BACKGROUND: @entity615 is a serious public health issue, associated with poor quality of life and disability. There is a specific group of @entity615 sufferers whose @entity158 persists despite their having undergone anatomically successful lumbosacral spine surgery. These @entity1 are known as having @entity11252 ( @entity11252 ) and are frequently seen in @entity158 clinics. It is currently unclear what constitutes routine practice in terms of diagnosis and treatment of @entity11252 in the UK. AIM: To map the diagnosis of and provision of care for @entity1 with @entity11252 . METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of specialist @entity158 clinics in the UK. RESULTS: This first attempt to survey 241 @entity158 clinics in the UK achieved a response rate of 52%. The results of this survey suggest that @entity1 at @entity158 clinics were often diagnosed with @entity11252 between 6 and 12 months after surgery. Treatment is often initiated when @entity1 report a level of @entity158 between 3 and 5 cm (on a 10-cm visual analogue scale) and a range of therapeutic options are pursued in the hope of addressing the range of presenting symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: It is evident from the findings of this survey that, though there is some variation, @entity158 specialists in the UK identify and handle @entity1 with @entity11252 as a separate clinical entity. Direct, randomised comparisons of interventions should be the focus of research into appropriate treatment regimens going forward. Also, evidence of clinical effectiveness will need to incorporate elements of @entity1 acceptance of interventions.

Diagnosis and treatment of XXXX in the UK: mapping of practice using a cross-sectional survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['Chronic back pain', 'chronic back pain'] @entity11252 :: ('MESH:D055111', 'Disease') :: ['failed back surgery syndrome', 'FBSS'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'UK pain']
@entity11252 :: (MESH:D055111,Disease) :: ['failed back surgery syndrome']
