Back Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Pathogenetic Therapy
Acute and chronic back pain - the most common complaints at outpatient appointments. Such pains are not the separate nosological unit, but the clinical manifestation of a number of diseases and require careful differential diagnosis. The establishment of the nosological diagnosis and the appointment of pathogenetic therapy reduce the risk of chronization of the process. The main objective of therapy is the relief of pain syndrome, focused on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with the most effective “risk - benefit” ratio, of which nimesulide deserves special attention.