by Rita Baron-Faust MedPage Today Staff Writer Two new studies say that patients’ descriptions of back or hip pain may have clinically valid utility in diagnosis of their conditions. A small study involving patients with hip pain in New Zealand found numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) scores from more than a dozen standardized tests, such […]
Annemieke J.H. Verwoerd, MD, MSc The Spine Journal Available online 8 December 2013 In Press Abstract Background Context The diagnosis of sciatica is primarily based on history and physical examination. Most physical tests used in isolation show poor diagnostic accuracy. Little is known about the diagnostic accuracy of history items. Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy […]