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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Because nearly all cases of low back pain clear up in a short time and are not due to serious problems, a medical history and a brief physical examination are almost always sufficient.

Still, with very severe or chronic back pain, it is important that any serious medical causes as well as cauda equina syndrome and progressive nerve damage be ruled out first. If the doctor suspects a serious underlying cause, the approach to determining the origin of back pain involves answering three que...

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Expert & Community Posts

Put “ICE” in Your Cell Phone

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Low Back Surgery Can Cause Discitis

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...her treatment with me, she had a severe episode of low back pain after shoveling snow. She went... Read more »

A New Year's Wish for 2008: No More Breakthrough Pain

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...pain studied recently has been neuropathic pain and low back pain. Interestingly, patients... Read more »

Spondylolisthesis: What is It?

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...(spaun-di-lo-lie-thee-sis) is a mouthful and is a common cause of low back pain (although it can... Read more »

Relearning to Walk

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...This skill involves multiple intricate components of muscle activation and nerve coordination.... Read more »

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Health Guide

Treating Pain with Acupuncture

...numbness. Certain times of the year many patients come in with the same problem, such as frozen shoulders, low back pain, headache, pain that travels throughout their body. Patients will say... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors

...pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less susceptible to low back pain. In 85% of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.Aging ProcessIntervertebral... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Lifestyle Changes

...whole-body vibration (usually due to long-distance truck driving) place workers at particular risk for low back pain. The longer a person continues such a job, the higher the risk. Some workers... Read more »

Exercise's Effects on Bones and Muscles

...osteoporosis.Effect of Exercise on Back PainPeople who do not exercise regularly face an increased risk for low back pain, especially during times when they suddenly embark on stressful... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Prognosis

PrognosisMost people with acute low back pain are back at work within a month and fully recover within a few months. According to one study, about a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain... Read more »

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