Chronic back pain: Diagnostic criteria and analysis of coping strategies (review)

The review presents modern data on epidemiology, mechanisms of pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics of chronic pain. A complete system of flags of risk factors for pain chronicity used in Europe and the United States is demonstrated. Criteria for diagnostics, physical and instrumental examination of patients with chronic back pain are presented; the issues of back prevention are considered. Conditions aimed at expanding the range of diagnostic studies and coping strategy are discussed. It is concluded that a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of patients with back pain is advisable and the use of cognitive behavioral therapy is important. The studies on chronic back pain and coping strategies published in the PubMed and eLibrary databases were examined for the period since 2000. The final analysis of the review included 37 studies.