Therapeutic exercise

Abstract

Spine-related impairment is the primary cause of disability worldwide and has a negative effect on global wellness, productivity, and economics. It is important for care providers to ascertain the effects of spine pain on the patient’s life and ability to function. Pathoanatomic diagnosis and imaging findings are not consistently relevant to the dominant pain mechanism and source of symptoms, and the degree of injury is not always equal to the intensity of pain. Healthcare providers should be fluent in the use of classification systems that are valid and reliable for subgrouping patients with spine pain based on their clinical presentation and provoking and relieving activities and motions. A better defined common language among spine care providers will advance the field and allow precise diagnoses and specific individualized treatments.