On the definitions and physiology of back pain, referred pain, and radicular pain

Nikolai Bogduk (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d987f72a25b240b7a3ccbf — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2009.08.020

Also consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1. The Spinal Nerve Root “Innervation”, and a New Concept of the Clinicopathological Inter-Relations in Back Pain and Sciatica· 1981 · 55 citations
2. Advances in Pain Research and Therapy· 1980 · 2,261 citations
3. EXPERIMENTS ON PAIN REFERRED FROM DEEP SOMATIC TISSUES· 1954 · 282 citations
4. Neurophysiologic tests in diagnosis of nerve root compression caused by disc herniation.· 1996 · 21 citations
5. Sacroiliac Joint· 1994 · 433 citations