Features of diagnosis and treatment of vertebrogenic pain syndromes in elderly patients

Back pain is one of the most frequent complaints of elderly patients, but until recently this problem did not attract proper attention. In part, this is true: at least one episode of back pain occurs within a year in 30-50% of patients older than 70 years. However, the clinical relevance of back pain in the elderly is more significant. In the context of more frequent comorbid conditions and lower socioeconomic status, it has a more negative impact on the quality of life, restricts mobility and independence in daily activities to a greater extent, and is an immediate factor that increases the risk of falls, and causes a persistent fear of movement due to ability to fall and be injured, which closes the vicious circle of inactivity. In conditions of low mobility and limited pharmacotherapy, the tendency to chronization of pain syndrome is increasing.

vertebrogenic pain syndromes, comorbid pathology, pain in elderly persons