Back pain is one of the most common medical problems around the world. And pain in back usually ranges from dull, constant ache to a sudden sharp pain in the lower back. There are two types of back pain first is the Acute back pain and the second is the Chronic back pain.

Acute back pain last for a short time only, generally a few days or a few weeks and goes away on its own. Taking over the counter pain reliever may help relieve the pain. Resting the back for at least 1 – 2 days is enough for this kind of back pain. However staying for more that these suggested days of rest will not do you any good, it will only make the pain worst. Most acute back pain is a result of muscles spasm because of wrong movement of the back causing the back muscles to harden and lock thus causing sharp shooting pain upon the person. This can occur while working, wrong body posture while lifting heavy objects or awkward twist or bending of the body or it can even a simple sneeze or cough can cause muscle spasm.

Trauma on the back is also often a source of back pain, such as sports injury, severe fall, sudden jolt that may cause the back muscle to contract, or other spinal stress that will make the muscles of the back to harden and contract. This kind of back pain needs the help of a doctor. Back pain symptoms that resulted from injury may vary from a person’s condition. The person may feel a shooting or stabbing pain at the back, inability to walk or numbness with numbness on the limbs, limited actions and flexibility or inability to stand straight.

Chronic Back pain is a pain that persists for more than 3 months and often the condition is progressive. There are many underlying cause why chronic back pain persists. Like spondylolisthesis (slipping of the vertebrae), arthritis, spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal), spinal spondylosis (spinal degeneration) due to old age, this can cause severe pain, on the back radiating from the legs  and numbness on the limbs when pressure is applied on the nerves on the spinal canal. Sciatica, this occurs when the disk that supports the bone of the spinal bone bulges and pushes the attached nerves at the spinal bone, this leads to pain and back weakness. These are some of the few problems why a person suffers from back pain. And in this condition treatments ranges from therapy to help the person cope up with day-to-day activities. For  those who are severely affected with unbearable pain, surgery is often the remedy. It is important to consult a doctor to diagnose this condition  properly.

Some cases of back pain can be treated with the aid of therapy and which does not involve surgery. The aim of the treatment is to restore a patient's mobility and strength, and prevent its recurrence. Strengthening the back and abdominal muscles through exercise and stretching speeds up recovery and  is the best way to prevent the back pain injury from coming back.