Back Pain Mega Study

Back Pain Mega Study

Contents
Back Pain
Back Pain

Related

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1 to 5 Rating
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Symptoms
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Factors
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Outcomes
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User Variables 405
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Measurements 3710

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Back Pain

Causes of Back Pain

User reported causes of Back Pain based on their intuition.

Cause Agree
Bad Posture 72%
Computer Use 63%
Sitting Motionless 60%
Stress 58%
Lifting 54%
Weak Abdominals 53%
Injury 50%
Standing for Long Periods 48%
Driving for Long Periods 44%
Sleeping Position 42%
Poor Ergonomic Situation 40%
Tiredness 40%
Bending at Waist 38%
Poor Posture on Couch 37%
Mattress 35%
Overweight 35%
Carrying Heavy Things Without Regular Exercise 33%
Driving Seat Position 29%
Too Much Exercise 28%
Falls/trauma 28%
Sciatica 26%
Walking 22%
Osteoarthritis 22%
Jerks or Jerky Motion. E.g., Braking Suddenly While Driving 21%
Weather 20%
Chair Without Lumbar Support 20%
Herniated Lower Vertebrae 19%
Fibromyalgia 19%
Spinal Stenosis 18%
Car Accidents 18%
Scoliosis 17%
Airplane Travel 17%
Stomach Crunches/exercise 16%
Internal Scar Tissue 16%
Bicycle Riding Position 15%
Weight Lifting 14%
Congenital Musculo-Skeletal Deformities 12%
Constant Discontent 11%
Sex 11%
Major Kidney Surgery 11%
GERD 10%
Prolapsed Disc 10%
Dessicated Disc 10%
Breast Weight 10%
Myofascial Pain 9%
Cervical Spondilitis 9%
Lumbar Radiculopathy 9%
Keeping Forearm Bent Forward for Some Time 8%
Sacroiliac Joint Malfunction 8%
Psoriasic Arthritis 7%
Pregnancy 7%
Rheumatoid Arthritis 6%
Herneated Cervical Disc 6%
Osteoporosis 6%
Multiple, Large, Congenital Perineural Cysts. One With "Valve", Many Without (Tarlov Cysts) 6%
Thyroid Disease 6%
Surgery in Abdominal Cavity 5%
Rib Dislocations 5%
Candida 5%
Endometriosis 4%
Yoga- "The Chair Position" 4%
Weight Loss 4%
Horse Related Trauma 4%
Spinal Kyphosis 4%
Joint Hypermobility (E.g., Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) 4%
Low Grade Gram Negative Bacteria 3%
Pancreatitis 2%
Waterskiing (Especially Pull-Out) 2%
Fighter Jet High-G Forces 2%
Multiple Sclerosis 2%
Heavy Metal Toxicity 2%
Ankylosing Spondylitis 2%
Primary Lateral Sclerosis 1%
Myeloma 1%
Enthesitis 1%
Syringomyelia (Syrinx) 0%

Conditions Resulting from Back Pain

User-reported conditions resulting from Back Pain based on their intuition.

Resulting Condition Agree
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 30%
Vulvodynia 20%

Treatments

User-reported effectiveness in treating Back Pain

Treatment Major Improvement Moderate Improvement Much Worse No Effect Worse Responses
Pilates 16% 32% 9% 34% 9% 95
Massage 13% 48% 4% 29% 6% 565
Fentanyl Patches 27% 41% 0% 32% 0% 22
Physical Therapy 10% 44% 5% 33% 8% 387
Ibuprofen 5% 48% 2% 40% 5% 582
Weight Loss 6% 29% 8% 52% 5% 110
Discectomy 23% 52% 10% 13% 3% 31
Exercise 11% 44% 4% 30% 11% 604
Osteopathy 23% 27% 3% 35% 13% 71
Aspirin 3% 28% 3% 62% 4% 113
Swimming Laps 13% 42% 11% 25% 10% 72
Tai Chi 17% 30% 7% 43% 3% 60
McKenzie Press-Ups 25% 25% 13% 25% 13% 16
Acupuncture 11% 26% 5% 51% 7% 243
Reiki 7% 29% 2% 59% 2% 41
Inversion Table 8% 18% 7% 57% 10% 60
Oxycodone 16% 51% 4% 25% 4% 135
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 46% 38% 0% 15% 0% 13
Stretching 10% 50% 2% 32% 5% 633
Release Technique 23% 55% 5% 14% 5% 22
Hot Packs 6% 55% 2% 32% 4% 458
Core Strengthening Exercises 14% 41% 2% 38% 5% 341
Myofascial Release 21% 35% 6% 35% 3% 71
Marijuana 23% 32% 6% 34% 5% 87
Different Workplace Setup 6% 54% 2% 37% 2% 65
Hot Bath 7% 49% 1% 37% 6% 251
Cervical Traction 8% 58% 3% 28% 5% 40
Vicodin 9% 51% 5% 31% 4% 150
Rolfing 19% 44% 4% 22% 11% 27
Yoga 16% 40% 5% 28% 10% 255
Stength Training/Excercise 19% 36% 0% 28% 17% 36
Graston Technique 11% 56% 0% 33% 0% 9
Rolled Cloth in Nape 3% 58% 0% 33% 6% 33
Meloxicam 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 2
Prolotherapy 20% 40% 0% 30% 10% 10
Egoscue Technique 18% 32% 0% 41% 9% 22
Walking Sticks (Shock Absorbing) 10% 43% 0% 43% 5% 21
Exalgo 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1
AposTherapy 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1
High Voltage Electrotherapy 14% 29% 0% 57% 0% 14
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) 20% 30% 0% 40% 10% 10
Bupronorphine Patch 38% 13% 13% 38% 0% 8
MindBody Prescription (Book) 11% 33% 0% 56% 0% 9
Nucynta (Tapenolol) 10% 40% 0% 40% 10% 10
Gokhale Method 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 6
Physiotherapy 13% 38% 5% 37% 7% 76
Skelaxin (Metaxolone) 6% 42% 0% 47% 6% 36
Arthrotec 11% 22% 0% 67% 0% 9
Jin Shin Do 0% 60% 0% 20% 20% 5
Qi Gong 13% 25% 0% 56% 6% 16
Back Support Pillows 6% 42% 2% 44% 6% 232
Cyclobenzaprine 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1
Spinal Pain Stimulator 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1
Sleeping With Pillow Under Knees/legs 8% 40% 3% 44% 6% 319
Arcoxia 18% 27% 9% 36% 9% 11
Spinal Decompression 15% 41% 13% 30% 2% 61
Use of Cane 6% 42% 3% 42% 6% 66
Pregabalin 14% 38% 10% 29% 10% 21
Lazer Therapy 0% 40% 0% 53% 7% 15
Carbamazepina 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 4
Spinal Steroid Injection 11% 38% 5% 38% 9% 104
Ice Packs 5% 45% 4% 42% 4% 361
Gyrotonic 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 5
Spinal Fusion 23% 35% 23% 19% 0% 31
Non-Surgical Spinal Disc Decompression 12% 37% 7% 35% 9% 43
Nurofen Plus 11% 25% 2% 55% 7% 44
Alexander Technique 10% 23% 3% 60% 3% 30
Lorazapam 11% 22% 11% 44% 11% 9
Trigger Point Dry Needling / Trigger Point Injections 12% 40% 5% 27% 17% 60
Naproxen/Naprosyn (Aleve) 7% 36% 3% 49% 5% 227
Chiropractic Adjustments 14% 36% 9% 34% 7% 403
Clicking 0% 25% 13% 63% 0% 8
Water Walking 10% 31% 3% 46% 10% 68
Feldenkrais 5% 38% 5% 38% 14% 21
Light Therapy 11% 22% 7% 56% 4% 27
TENS Unit Therapy 3% 42% 4% 46% 5% 135
Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) 8% 35% 6% 45% 5% 97
Tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER) 7% 37% 4% 43% 9% 114
Orthotics Shoe Inserts 12% 38% 13% 27% 10% 52
Imipramine 8% 15% 15% 54% 8% 13
Back Support Braces 3% 34% 3% 54% 6% 79
Glucosomine HCL 5% 14% 5% 68% 9% 22
Neurontin (Gabapentin) 14% 19% 6% 48% 13% 63
Acetaminophen 2% 32% 1% 59% 7% 146
Judo 0% 25% 25% 33% 17% 12
Celebrex 10% 21% 7% 53% 9% 106
Psychotherapy 3% 19% 4% 70% 5% 79

Treatments Causing Back Pain

User-reported treatments that exhibited the side effect of Back Pain

Treatment Percent of Reports
Zanaflex 24%
Lyrica 32%
Pregabalin 32%
Provigil 12%
Infliximab (Remicade) 14%
Pregabalin (Lyrica) 32%
Mesalamine 23%
Vaginal Estrogen Cream (Estrace, Premarin) 22%
Depakote 14%
Modafinil 12%
Tizanidine 24%

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Back Pain Info

Property Value
Variable Name Back Pain
Aggregation Method MEAN
Analysis Performed At 2020-09-23
Duration of Action 24 hours
Kurtosis 2.4506730088922
Maximum Allowed Value 5 out of 5
Mean 2.9034218408496 out of 5
Median 2.8847373287671 out of 5
Minimum Allowed Value 1 out of 5
Number of Aggregate Predictors 1136
Number of Aggregate Outcomes 167
Number of Measurements 3710
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) 2918
Public true
Onset Delay 0 seconds
Standard Deviation 0.36868577891095
Unit 1 to 5 Rating
User Variables 405
UPC 711583981326
Variable Category Symptoms
Variable ID 1919
Variance 0.37862284909721