Vertebrogenic Pain: A Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Treatment of Axial Low Back Pain

doi:10.1093/pm/pnac081

Editorial

. 2022 Jul 20;23(Suppl 2):S63-S71.

doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac081.

Vertebrogenic Pain: A Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Treatment of Axial Low Back Pain

Aaron Conger¹, Matthew Smuck², Eeric Truumees³, Jeffrey C Lotz⁴, Michael J DePalma⁵, Zachary L McCormick¹

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¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA.
³ The University of Texas Dell Medical School, Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis, Austin, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁵ Virginia iSpine Physicians, PC, Richmond, VA, USA.

PMID: 35856329
PMCID: PMC9297155
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac081

Editorial

Vertebrogenic Pain: A Paradigm Shift in Diagnosis and Treatment of Axial Low Back Pain

Aaron Conger et al. Pain Med. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 20;23(Suppl 2):S63-S71.

doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac081.

Authors

Aaron Conger¹, Matthew Smuck², Eeric Truumees³, Jeffrey C Lotz⁴, Michael J DePalma⁵, Zachary L McCormick¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA.
³ The University of Texas Dell Medical School, Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis, Austin, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
⁵ Virginia iSpine Physicians, PC, Richmond, VA, USA.

PMID: 35856329
PMCID: PMC9297155
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac081

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Keywords: Basivertebral Nerve; Discogenic; Endplate; Low Back Pain; Vertebrogenic.

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Neuroanatomy of the lumbar discovertebral complex. SVN = sinuvertebral nerve; BVN = basivertebral nerve.

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[1] Dillane JB, Fry J, Kalton G.. Acute back syndrome: A study from general practice. Br Med J 1966;2(5505):82–4. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Dillane JB, Fry J, Kalton G.. Acute back syndrome: A study from general practice. Br Med J 1966;2(5505):82–4. - PMC - PubMed

[3] DePalma MJ, Ketchum JM, Saullo T.. What is the source of chronic low back pain and does age play a role? Pain Med 2011;12(2):224–33. - PubMed

[4] DePalma MJ, Ketchum JM, Saullo T.. What is the source of chronic low back pain and does age play a role? Pain Med 2011;12(2):224–33. - PubMed

[5] Adams MA, Dolan P.. Intervertebral disc degeneration: Evidence for two distinct phenotypes. J Anat 2012;221(6):497–506. - PMC - PubMed

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[8] de Schepper EIT, Damen J, van Meurs JBJ, et al.The association between lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain: The influence of age, gender, and individual radiographic features. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010;35(5):531–6. - PubMed

[9] Cheung KMC, Karppinen J, Chan D, et al.Prevalence and pattern of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging changes in a population study of one thousand forty-three individuals. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009;34(9):934–40. - PubMed

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