1. Patient feels or hears the bone break.
2. Grating sound when limbs are moved.
3. Tenderness around the injury site.
4. Partial or complete loss of motion.
5. Deformity and abnormal motion at fracture site, such as arm bending but not at the elbow.
6. Muscle spasms.· Strenuous activity, overuse or improper use (repetitive or heavy lifting, vibration, pressure, etc.)
· Physical trauma, injury or fracture
· Obesity (often caused by increased weight on the spine and pressure on the spinal discs)
· Protruding or herniated (slipped) disk
· Tightness, spasm, injury and strain of back muscles
· Joint problems (e.g., spinal stenosis - narrowing of the spinal canal, which compresses the spinal cord and the nerve roots)
· Poor muscle tone in the core or stabilizing muscles of the back
Source: Dr. Wong
1. Patient feels or hears the bone break.
2. Grating sound when limbs are moved.
3. Tenderness around the injury site.
4. Partial or complete loss of motion.
5. Deformity and abnormal motion at fracture site, such as arm bending but not at the elbow.
6. Muscle spasms.
