Back Pain Severity
Diagnose Your Level Of Pain
By Jarrett Kruse
A muscle spasm can cause sever back pain and even immobility, yet among those conditions that can cause back pain severity, it’s not the most serious one. People who suffer from chronic back pain frequently have varying degrees of back pain with both serious and minor ailments.
The important thing in dealing with back pain is to get a diagnosis as soon as possible. Giving the most accurate description of your back pain symptoms to your healthcare professional will speed your diagnosis: Numbness, for example, could signal a serious neurological condition while people who suffer from lower back pain and sciatica may also have herniated discs in the lower back. Knowing the specifics will help your provider prescribe the proper back pain therapy.
People have varying degrees of sensitivity to pain, so it’s hard to measure pain severity objectively. But it’s always better to err on the side of caution and seek treatment—pain is the body’s natural warning signal and you know what is severe for you. When you have severe pain, there are a few distinguishing factors that can help you know when to seek the help of a medical professional or persist in follow-up. You should definitely seek treatment if:
- Severe pain does not subside or does not respond to prescribed treatment within the expected amount of time
- Pain becomes more frequent or chronic
- Pain is accompanied by numbness, tingling, fever, loss of appetite, nausea, or loss of limb control
- Pain radiates down the back of your leg, your shin, big toe, arms, or fingers
- Pain worsens with deep breathing
- Sharp back pain occurs on one side or in one spot where there has been no injury
- Back pain is accompanied by headache or blurred vision
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