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A 52 year old man with right low back pain, and mild radiation into the right groin. | |||
His pain drawing is below | |||
[[File:52M CLBP pain chart.PNG|300px]] | |||
=Further History= | |||
It causes sudden shocks of pain. He does not get any leg pain apart from the knee pain as above. He gets some groin pain but the back is much worse, but these seem to flare up together. The pain is worse in the mornings causing stiffness which lasts about 1-2 hours. He has found certain pain relieving stretches. He works long hours as a chef which causes discomfort. | |||
The patient first hurt his back in his 20s playing rugby. A few years ago he reinjured it while snowboarding. His current flare of pain started after using a foam roller on his hips. In 2015 he injured his right knee running which was diagnosed as being caused by a complex meniscal tear with medial chondral fissuring on MRI. | The patient first hurt his back in his 20s playing rugby. A few years ago he reinjured it while snowboarding. His current flare of pain started after using a foam roller on his hips. In 2015 he injured his right knee running which was diagnosed as being caused by a complex meniscal tear with medial chondral fissuring on MRI. | ||
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No pertinent contributing psychosocial factors were identified. | No pertinent contributing psychosocial factors were identified. | ||
=Past History= | =Past History= | ||
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=Blood Tests= | =Blood Tests= | ||
Inflammatory markers are normal. | Inflammatory markers and rheumatological blood tests are normal. | ||
=Previous Imaging= | =Previous Imaging= |