Mark Review for Lower Back Pain
- Age 55+
- Male
- 192 lbs
- 6' 0"
- Stevensville, MD
17
Feb2021
- Injury Status In Pain
- Standing without experiencing back pain 30 minutes
- Physical activity per week 8+ hours
- How much did pain interfere with your day-to-day activities in the past week? All the time
- Have you been off work or unemployed due to low-back pain? Yes, for 3-12 months
- Have you felt depressed or hopeless in the last 7 days? Sometimes
- How much did pain interfere with your enjoyment of life in the past week? All the time
- What best describes your pain level on average in the past week? Distressing
- Back pain causing leg pain Yes, but most of the pain is in my back
- Walking distance with leg pain 1/2 mile
- Sitting without having to change position 30 minutes
- Chronicity 2 - 3 Months
- Pain when rising from a seated position A little worse
- Back-Pain while bending forward Discomforting
- Leg-Pain while bending forward Distressing
- Pain while bending backward Discomforting
- Back pain interfere with sleep Several times every night
- Back pain interfere with your personal care (washing, dressing etc) Sometimes
- Back pain interference with travel Pain restricts me to journeys of less than 2 hours
- Marital Status Single
- Employment Status Retired
- Tobacco Use No
- Alcohol Use Heavy
- Pain level (1-10) 5
- Additional Diagnosis/Symptoms Sciatica (pinched nerve, radiculopathy), Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease
- Additional conditions Arthrithis, High blood pressure
- Pain areas Lower back middle, Lower back right, Back of right knee, Back of left knee, Lower back left
Treatment Ratings
Always very active for my age (77). Used to walk 2-3 miles daily, lots of lawn work, lifting and a lot of long term standing in part-time retail job. All of the preceding and other activities have diminished to very little activity to none because of pain and sciatica.
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