Back Pain
- Home
- Back Pain
Back Pain
Back pain is extremely common worldwide and in the US, affecting nearly 8% of all US adults (26 million people). It is a frequent cause of pain, disability, and lost productivity.
Back pain has a variety of causes, including physical or mental stress, obesity, poor posture, trauma, and age-related degenerative changes (spondylosis) in the back.
The majority of cases of back pain can be treated with non-surgical measures such as:
- Rest
- Gentle stretching or massage
- Hot/Cold compresses
- Yoga
- Acupuncture
- Physical therapy
- Medications including NSAIDs, muscle relaxers
- Steroid or anesthetic injections (performed by a doctor such as a physiatrist or pain management specialist)
Surgery is considered for selected patients who have failed these interventions and have a clear structural problem that can be corrected with surgery, such as
- Bone spurs
- Herniated discs
- Overgrown ligaments
- Spinal instability
- Cyst or Tumor
If you have back pain that is unrelieved by non-surgical treatments, feel free to contact my office for a consultation or imaging review.
