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Rheumatologic Conditions affecting the Low Back
Aka: Rheumatologic Conditions affecting the Low Back, Low Back associated Rheumatologic conditions
- Findings: Osteoarthritis
- Low back Osteoarthritis common in the elderly
- Lumbar Radiculopathy due to spine degeneration (osteophytes or bone spurs) typically follows a fixed or progressive course
- Contrast with Lumbar Disc Herniation which tends to improve as the disc Herniation resorbs
- Findings: Spinal Stenosis
- Very common in the elderly
- Neurogenic Claudication
- Worse with walking
- Improved with forward flexion
- Findings: Osteoporosis with Vertebral Compression Fracture
- Severe, abrupt onset back pain