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Rheumatologic Conditions affecting the Low Back

Aka: Rheumatologic Conditions affecting the Low Back, Low Back associated Rheumatologic conditions

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

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 6/3/2013 and last published on 4/3/2020 .

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