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Revision as of 20:03, 5 March 2013

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Possible causes of low back pain: ^[1] ^[2]

Mechanical:
- Apophyseal osteoarthritis
- Facet arthropathy
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- Degenerative Discs
- Scheuermann's kyphosis
- Spinal disc herniation (slipped disc)
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis and other congenital abnormalities
- Fractures
- Non-specific muscular or ligamentous strains or sprains
- Leg length difference
- Restricted hip motion
- Misaligned pelvis - pelvic obliquity, anteversion or retroversion
Inflammatory:
- Seronegative spondylarthritides (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Infection - epidural abscess or osteomyelitis
Neoplastic:
- Bone tumors (primary or metastatic)
- Intradural spinal tumors
Metabolic:
- Osteoporotic fractures
- Osteomalacia
- Ochronosis
- Chondrocalcinosis
Paget's disease
Referred pain:
- Pelvic/ abdominal disease
- Posture
Soft Tissue:
- Ligament strain
- Muscle spasm
- Nerve root irritation, radiculopathy
- Posterior rami syndrome
- Sympathetic pain syndromes RSD,CRPS
Depression
Oxygen deprivation

↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 ** Apophyseal osteoarthritis
 ** Facet arthropathy
-** Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
+** Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
 ** [[Degenerative disc disease|Degenerative Discs]]
 ** [[Scheuermann's disease|Scheuermann's kyphosis]]
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 ** Fractures
 ** Non-specific muscular or ligamentous strains or sprains
-** Leg Length Difference
+** Leg length difference
 ** Restricted hip motion
 ** Misaligned pelvis - pelvic obliquity, anteversion or retroversion
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 * [[Neoplastic]]:
 ** [[Bone tumor]]s (primary or [[metastatic]])
-** Intradural Spinal tumors
+** Intradural spinal tumors
 * [[Metabolic]]:
 ** [[osteoporosis|Osteoporotic]] fractures
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 ** [[Ligament]] strain
 ** [[Muscle spasm]]
-** Nerve root irritation, [[Radiculopathy]]
+** Nerve root irritation, [[radiculopathy]]
-** [[Posterior Rami Syndrome]]
+** [[Posterior rami syndrome]]
 ** Sympathetic pain syndromes [[RSD]],[[CRPS]]
 * [[clinical depression|Depression]]
-* oxygen deprivation
+* Oxygen deprivation
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