Symptoms of Back conditions

List of symptoms of Back conditions:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Back conditions includes the 6 symptoms listed below:

• Pain
• Weakness
• Paresthesia
• Tingling
• Bowel dysfunction
• Bladder dysfunction

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• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Paresthesia - see all causes of Tingling
• Tingling - see all causes of Tingling
• Weakness - see all causes of Weakness

Medical Books Online about Back conditions

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Symptoms of Back conditions: Online Medical Books

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Scoliosis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The most common curve in functional or structural scoliosis arises in the thoracic segment, with convexity to the right, and compensatory curves (S curves) in the cervical segment above and the lumbar segment below, both with convexity to the left. (See Cobb method for measuring angle of curvature.) As the spine curves laterally, compensatory curves develop to maintain body balance and mark the deformity. Scoliosis rarely produces subjective symptoms until it’s well established; when symptoms do occur, they include backache, fatigue, and dyspnea. Because many teenagers are shy about their bodies, their parents suspect that something is wrong only after they notice uneven hemlines, pant legs that appear unequal in length, or subtle physical signs like one hip appearing higher than the other. Untreated scoliosis may result in pulmonary insufficiency (curvature may decrease lung capacity), back pain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, disk disease, and sciatica.

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Scoliosis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The most common curve in functional or structural scoliosis arises in the thoracic segment, with convexity to the right, and compensatory curves (S curves) in the cervical segment above and the lumbar segment below, both with convexity to the left. As the spine curves laterally, compensatory curves develop to maintain body balance and mark the deformity.

Scoliosis rarely produces subjective symptoms until it’s well established; when symptoms do occur, they include backache, fatigue, and dyspnea. Because many teenagers are shy about their bodies, their parents suspect that something is wrong only after they notice uneven hemlines, pant legs that appear unequal in length, or subtle physical signs like one hip appearing higher than the other.

Untreated scoliosis may result in pulmonary insufficiency (curvature may decrease lung capacity), back pain, degenerative arthritis of the spine, disk disease, and sciatica.

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About signs and symptoms of Back conditions:

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