Diagnostic approach to low back pain

Low back pain is an important cause of referrals in the primary care setting. Overall, 85% initial admissions are considered to be nonspecific low that resolves a few weeks without need for additional evaluation. Myofascial pain, lumbar disc herniation, spinal stenosis, facet joint and degeneration, sacroiliac pathologies common causes mechanical pain. Non-mechanical includes infections vertebral corpus disc, malignant tumors metastases, inflammatory diseases. Red flag symptoms suggestive serious diseases should evaluated all patients with diagnosis process accelerated these symptoms. The so-called "yellow flags" associated chronic include psychosocial factors. In process, relief observed non-specific imaging methods. Laboratory tests methods can used distinguish other