Using the latest low back pain guidelines from the American Pain Society (APS) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) as a key reference, this visual and textual overview of the condition explains:

  • Types of low back pain
  • Causes and risk factors
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Treatment and management
  • Prevention techniques

This chart illustrates:

  • A human figure (posterior view) with pain radiating into the leg and numbness and tingling in the leg
  • Sagittal view of lower spine with: tumor of the spinal cord, bone spur impinging on spinal nerves, compression fractures and herniated disc impinging on spinal nerve
  • Anterior view of the lower spine and pelvis showing tumors, infections, degenerative diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliitis, arthritis, and intrapelvic mass
  • Correct postures and techniques to avoid low back pain