Whether a person has a specific type of pain such as lower back pain or leg pain (often known as sciatica) or simply has general, all-around pain, there are resources to help understand and treat it. Options ranging from pain medication to chiropractic manipulation to back surgery can be successful in treating a person's pain, but proper diagnosis and research are needed by both doctor and patient to choose the right course of action.
Lower Back Pain Symptoms and Treatment Options
While there are many causes of lower back pain, most cases of low back pain can typically be linked to either a general cause or a specific and diagnosable condition.
Although upper back pain is not a very common spinal disorder, it can cause significant discomfort and pain when it does occur.
What You Need to Know About Sciatica
The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain and possibly tingling, numbness or weakness that travels from the low back through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of the leg.
All About Neuropathy And Chronic Back Pain
Chronic pain that results from damage to or pathological changes of the peripheral or central nervous system is called neuropathy.