Low Back Pain

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 77 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: degenerate spinal discs; prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, autopsy report and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 71 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: secondary carcinoma of spine; pain; spinal cord compression; unsteadiness; and paraplegia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; sciatica; headache; and speech disorder. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; sciatica; concussional head injury; migraines; headaches; and light-headedness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence, notes and report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 68 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral thrombosis; thyrotoxicosis; arteriosclerosis; headache; nausea; and duodenal ulcer. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; sciatica; head injury; unconsiousness; bronchial spasms; asthma; bronchitis; fractured tibia; and burn injury. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.