Widespread Back Stiffness

Symptoms of Widespread Back Stiffness

  • Gradual stiffness emerging in the neck & spreading down the back and involving the sacro-iliac angle (often mis-attributed to the sacro-iliac joint)
  • Stiffness affecting the cervical or lumbar spine
  • Stiffness of the spine & associated with muscle pain & spasm particularly paravertebral

Blood tests and Chest excursion

Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory therapy & Muscle Balance Physiotherapy and mobilisation & treatment modulated by a RheumatologistStiffness in the morning & during the day with local back painEnentheses

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Collagen diseases

Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory therapy & Muscle Balance Physiotherapy and mobilisation & treatment modulated by a Rheumatologist or Chronic Pain Management & facet joint injections or nerve root ablation.Morning stiffness extending through the dayPolymyalgiaMuscle Balance Physiotherapy but where symptoms are lumbar located Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression & Foraminoplasty may expose mis-diagnosis as to the diagnosis.

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