Low Back Pain and Pelvic Floor Disorders: Difference between revisions

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== Definition/Description  ==
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">Low back pain is a condition of localized pain to the
lumbar spine with or without symptoms to <span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp; </span>the distal extremity whose etiology is commonly unknown.<sup>5</sup><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Pelvic floor disorders include <span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, and other sensory and emptying abnormalities of the lower urinary and GI tracts.<sup>2</sup><sub>&nbsp;</sub><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Current evidence has shown individuals&nbsp;</span>with low back pain have a significant decrease in pelvic floor function compared to individuals&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">without
low back pain.<sup>1</sup></span>
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== Epidemiology /Etiology  ==
== Epidemiology /Etiology  ==

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Low back pain is a condition of localized pain to the lumbar spine with or without symptoms to   the distal extremity whose etiology is commonly unknown.5  Pelvic floor disorders include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fecal incontinence, and other sensory and emptying abnormalities of the lower urinary and GI tracts.2   Current evidence has shown individuals with low back pain have a significant decrease in pelvic floor function compared to individuals without low back pain.1

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