Is low back pain a form of arthritis?
Low back pain is not a disease but rather a symptom. In some patients, low back pain may be a sign of an underlying arthritis affecting the spine. The most frequent arthritis affecting the spine is osteoarthritis. Other common forms of arthritis affecting the spine include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and gout. What is the difference between osteoarthritis and osteoporosis? Although they sound alike, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis are two completely different illnesses. Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative arthritis while osteoporosis is a disease of bones (increased bone fragility due to calcium loss).
