Template:Symptoms by Causes of Back Pain
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Symptoms by Causes of Back Pain
| ' | Musculoskeletal pain | Spinal stenosis | Sciatica | Cauda equina syndrome | Rehumatologic |
| 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) |