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Symptoms by Causes of Low back pain
| Musculoskeletal pain | Spinal stenosis | Sciatica | Cauda equina syndrome | Rheumatologic | |
| Radiation? | No | Possible (can be bilateral) | Yes (in the distribution of a lumbar or sacral nerve root) | Possible | ? |
| Worsened by: | Movement (e.g. twisting of torso) | Walking (pseudo-claudication) and prolonged standing | Coughing, Valsalva, sitting | Morning stiffness >30minutes | |
| Improved by: | Rest | Forward flexion, especially sitting | Lying in supine position | Movement throughout the day | |
| Other symptoms: | Urinary/bowel disturbances, perineal anaesthesia | Other rheum symptoms (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthropathy, IBD arthropathy, Reiter's disease) |