Back Pain Diagnosis

The time has come to give a visit to the doctor once you think that it is not possible any more to tolerate the pain in your lower back. People used to get back pains only due to intensive stress which they might have undergone recently and the pain will be severe for the next two days. The best solution to this will be to take rest till the pain subside and so the pain will gradually reduce in the next week, then you can return to your normal work routine slowly. Soon there will be no pain in your lower back of the body.

Even one orthopedic surgeon commented about it this way, “Most back pain is a self-limited disease. Duck and get out of the way and Mother Nature will cure you if you leave it alone”.

It is advisable to see a doctor in case if the person encounters some neurological problem like weakness in legs or loss of bowel or bladder function. But giving a visit to the doctor doesn’t mean that it is going to be a surgery whereas they need be under medical supervision for a while.

The doctor will give a thorough check up and will determine how much the nerves are pressured. In case if they found to be pressured but still working then a mild medical treatment like moderate exercise, mild pain killer, muscle relaxants or a short term course of steroids or cortisone will be suggested by the doctor to overcome the situation.

As for as, the doctors are concerned, there are variety of specialists, when it comes to spinal cord or back. Basically everybody will have a general physician to their family who is known as primary care physician who will be examining us in the initial stage. Later depending upon the results, the physician will suggest consulting doctors like an orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, rheumatologists, neurologists and radiologists and even physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, massage therapists and a lot of other professionals who care for the health.

The treatment method from the trained healers will be a success if the trained healer method of treatment seems to be ok with her/him. When put in other words like, Do you trust him? Have you verified the credentials? Or something related to it before being treated by the doctor. A lot of people seem to be turning towards the chiropractors in order to become a competitive opponent in the treatment of the lower back pain. Some others are free to consider the massage therapist or acupuncturists and even others prefer to do yoga or some other techniques so as to relieve from the back pain. Thus even though it is not possible to predict about the back pain but still you can be certain that you need help in order to do that.


• You seem to have problem like weakness or numbness in your skin.

• You feel the pain so severe and are not subside within two days.

• Throughout pain for nearly six to eight weeks.

• You got pain along with fever or weight loss.

• Same pain repeats more than twice in a year.

Before that read this as it will be useful as always tips to avoid back pain

Run to the doctor if ...

• There is a loss of bowel or bladder control.

• You got the feeling of numbness in the groin or rectal area.

• You got a maximum weakness in your leg below the knee and which also includes tingling or “pins and needles” sensation.

Thus under serious condition it is always best to consult a doctor to make examinations and provide you with solutions.