RT Book, Section A1 Ropper, Allan H. A1 Samuels, Martin A. A1 Klein, Joshua P. A1 Prasad, Sashank SR Print(0) ID 1162590633 T1 Pain in the Back, Neck, and Extremities T2 Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 11e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071842617 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162590633 RD 2024/03/29 AB We include an extensive chapter on this subject in recognition of the fact that back pain is among the most frequent of medical complaints. Up to 80 percent of adults have low back pain at some time in their lives and, according to Kelsey and White, an even larger percentage will be found at autopsy to have degenerative disc disease. The diagnosis of pain in these parts of the body often requires the assistance of a neurologist. One task is to determine whether a disease of the spine has compressed the spinal cord or the spinal roots. To do this effectively, a clear understanding of the structures involved and some knowledge of orthopedics and rheumatology is necessary.