Back Pain

"Back Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Acute or chronic pain located in the posterior regions of the THORAX; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; or the adjacent regions.

Descriptor ID	D001416
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.617.140 C23.888.592.612.107
Concept/Terms	Back Pain Back Pain Back Pains Pain, Back Pains, Back Backache Backaches Back Ache Ache, Back Aches, Back Back Aches Back Pain without Radiation Back Pain without Radiation Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome Pain Syndrome, Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes, Vertebrogenic Syndrome, Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes, Vertebrogenic Pain Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes Back Pain with Radiation Back Pain with Radiation

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Back Pain".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Pain [C10.597.617]
Back Pain [C10.597.617.140]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Pain [C23.888.592.612]
Back Pain [C23.888.592.612.107]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Back Pain".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Back Pain".

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