Regardless of treatment type, patients report that empathy and clear communication from their doctors go a long way in their satisfaction with pain management.
Patients who are diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis after referral to a rheumatologist for chronic back pain most often keep that diagnosis, providing good reason to refer patients early.
Regardless of treatment type, however, patients report that empathy and clear communication from their doctors go a long way in their satisfaction with pain management.
A pilot study finds longer delays (more than 4 years) were associated with history of uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis at diagnosis, and being in the most vulnerable socioeconomic group.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for Abbott Laboratories spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices to include treatment of chronic back pain.