Lower Back Pain (11,639 members)
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Symptoms|Treatments|Side effects|Causes
| cause | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| Sitting for long hours |
70% (603)
|
| Poor posture |
61% (577)
|
| Heavy lifting |
51% (589)
|
| Stress |
48% (523)
|
| Degenerative discs |
41% (577)
|
| Poor muscle tone |
45% (461)
|
| Muscle spasms |
39% (558)
|
| Sciatica |
38% (560)
|
| Sedentary lifestyle |
41% (455)
|
| Herniated disc |
35% (581)
|
| Accident/Injury |
38% (431)
|
| Chronic inflammation |
33% (519)
|
| Arthritis |
31% (412)
|
| Sleeping wrong |
29% (388)
|
| Wrong mattress |
26% (477)
|
| Sports |
25% (482)
|
| Knee problems |
24% (514)
|
| Anxiety |
24% (509)
|
| Bending over for extended periods |
30% (301)
|
| Obesity |
25% (405)
|
| Scoliosis |
20% (527)
|
| Lumbar Spinal Stenosis |
19% (542)
|
| Depression |
19% (506)
|
| Standing up/walking for long time |
36% (133)
|
| Hereditary |
22% (269)
|
| Spinal injury |
15% (441)
|
| Injury accident(s) |
34% (102)
|
| Biking |
11% (541)
|
| Scar tissue |
10% (524)
|
| Walking/running |
25% (110)
|
| Crouching/kneeling |
25% (110)
|
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
11% (412)
|
| out of alignment |
31% (74)
|
| Dietary deficiencies |
8% (487)
|
| Weight of chest |
8% (491)
|
| Different leg lengths |
16% (142)
|
| Caffeine |
8% (434)
|
| Dehydration |
10% (287)
|
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
8% (493)
|
| Osteoporosis |
8% (394)
|
| Sexual activity |
8% (440)
|
| Fibromyalgia |
10% (236)
|
| Menopause or peri-menopause |
7% (434)
|
| Menstruation |
11% (194)
|
| Smoking |
6% (400)
|
| Flat feet |
12% (121)
|
| Right knee pain |
12% (118)
|
| Rapid long walks |
12% (119)
|
| stepping wrong |
14% (90)
|
| Spondylolisthesis |
9% (159)
|
| Alcohol |
4% (436)
|
| Being very tall |
8% (128)
|
| Disc Compression Injury |
21% (28)
|
| Overuse |
15% (41)
|
| Multiple Sclerosis |
3% (393)
|
| Arthrosis |
5% (133)
|
| lumber facet arthropathy |
5% (122)
|
| Ehler Danlos Syndrome |
2% (461)
|
| Kyphosis |
2% (315)
|
| Pregnancy |
19% (16)
|
| auto body work |
3% (159)
|
| In explosion in war |
6% (52)
|
| Pelvic Congestion Syndrome |
1% (429)
|
| pars interarticularis defect |
2% (175)
|
| Facetary Lumbalgia |
2% (132)
|
| Symptomatic perineural cysts |
1% (172)
|
| Myastheni Gravis |
1% (476)
|