- Low back Osteoarthritis common in the elderly
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Lumbar Radiculopathy due to spine degeneration (osteophytes or bone spurs) typically follows a fixed or progressive course
- Contrast with Lumbar Disc Herniation which tends to improve as the disc Herniation resorbs
- Spinal Stenosis
- Very common in the elderly
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Neurogenic Claudication
- Worse with walking
- Improved with forward flexion
- Severe, abrupt onset back pain