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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is low back pain?
Low back pain is very common. More than 80% of people have at least one episode of low back pain during their lifetime. Back pain is usually not serious and most often resolves on its own, but can be frustrating when pain interferes with daily life. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, older age, female sex, physically strenuous or sedentary work, stress, and mental health issues. Serious causes include menstrual problems, injury, slipped disc, nerve disease, spine disease, joint deformities etc.
Symptoms of low back pain
Low back pain
Low back pain is worsened when getting up from sitting or lying position
Low back pain worsens when sitting down
Pain changes with posture
Lower back pain when lifting heavy things or slouching
Spine pain
Low back pain worsens on coughing, sneezing or straining
Back pain
Questions your doctor may ask to check for low back pain
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose low back pain
Do you have pain in the lumbar back?
Did your symptoms appear when you move your body?
Do you feel the low back pain gets worse when you sit down?
Do you feel that the pain gets worse or better when changing position or posture?
Did your symptoms appear when you lifted something or leaned forward?
Treatment for low back pain
Low back pain typically resolves with rest, over-the-counter medication and sometimes physical therapy. If the pain is severe back, radiating down the leg or doesn't improve with rest or home treatment, medical attention is required to rule out serious causes. The doctor would prescribe stronger pain killers, identify and treat the cause of back pain.
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Reviewed By:
Tomohiro Hamahata, MD (Orthopedic surgery)
Dr. Hamahata graduated from the Jikei University of Medical Science. After working at Asanokawa General Hospital and Kosei Chuo Hospital, he joined the Department of Orthopedics at Asakusa Hospital in April 2021, specializing in general orthopedics and joint replacement surgery.
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