mar; 23(3):232-233.
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Sequential and Comparative Evaluation of Pain Treatment Effectiveness Response (SCEPTER), a pragmatic trial for conservative chronic low back pain treatment. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 02; 125:107041.
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Definitions of Chronic Low Back Pain From a Scoping Review, and Analyses of Narratives and Self-Reported Health of Adults With Low Back Pain. J Pain. 2023 03; 24(3):403-412.
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Prolotherapy: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms, Techniques, and Protocols, and Evidence for Common Musculoskeletal Conditions. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 02; 34(1):165-180.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Endogenous Pain Modulation, Pain Intensity, and Depression in Patients Using Opioids for Chronic Low Back Pain. Clin J Pain. 2022 10 01; 38(10):595-600.