Some topical problems in the diagnosis and treatment of back pain

Abstract

Back pain is a topical problem for both a general practitioner and a neurologist because of not only the high rate of this syndrome, but also its differential diagnosis problems. As any clinical syndrome, back pain should be differentiated from very many other diseases. This is primarily determined by the tactics of the management and treatment of a patient with neck-and-chest or low back pain. Today the diagnosis of spinal osteochondrosis may be rather common as that of exclusion. A meticulous neurological examination is of importance when diagnosing back pain. A premium is also placed upon X-ray and neuroimaging studies. When back pain is treated, it is necessary to take into account the intensity of pain syndrome, its proneness to chronicity, the individual personality traits, and concomitant visceral involvement and to use bothdrug and non-drug treatments, among which remedial exercises and psychotherapy are considered most effective.

Formation of the control signals based on application of the neural network approaches in spine rehabilitation systems

“…Deviations in the electrophysiological signals involved in the locomotion activity of the musculoskeletal system, from normal values for healthy people manifest themselves in amplitude, phase, shape, and other characteristics of the signals and depend on the different concentration of the attention, the accuracy etc. (Voznesenskaya, 2006;Doronin & Doronina, 2010;Rakhmilevich et al, 2012;Efi mov, 2012, Zakharova & Shemirova, 2016Shchenyavskaya & Zakharova, 2015;.…”

Complex processing of goniometric and acoustic signals in the automated control system of the rehabilitation exoskeleton

“…As a result, there are various painful sensations and disruption of the functioning of various organs. It should be noted that the displacement of the vertebrae and the change in the shape of the spine can occur not only under the load, but also under pressure on internal organs [2][3], as well as at changes in muscle tone [3].…”