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What factors do you think commonly
cause or contribute to chronic back pain? |
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Traumatic injury |
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b. |
Age-related conditions, such as
arthritis or degenerative disc disease |
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c. |
Emotional or psychological stress |
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d. |
Sports such as golf, running and
contact sports |
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e. |
An inactive lifestyle |
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f. |
A, B and D |
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g. |
All of the above |
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| 2. |
Choose the statement that you think represents the best way to respond to intense back pain. When you
experience an episode of low back pain, assuming you know it’s not caused by a serious medical condition, you should: |
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a. |
Stay in bed and
do as little as possible until the pain goes away |
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b. |
Just carry on and ignore the pain
until it goes away |
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c. |
Take something
for the pain and stay as active as possible |
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d. |
None of the above |
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| 3. |
What do you think is the most
effective way to help prevent episodes of back pain? |
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a. |
Regular exercises |
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b. |
Sleeping on a firm mattress |
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c. |
Avoiding high heel shoes |
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d. |
Carrying your brief case or bag as a
back pack instead of on your shoulder |
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e. |
Learning the correct way to sit,
bend, lift, etc. |
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f. |
None of the above
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| 4. |
Surgery
is the only effective cure for about half of those with low back pain. |
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a. |
True |
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b. |
False |
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| 5. |
Once you develop chronic back pain,
there’s nothing you can do about it; you just have to live with it. |
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a. |
True |
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b. |
False |
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| 6. |
When should you see a doctor about
chronic back pain? |
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a. |
As soon as a back pain episode begins |
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b. |
When the pain has persisted for several days |
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c. |
When the pain has persisted, on and off, for more than two or three months |
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d. |
Never |
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| 7. |
Which one of the following health care
specialists is a medical doctor with special training in non-surgical treatments
for back pain, including therapeutic exercise, medication and other treatment
advances? |
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Primary care physician |
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b. |
Orthopedic surgeon |
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c. |
Physical therapist |
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d. |
Chiropractor |
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e. |
Physiatrist |
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f. |
Massage therapist |
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g. |
Acupuncturist |
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h. |
None of the above |
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