Template:Symptoms by Causes of Back Pain: Difference between revisions
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| '''Radiation?'''||No||Possible (can be bilateral)||Yes (in the distribution of a lumbar or sacral nerve root)||Possible||? | | '''Radiation?'''||No||Possible (can be bilateral)||Yes (in the distribution of a lumbar or sacral nerve root)||Possible||? | ||
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| '''Worsened by:'''||Movement (e.g. twisting of torso)||Walking (pseudo-claudication) and prolonged standing||Coughing, Valsalva, sitting|||| | | '''Worsened by:'''||Movement (e.g. twisting of torso)||Walking (pseudo-claudication) and prolonged standing||Coughing, Valsalva, sitting||||Morning stiffness >30minutes | ||
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| '''Improved by:'''||Rest||Forward flexion, especially sitting||Lying in supine position|||| | | '''Improved by:'''||Rest||Forward flexion, especially sitting||Lying in supine position|||| | ||
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Symptoms by Causes of Low back pain
| Musculoskeletal pain | Spinal stenosis | Sciatica | Cauda equina syndrome | Rheumatologic | |
| Radiation? | No | Possible (can be bilateral) | Yes (in the distribution of a lumbar or sacral nerve root) | Possible | ? |
| Worsened by: | Movement (e.g. twisting of torso) | Walking (pseudo-claudication) and prolonged standing | Coughing, Valsalva, sitting | Morning stiffness >30minutes | |
| Improved by: | Rest | Forward flexion, especially sitting | Lying in supine position | ||
| Other symptoms: | Urinary/bowel disturbances, perineal anaesthesia | Other rheum symptoms (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthropathy, IBD arthropathy, Reiter's disease) |