Low Back Pain

Question 1

Painful flexion and or lateral flexion, often accompanied by varying degree of unilateral radiculopathy.
Prognosis: Favorable
What condition is this?

Answer 1

Lumbar disc herniation

Question 2

Diffuse lower back pain. Unilateral or bilateral. W/Wo radiculopathy.
Prognosis: Favorable.
What condition is this?

Answer 2

Non-specific low back pain

Question 3

Patients, typically of pubescent age. Painful lumbar extension. Diffuse bilateral lower back pain, typically worse on one side compared to the other.
Prognosis: Favorable
What condition is this?

Answer 3

Spondylolisthesis

Question 4

Low back pain radiating into both legs. Saddle anesthesia, numbness and weakness in LE, urinary and or bowel incontinence.
Prognosis: Favorable, if surgically corrected with 24-48 hours of symptom onset.

Answer 4

Cauda Equina Syndrome

Question 5

Pain (unilateral or bilateral) Radiating from the low back to below the butt, pain is relieved with sitting, pain is reduced when leaning forward and pain is increased with extension typically.
Prognosis: Favorable.
What condition is this?

Answer 5

Lumbar central canal stenosis

Question 6

Diffuse low back pain with radiating symptoms typically only unilaterally and within a dermatomal pattern.
Prognosis: Favorable
What condition is this?

Answer 6

Lumbar IVF stenosis

Question 7

Typically unilateral butt pain and midline lower lumbar pain. Up to 50% of cases can have radiation to the lower extremity, upper lumbar area, to groin, and or the lower abdomen.
Prognosis: Favorable 2-4 weeks typically.
What condition is this?

Answer 7

Sacroiliitis