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Esophageal Symptoms and Lumbosacral Back Pain.
Gastro Hep Adv 2024
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Esophageal symptoms, that is, heartburn, regurgitation, dysphagia, and chest pain are common in the general population. Also common are symptoms of back pain related to pathology in the lumbosacral spine. The right crus of the diaphragm that forms the esophageal hiatus, originates from lumbar spine, may be affected by lumbar spine pathology resulting in esophageal symptoms. We studied whether there was an association between esophageal symptoms and spine symptoms.
METHODS: Two patient groups of 150 each were investigated: group 1 (ES); patients referred to the esophageal manometry study for assessment of esophageal symptoms, group 2 (SC); patients undergoing screening colonoscopy (control group). Both groups completed standardized questionnaires assessing esophageal and spine symptoms.
RESULTS: Back pain was reported by 74% of patients in the ES group as compared to 55% of patients in the SC group. Thirty percent of patients in the SC group reported one or more esophageal symptoms and these patients were regrouped with the ES group, resulting in 2 groups, ES1 and SC1, with and without esophageal symptoms, respectively. The ES1 group was 3.3 times more likely to experience back pain compared to the SC1 group (95% confidence interval: 1.95-5.46). Thoracolumbar was the most common site of pain in both groups. Pain score was greater for the group with esophageal symptoms compared to controls. Narcotic intake for most patients in the ES1 group was for back pain.
CONCLUSION: A strong association between esophageal symptoms and thoracolumbar back pain raises the possibility that structural and functional changes in the esophageal hiatus muscles related to thoracolumbar spine pathology lead to esophageal dysmotility and symptoms.
METHODS: Two patient groups of 150 each were investigated: group 1 (ES); patients referred to the esophageal manometry study for assessment of esophageal symptoms, group 2 (SC); patients undergoing screening colonoscopy (control group). Both groups completed standardized questionnaires assessing esophageal and spine symptoms.
RESULTS: Back pain was reported by 74% of patients in the ES group as compared to 55% of patients in the SC group. Thirty percent of patients in the SC group reported one or more esophageal symptoms and these patients were regrouped with the ES group, resulting in 2 groups, ES1 and SC1, with and without esophageal symptoms, respectively. The ES1 group was 3.3 times more likely to experience back pain compared to the SC1 group (95% confidence interval: 1.95-5.46). Thoracolumbar was the most common site of pain in both groups. Pain score was greater for the group with esophageal symptoms compared to controls. Narcotic intake for most patients in the ES1 group was for back pain.
CONCLUSION: A strong association between esophageal symptoms and thoracolumbar back pain raises the possibility that structural and functional changes in the esophageal hiatus muscles related to thoracolumbar spine pathology lead to esophageal dysmotility and symptoms.
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