Back Injury
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Back Injury Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have a back injury and any of the following:
Bloody urine
Difficulty walking
Difficulty controlling your bladder or bowels
Groin
numbness
Inability to urinate
Inability to walk
Numbness
in the groin
Leg
numbness
Leg weakness
Pain during urination
Severe
back pain
Fever
over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008
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Back Injury References:
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Rugulies R, Krause N. Job strain, iso-strain, and the incidence of low back and neck injuries. A 7.5-year prospective study of San Francisco transit operators. Soc Sci Med. 2005 Jul;61(1):27-39.
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van Tulder MW, Koes BW, Bouter LM: Conservative treatment of acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the most common interventions. Spine 1997 Sep 15; 22(18): 2128-56.
Wassell JT, Gardner LI, Landsittel DP, Johnston JJ, Johnston JM. A prospective study of back belts for prevention of back pain and injury. JAMA. 2000 Dec 6;284(21):2727-32.
