Red Flags for back pain

If you see any of the following symptoms, please rushed to the hospital.  If you live in GTA, please go to St. Michael hospital in downtown Toronto.

• Severe low back pain
• Motor weakness, sensory loss, or pain in one, or more commonly both legs
• Saddle anesthesia (unable to feel anything in the body areas that sit on a saddle)
• Recent onset of bladder dysfunction (such as urinary retention or incontinence)
• Recent onset of bowel incontinence
• Sensory abnormalities in the bladder or rectum
• Recent onset of sexual dysfunction