Signs and Symptoms?
Signs and symptoms of lumbar disk disease include the following:
- Sharp (rather than dull) pain
- Typically, bilateral pain located at the posterior belt line
- Referred pain rather than radicular
- Usually preceded by multiple episodes of less severe low back pain
- Localized to the lower back and gluteal area
- Pain with flexion, rotation, or prolonged sitting or standing
- Pain relieved in a recumbent position
- Pain of sudden onset or gradual onset after injury
- See Clinical Presentation for more detail.
