Murtagh J
Department of Community Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne.
Aust Fam Physician. 1991 Mar;20(3):320-3, 326.
The main causes of low back pain are intervertebral disc and facet joint dysfunction and spondylosis. It is important to differentiate between the pain of inflammation (worse at rest, relieved by activity) and that of mechanical dysfunction (worse on activity, relieved by rest). The key to diagnosis is understanding the daily patterns of back pain.
下背痛的主要原因是椎间盘和小关节功能障碍以及脊椎病。区分炎症性疼痛（休息时加重，活动时缓解）和机械性功能障碍性疼痛（活动时加重，休息时缓解）很重要。诊断的关键在于了解背痛的日常模式。
