Low Back Pain

Typed case summary and chart relating to male driver from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 38 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: right-sided sciatica due to prolapsed intervertebral disc; low backache; and paraesthesiae. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male airman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: left-sided sciatica; lumbago; and herniated intervertebral disc. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and charts relating to male fireman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; lumbar pain; numbness in leg; and recurrent right sciatic pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: lumbago; congenital bilateral claw-foot; mild paraesthesiae; and mild infective lumbar epiduritis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 34 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; chronic low backache; and recurrent attacks of right-sided sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart, notes and correspondence relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 30 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: chronic low backache and bilateral sciatica probably due to prolapsed disc displacement; and radiculitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note and correspondence relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 49 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: severe attacks of low back pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and charts relating to male airman from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 28 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: chronic lumbar backache and unilateral sciatic pain due to ruptured intervertebral disc; and wound infection. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male medical officer from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: recurrent lumbar backache and unilateral sciatic pain due to ruptured intervertebral disc. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: recurrent attack of low backache with left sciatic neuritis due to prolapsed intervertebral disc; and hypoaesthesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.