Three common classifications of back pain include:
Axial pain. Also called mechanical pain, axial pain is confined to one spot or region. ...
Referred pain. Often characterized as dull and achy, referred pain tends to move around and vary in intensity. ...
Radicular pain
male female ratio lower back pain
This study demonstrated females had higher prevalence of LBP across all age groups. The female vs. males LBP prevalence ratio was highest for school age girls and boys. Compared with middle aged subjects, a further increased low back pain prevalence in females than in males was noted after menopause age.
Lumbar herniated disc. The jelly-like center of a lumbar disc can break through the tough outer layer and irritate a nearby nerve root. ...
Degenerative disc disease. ...
Facet joint dysfunction. ...
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction. ...
Spinal stenosis. ...
Spondylolisthesis. ...
Osteoarthritis. ...
Deformity.
compressive myelopathies
The initial clinical symptoms of cervical compressive myelopathy are general numbness and sensory disturbance in the upper limbs/lower limbs, reaching motor dysfunction with progression of the myelopathy.