SGBP Final 4

Acid leaks from the herniated nucleus pulposus causing nerve irritation Activity, stress or a mechanical problem in the spine ca ...

Facet joints The facet joints are probably the primary sites of pain in 10-15% of patients with pathological low back pain. Face ...

Sacroiliac joint The sacroiliac joint is the junction where the sacrum meets and joins with the large fan- like pelvic bone at t ...

Summary of mechanical and pathological causes of back pain Almost all cases of back pain fall into two broad groups: This group ...

Common disorders of the spine causing back pain Conditions causing back pain Spinal osteoarthritis – also called spondylosis Sp ...

in black Africans and Chinese and most common amongst Caucasians. Women over 55 years are more commonly affected than men. Predi ...

of the body that is subject to the most mechanical stress. The neck is also a common area for osteoarthritis (also called cervic ...

Pain, numbness and tingling occur in both legs especially while walking or standing. Standing and walking narrows the spinal can ...

lumbar region while twisting, stooping or coughing. He is unable to move. The acute pain gradually lessens in severity, but afte ...

to develop spondylolisthesis. Unlike most other types of back pain which affect the elderly, spondylolisthesis is often found in ...

In classic sciatica, the pain originates in the buttock and radiates down the back or side of the thigh to the calf and foot. Ti ...

Scoliosis Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral (side-to-side) curvature of the spine with rotation (twisting) of the vertebrae withi ...

Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Increases with age Most common in women over the age of 50. Bone loss is much more rapid in the 5 ...

posture is very severe, the nerves of the spine can become compressed, which can cause severe back pain. The head being forward ...

The syndrome has colloquially been referred to as “wallet sciatica” since a wallet carried in a rear hip pocket will compress th ...

Cauda equina syndrome is sometimes caused by a herniated disc that breaks open (ruptures) into the center of the spinal canal an ...

Tumors of the spine Multiple Myeloma This is a fatal tumor of the bone marrow occurring in the elderly. The tumor arises in cert ...

Non spinal complications – redness and pain in the eyes and blurring of vision and decreased expansion of chest when breathing – ...

common, more so if the endometriotic implants embed in the back wall of the pelvis. In addition, adhesions (thickened fibrous ti ...

is based upon the symptoms. The most widely accepted set of criteria was elaborated in 1990 by the American College of Rheumatol ...