Publications by authors named "Ibrahim A Alhalal"
Introduction: Low back pain is common during pregnancy, affecting up to 76% of women. However, symptomatic lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is rare, occurring in about 1 in 10,000 pregnancies, with less than 2% progressing to cauda equina syndrome (CES). The overlap in symptoms between LDH and typical pregnancy-related conditions complicates both diagnosis and management.
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- - The study conducts a retrospective analysis of spinal orthosis usage trends over 12 years using Medicare/Medicaid data, highlighting a widespread prescription despite lack of strong evidence supporting effectiveness for various spinal conditions.
- - It employs coding systems to track the utilization of different types of spinal orthosis (like cervical and lumbar) and compares trends among various medical specialties between 2010 and 2021.
- - Results indicate a general decrease in spinal orthosis prescriptions across many specialties such as neurosurgery and family medicine, while increases were noted in orthopedic surgery and pain management, alongside specific trends in the use of cervical orthosis.
Objectives: To examined the impacts of chronic pain on depression and poor sleep quality dimensions as well as the mediating function of poor sleep quality in the pathway between chronic pain and depression.
Methods: Between March 2019 and February 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional study on 233 chronic pain patients in 2 tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Results: Of the 233 patients, 36% had depression, while 66.