Symptom: Lower back pain

Introduction: Lower back pain

Lower back pain: Pain in the lower back region. See free access online books about Lower back pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 53 causes of Lower back pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Lower back pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Lower back pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Back injury
• Back strain (type of Strain)
• New exercise programs
• Excessive lifting
• Slipped disc
• Disc disorder
• Disc injury
• Back pain
• Chronic back pain (see Back pain)
• Sciatica
• See also back pain for other causes

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Lower back pain: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Lower back pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Lower back pain and Back pain (43 causes)
• Lower back pain and Back symptoms (43 causes)
• Lower back pain and Pain (43 causes)
• Lower back pain and Nerve symptoms (35 causes)
• Lower back pain and Sensations (33 causes)
• Lower back pain and Sexual symptoms (28 causes)
• Lower back pain and Urinary problems (25 causes)
• Lower back pain and Urinary symptoms (25 causes)
• Lower back pain and Bladder symptoms (24 causes)
• Lower back pain and Digestive symptoms (23 causes)
• Lower back pain and Abdominal symptoms (20 causes)
• Lower back pain and Muscle weakness (17 causes)
• Lower back pain and Leg symptoms (16 causes)
• Lower back pain and Weakness (16 causes)
• Lower back pain and Fatigue (15 causes)
• Lower back pain and Bleeding symptoms (15 causes)
• Lower back pain and Urinary difficulty (14 causes)
• Lower back pain and Limb symptoms (14 causes)
• Lower back pain and Fever (12 causes)
• Lower back pain and Muscle symptoms (12 causes)

See full list of 517 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Lower back pain

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Back pain (419 causes)
• Back symptoms (665 causes)
• Pain (3014 causes)
• Sensations (3186 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (3495 causes)
• Common symptoms (4555 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Lower back pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Lower back pain:

• Stiff back (25 causes)
• Upper back pain (15 causes)
• Midback pain (22 causes)
• Buttock pain (26 causes)
• Leg pain (193 causes)
• Hip pain (104 causes)
• Chest pain (536 causes)
• Back pain (419 causes)
• Sciatica
• Back symptoms (665 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Lower back pain

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Diagnostic tests for Lower back pain:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Lower back pain. Some of these are listed below :

• General inspection
  • Posture, gait, level of distress
• Physical examination
  • Inspect the lower back, examine range of movement of the back to reproduce pain, palpation of the back
  • Neurological examination of the lower limbs

See full list of 25 diagnostic tests for Lower back pain

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Lower back pain. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• When did the lower back pain start? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• Did the lower back pain start after any injury or lifting? - helps to determine cause of back pain e.g. dysfunction of intervertebral disc , back muscle strain, compression fracture of the spine, spondylolisthesis.
• Nature of the pain? - may reveal its likely origin e.g. aching, throbbing pain can indicate inflammation such as spondylitis; deep aching diffuse pain can indicate referred pain such as painful menstruation; superficial steady diffuse pain can indicate local pain such as a muscular strain; boring deep pain can indicate bone disease such as bone tumor or Paget's disease; intense sharp stabbing pain superimposed on a dull ache can indicate sciatica.
• Where is the back pain worst and can you point to the area of maximal pain? - to determine if it is central or peripheral.
• Is your back pain worse when you wake in the morning or later in the day?? - Inflammatory pain is worse at night and in early morning; mechanical back pain due to injury is worse at the end of the day and after activity; Continuous pain present day and night is suggestive of infection or bone tumor.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Lower back pain) may include:

• Back stiffness? - if severe, prolonged and worse in the morning indicates inflammation e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis; Osteoarthritis causes stiffness at rest.
• Pain, swelling or stiffness in any other joints in the body?
• Leg pain? - may indicate compression of spinal cord or nerve roots from lumbar spine spondylosis (degeneration), spinal stenosis, tumor of the cauda equina (distal tip of the spinal cord and its nerves), spondylolisthesis (forward movement of one lumbar vertebrae on the one below it), herniated disk or pelvic tumor.
• Leg paresthesia? - may indicate compression of spinal cord or nerve roots from a disc prolapse, narrowed intervertebral foramina or bone tumor.
• Bladder symptoms? - should consider the possibility of a spinal cord tumor, cauda equine tumor or kidney disease.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Lower back pain (23 listings)

Stories from Users for Lower back pain

Real-life user stories relating to Lower back pain:

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Medications or substances causing Lower back pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Lower back pain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Atazanavir Sulfate
• Reyataz
• Acetazolamide
• Ak-Zol
• Dazamide

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Organs affected by Lower back pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Lower back pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Back

Detailed list of causes of Lower back pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Lower back pain mentioned in various sources:

• Acute bacterial prostatitis - pain in the lower back
• Ankylosing Spondylitis - lower back pain
• Autoimmune oophoritis - lower back pain
• Axial osteosclerosis - low back pain
• Back injury

See full list of 53 causes of Lower back pain

How Common are these Causes of Lower back pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Lower back pain. Of the 53 causes of Lower back pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 3 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 47 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Lower back pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Lower back pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Lower back pain Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Lower back pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: