Care Plan          

Algorithm > 4 weeks - Neurologic Limb Symptoms?

After reevaluation, if the clinician has ruled out Red Flags and non-spinal pathology, the symptoms can be categorized as either sciatica (back-related lower limb symptoms suggesting nerve root compromise) or nonspecific back pain (suggesting no serious underlying condition or nerve root compromise).

The strategy of care depends to a large extent on whether the pain is primarily leg (sciatica) or primarily back.