Template:Symptoms by Causes of Back Pain

	Musculoskeletal pain	Spinal stenosis	Sciatica	Cauda equina syndrome	Rheumatologic
Radiation?	No	Possible (can be bilateral)	Yes (in the distribution of a lumbar or sacral nerve root)	Possible	?
Worsened by:	Movement (e.g. twisting of torso)	Walking (pseudo-claudication) and prolonged standing	Coughing, Valsalva, sitting		Morning stiffness >30minutes
Improved by:	Rest	Forward flexion, especially sitting	Lying in supine position		Movement throughout the day
Other symptoms:				Urinary/bowel disturbances, perineal anaesthesia	Other rheum symptoms (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthropathy, IBD arthropathy, Reiter's disease)