Believe it or not, this is not a common question.  Often, I find myself letting patients know the serious symptoms that may arise with a back injury so they are aware of what to look for.  I wonder sometimes if this scares people, but I know that in discussing this with patients they will be better prepared to recognize these symptoms and may not ignore the symptoms if and when they arise. 

One of the first signs or symptoms to look for is the presence of “saddle parathesia”.  This is n...

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There are several sources of low back pain. 

To understand the symptoms of low back pain, we must be aware of all the anatomical structures and how they contribute to the movement of the spine.  These sources can be grouped into our “mechanical” sources of low back pain (LBP). 
There are other sources of LBP that tend to be secondary to another condition that we will also briefly discuss.  We will refer to this second group as “non-mechanical” sources. 

Mechanical Sources of Low Bac...

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