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Anatomy · Topic 42
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 42 · combined PDF page 132
Practice questions
- A systematic review located published serious adverse-event cases following lumbopelvic spinal manipulative therapy. Which conclusion best reflects the review's evidence?
- Among the 77 serious adverse-event cases included in the systematic review of lumbopelvic manipulation, which event category was most frequently reported?
- Which serious event was reported in 23 cases in the systematic review of lumbopelvic spinal manipulative therapy?
- Which limitation was specifically noted in the review of serious adverse events following lumbopelvic manipulation?
- In the systematic review of hip biomechanics in adults with nonspecific low back pain, which hip range-of-motion finding was particularly noted?
- Compared with healthy individuals, which hip muscle-strength pattern was reported in some tests and functional activities among patients with low back pain?
- Which muscle-activation finding was reported in the systematic review of hip biomechanics in people with nonspecific low back pain?
- The systematic review comparing people with nonspecific low back pain with healthy individuals reported changes in functional-task performance. Which statement matches its summary?
- A systematic review of hip biomechanics in nonspecific low back pain included observational studies and found heterogeneity in biomechanical assessments and results. What synthesis approach did the authors use?
- According to the supplied review on mechanisms of low back pain, chronic low back pain is described as pain lasting for at least which duration?
- Which group of possible low-back-pain generators is discussed in the supplied review on mechanisms of low back pain?
- A pooled analysis of six studies compared tanezumab doses with placebo for chronic low back pain. Which conclusion about 5 mg tanezumab is supported by the supplied abstract?
- In the pooled analysis of tanezumab for chronic low back pain, which comparison was reported at weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12?
- How many studies were included in the pooled analysis of tanezumab for chronic low back pain?
- In a pragmatic-trial sample of people enrolled for chronic low back pain, which co-occurring chronic overlapping pain condition was most common?
- In the pragmatic-trial sample of participants with chronic low back pain, what proportion had one additional chronic overlapping pain condition, excluding chronic low back pain?
- In the same chronic-low-back-pain sample, approximately what proportion had two or more chronic overlapping pain conditions, excluding chronic low back pain?
- In the study of chronic low back pain with co-occurring chronic overlapping pain conditions, each additional condition was associated with what reported change in fatigue score?
- Which statement best characterizes participants with chronic low back pain and additional chronic overlapping pain conditions compared with those reporting chronic low back pain alone?
- In the randomized trial comparing TENS and interferential current for chronic low back pain, how long was the single treatment application?
- In the trial comparing TENS and interferential current with placebo groups, which statement about numeric pain-rating scores immediately after treatment was reported?
- Which interferential-current parameter combination was highlighted in the trial for showing an increase in pressure pain threshold at all assessed low-back points compared with placebo TENS?
- In the randomized trial of heat combined with TENS for chronic low back pain, what was the primary outcome?
- After four weeks in the randomized heat-plus-TENS trial, which result was reported for pain scores?
- Which outcome improved in the heat-plus-TENS group in the randomized trial, despite the absence of reduced pain scores?
- The heat-plus-TENS randomized trial enrolled 50 participants with chronic low back pain and assigned them to two groups. How many participants were assigned to the experimental HeatTENS group?
- Which description best matches the population examined in the 2024 systematic review of hip biomechanics and low back pain?
- A review of chronic low back pain discusses several possible pain generators. Which pairing is explicitly represented among those categories?
- A student interprets the 2025 chronic overlapping pain-condition study as showing that 45% of all people with chronic low back pain in the general population have exactly one additional condition. Which correction is most appropriate?
- Which trial design best describes the study that compared immediate analgesic effects of TENS and interferential current for chronic low back pain?
- The systematic review of serious events following lumbopelvic manipulation included 77 reported cases. Which event category accounted for 7 cases?
- Which statement accurately contrasts the two supplied trials of electrical modalities for chronic low back pain?