Approach to Back Pain Flashcards
presence of nighttime pain
infection or malignancy
buttock or shooting leg pain that radiates below the knee; sciatica
disc problem
bowel or bladder dysfunction
nerve root compression
weakness/numbness/tingling
nerve root compression
abdominal or pelvic pain
pancreatitis or pyelonephritis
fever and chills
infection or malignancy
weight loss
malignancy
bilateral and nonspecific pain
mechanical
better with rest and worse with activity or position change
nonspecific back pain
worse with sitting, coughing, or sneezing
disc herniation
presence of swelling or masses
malignancy or infection
presence of erythema
infection
abnormalities in symmetry/new curvature problems
malignancy
tenderness over spinous process
fracture or infection of that vertebrae
tenderness of sacroiliac joint
spondylitis
sciatic nerve tenderness
disc herniation
paraspinal muscle tenderness
disc herniation