lumbar history Flashcards
1
Q
disc herniation
A
middle age sudden onset pain below knee inc pain with sitting, WB, lifting/twisting poss of neuro ss worse in AM red pain w standing/walking obesity and smoking lat shift
2
Q
degen spinal stenosis
A
over 60 gradual inc walking-better w shopping cart better uphill quickly better w sitting calf pain poss of neuro
3
Q
spondylolisthesis
A
teens/20s, female flexible involved in ext activities heavy loading inc sx w ext red sx w flex poss of neuro
4
Q
disk degeneration
A
over 60 fam history gradual inc pain w flex inc pain w loading activities better when unloaded/lying down
5
Q
facet joint degeneration
A
over 60
pain w ext
pain sometimes w rot
no pain below knee
6
Q
infection
A
any age recent surgery fever achy nonmechanical pain swelling
7
Q
cancer
A
over 50 hx of cancer nonmechanical pain worse at night unexplained wt loss
