Definition:

An unpleasant sensation in the low back associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibers to the brain, where its conscious appreciation may be modified by various factors.

Symptoms:

• Pain in the low back

Causes:

• Sciatica
• Herniated disc
• Muscle sprain/strain
• Degenerative disc disease
• Spinal stenosis
• Fracture
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Pregnancy
• Spondylosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Tumor
• Scoliosis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Bacterial infection

Treatment:

• Seek medical advise
• ROM and stretching exercises
• Core stabilization exercises
• Lower extremity strengthening