ABSTRACT Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis is a degenerative condition characterized by narrowing of the spinal canal, leading to pain and neurological deficits. Inflammatory processes are thought to play a key role in its pathogenesis, with increased levels of inflammatory mediators such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β). However, the correlation between these biomarker…
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints and can adversely affect physical function, quality of life, and patient productivity. Vitamin D deficiency, assessed through serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) levels, plays a role in pain modulation, muscle function, and inflammatory responses, and is suspected to be associated with LBP occurrence. This stud…
Prevalensi dari penyakit osteoporosis di seluruh dunia cukup tinggi dan sangat mengkh awatirkan. WHO memperkirakan pada pertengahan abad mendatang jumlah patah tulang karena osteoporosis akan meningkat 3 kali lipat dari 1,7 juta pada tahun 1990 menjadi 6,3 juta pada tahun 2050 kelak. Masalah osteoporosis di Indonesia pun sudah cukup besar yaitu mecapai 19,7%. Risiko osteoporosis ini ditemukan d…
Prevalensi penderita osteoporosis dikalangan wanita menopause cukup tinggi. Jika sudah teijadi osteoporosis maka tulang akan mudah patah/ffaktur. Karena itu penting sekali untuk mencegah terjadinya osteoporosis, caranya ialah dengan mengendalikan faktor-faktor risiko yang dapat dikontrol. Survei deskriptif ini mencoba menggambarkan prevalensi wanita menopause bungkuk osteoporosis tulang belakan…
Scoliosis is a spinal curvature disorder that can be experienced by all ages and is associated with decreased quality of life. Currently, there is little data on the prevalence of adult scoliosis in young adults both in Indonesia and in the world. Diagnosis of scoliosis is costly and carries risks due to radiation exposure. With the advancement of technology, smartphone applications can detect …
Low back pain (LBP) adalah salah satu keluhan muskuloskeletal yang umum ditemukan pada pasien dewasa, dan salah satu diagnosisnya adalah radikulopati lumbal. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis karakteristik pasien low back pain et causa radikulopati lumbal di RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang pada tahun 2023–2024, dengan tujuan untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai prevalensi,dan distr…
Background: Lumbar spondylosis is the changes in the spinal joints, characterized by increasing degeneration of the intervertebral disc followed by changes in bone and soft tissue, or it can mean overgrowth of bone (osteophytes), which is mainly located in the anterior aspect, lateral, and the posterior. Objective: To identify the incidence and profile of patients with lumbar spondylosis in the…