Clincal Skills: Midline: disc herniation, vertebral collapse, spinal cord metastases
Off the midline: muscle strain, renal stones
Gluteus or posterior leg: sciatica (s1) increases with Valsalva and cough
Bladder/bowl dysfunction: cauda equina syndrome (s2-4)

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Midline: disc herniation, vertebral collapse, spinal cord metastases
Off the midline: muscle strain, renal stones
Gluteus or posterior leg: sciatica (s1) increases with Valsalva and cough
Bladder/bowl dysfunction: cauda equina syndrome (s2-4)

Erla Guðbjörg · Accepted Answer

Location of low back pain and their possible cause

Clincal Skills

Midline: disc herniation, vertebral collapse, spinal cord metastases Off the midline: muscle strain, renal stones Gluteus or posterior leg: sciatica (s1) increases with Valsalva and cough Bladder/bowl dysfunction: cauda equina syndrome (s2-4)

Location of low back pain and their possible cause

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