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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes=== | |||
Possible causes of low back pain: <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref> | Possible causes of low back pain: <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref> | ||
* Mechanical: | * Mechanical: | ||
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* [[clinical depression|Depression]] | * [[clinical depression|Depression]] | ||
* Oxygen deprivation | * Oxygen deprivation | ||
===Causes by Organ System=== | |||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular''' | |||
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Aortic aneurysm]], abdominal | |||
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| '''Chemical / poisoning''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Dermatologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cobb syndrome]] | |||
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| '''Drug Side Effect''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Ear Nose Throat''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Endocrine''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adrenal hemorrhage]] | |||
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| '''Environmental''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Colorectal polyps]], [[Colorectal polyps]] | |||
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| '''Genetic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Danubian endemic familial nephropathy]], [[Danubian endemic familial nephropathy]], [[Danubian endemic familial nephropathy]] | |||
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| '''Hematologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute intermittent porphyria]], [[Marchiafava-Micheli disease]] | |||
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| '''Iatrogenic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Epidural abscess]], [[Transverse myelitis]], [[Oophoritis]], [[PID]], [[Discitis]], [[ UTI]], [[Enteropathic arthritis]] | |||
, [[Pelvic abscess]], [[Tuberculosis]], [[Chlamydial Infection]], [[Osteomyelitis]], [[Prostatitis]], [[Viral prostatitis]], [[Transverse myelitis]], [[Pyelonephritis, acute]], [[ Reiter's syndrome]], [[ Prostatitis]] | |||
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| '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]], [[Osteomyelitis]], [[Paget disease of bone]], [[ Ankylosing spondylitis], [[Coccydynia]], [[Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis]] | |||
[[Discitis]], [[Intervertebral disc herniation]], [[Juvenile osteochondrosis of spine]], [[Osteoporosis]], [[Spondylolisthesis]], [[Spondylolysis]] | |||
[[Spondylosis]], [[Tethered cord syndrome]], [[Disc disorder]], [[Slipped disc]], [[Vertebral dysfunction]], [[Axial osteosclerosis]] , [[Degenerative disc disease]], [[Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis]], [[Facet arthropathy]] | |||
[[Juvenile osteoporosis]], [[Misaligned pelvis- pelvic obliquity, anteversion or retroversion]], [[Muscle spasm]], [[Scheuermann's disease]] | |||
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| '''Neurologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Transverse myelitis]]' [[Posterior Rami Syndrome]], [[Epidural abscess]] | |||
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| '''Nutritional / Metabolic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alkaptonuria]], [[Cholesterol embolism]], [[Glycogen storage disease type 2]], [[Ochronosis]], [[Pompe disease ]], [[Osteomalacia]] | |||
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Dysmenorrhoea]], [[Pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[Pregnancy]], [[Premenstrual syndrome]], [[Uterine fibroids]], [[Oophoritis]] | |||
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| '''Oncologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Malignancy]], [[Cobb syndrome]], [[ Colorectal cancer]], [[ Pancreatic cancer]], [[Myeloma]], [[Leukemia, mast-cell]], [[Prostate Cancer]], [[Bone metastases]], [[Breast cancer]], [[Chordoma], Metastatic neoplasm, [[Intradural spinal tumors]] | |||
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| '''Opthalmologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | |||
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| '''Overdose / Toxicity''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Copper toxicity ]] | |||
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| '''Psychiatric''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Pulmonary''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Renal / Electrolyte''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Pyelonephritis, acute]], [[Familial renal cell carcinoma]], [[ Polycystic kidney disease]], adult (autosomal dominant), [[Chronic interstitial nephritis]],[[ UTI]] | |||
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| '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[ Reiter's syndrome]], [[ Reiter's syndrome]], [[Autoimmune oophoritis]], [[Chondrocalcinosis]], [[Psoriatic arthritis]], [[Seronegative spondylarthritides]] | |||
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| '''Sexual''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | |||
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| '''Trauma''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Vertebral fracture]], [[Disc injury]], [[Spinal cord injury, acute]], [[ Back strain]], [[Fractures]], [[Ligament strain]], [[Whiplash Injuries]] | |||
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| '''Urologic''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[ Prostatitis]], [[ Prostate cancer]] | |||
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| '''Miscellaneous''' | |||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[ Polymyalgia rheumatica]], [[ Excessive lifting]], [[ Functional disorders]]], [[ Retroperitoneal fibrosis]], [[Retroperitoneal haemorrhage]], [[Breakdance back syndrome]], [[Multifocal fibrosclerosis]], [[Posture]], [[Spastic pelvic floor syndrome]], [[Sympathetic pain syndromes]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Causes
Common Causes
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