Lower Back Pain - Self Treatment
There are some signs that a doctor should examine your back:
- Persistent pain without improvement for one week
- Severe spasm or radiation of pain to legs or buttocks (sciatica)
- Pain that interferes with normal functioning
- Any numbness, tingling, weakness, or bowel or bladder alterations
- History of previous back weakness or spine problems
- Frequent, painful, or bloody urination
- Leg pain travelling down below the knee
- Other symptoms that may indicate a more serious problem
If you don’t have any of these, you might want to try treating your back pain yourself.
Back PainIf you don’t have any of these, you might want to try treating your back pain yourself. SELF-TREATMENT FOR LOWER BACK STRAIN OR SPRAIN: ...