Month: October 2024

In terms of when patients should see a doctor for back pain, it really varies patient by patient. People perceive pain differently. What could be a 1 out of 10 to one patient in terms of pain could be a 9 out of 10 to another. Really when the pain is so bad that routine over-the-counter medications don’t allow you to live your life, that would be a good time as to when to see a doctor.

There are a lot of different causes of back pain. The most common one is simple sprain or strain. Someone lifts something heavy, throws their back out, if you will. And then there’s some underlying things that make people susceptible to that, whether it’s arthritis, preexisting herniated disc, things of that nature.