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Back pain is the most common factor of work-related disability. Around 80% of people experience back pain at some point in their lives due to a sedentary lifestyle and an ever-expanding ageing population. Back pain has become the most common reason to visit a primary physician and it does not refer to any specific disease, instead, it is a common symptom produced by a variety of underlying processes. For the purpose of patient education, back pain can be divided into three types: Acute back pain, chronic back pain and back pain with red flag signs. Acute back pain refers to sprains or strains of back muscles due to sudden movements or poor body mechanics while lifting heavy objects. Acute back pain usually settles down within a few days to a week time and may require a short course of rest, analgesic/pain medications and physiotherapy. Consult with the best spine surgeon in Delhi for the sessions.
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Fracture
associated with significant trauma, patient on chronic steroid therapy
Spinal infection
back pain associated with fever, urinary infection
Cancer
As mentioned earlier, acute back pain is self-limiting managed by a short course of pain medications, physiotherapy while chronic back pain requires evaluation by X rays and MRI if needed and managed accordingly. The majority of them are managed by non-surgical methods such as physiotherapy, spinal injections and adopting a more active lifestyle and habit of daily exercise, yoga or brisk walking. If pain is not settling down, patients may require surgical intervention.
