Low back pain, radiculopathy
Stephen M Selkirk1, Robert Ruff2
1Spinal Cord Injury Division, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Handbook of Clinical Neurology
|July 20, 2016
Abstract:
Low back pain is a pervasive problem in the adult population. Most patients with low back pain will not require imaging as spontaneous recovery within 12 weeks is the rule. However, a small percentage of patients with low back pain will have serious underlying pathology requiring more intensive investigation. This chapter delineates the signs and symptoms related to potential serious underlying causes and discusses appropriate imaging modalities that should be utilized in patients with low back pain.


