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Back pain

Also called Low Back Pain, Lumbago, Pain, Back, Backache

Back pain is very common and usually comes from strained muscles or ligaments. It mostly gets better within a few weeks, but pain that lasts or spreads down a leg needs a doctor.

Treated in Orthopaedics · Physiotherapy · Anaesthesia & Pain Management

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Symptoms

  • Aching or stiffness anywhere along the spine
  • Sharp pain on bending, lifting or standing
  • Pain that spreads to the buttock or down a leg
  • Muscle spasm

Causes

  • Muscle or ligament strain from lifting or poor posture
  • A slipped (herniated) disc pressing on a nerve
  • Wear of the spine with age
  • Osteoporosis leading to fractures
  • Long hours of sitting without breaks

When to see a doctor

See a doctor if pain lasts more than a few weeks, spreads down a leg, comes with numbness or weakness, follows a fall, or comes with fever or weight loss. Loss of bladder or bowel control with back pain needs emergency care.

Treatment at Abhinav Hospital

Our orthopaedic surgeons find the cause with an examination and, when needed, an X-ray or MRI. Treatment is usually medicines, physiotherapy and posture advice. For pain that has lasted for months, our pain management team can help, and patients with a slipped disc pressing on a nerve are seen by our spine surgeon.

Doctors who treat back pain

Questions patients ask

Should I rest in bed with back pain?

Short rest can help for a day or two, but staying active with gentle walking usually helps back pain heal faster than long bed rest.

When is back pain an emergency?

Back pain with loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the groin, or new weakness in the legs needs emergency care straight away.

Which doctor treats back pain at Abhinav Hospital, Nagpur?

Back pain is treated in our Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy, and Anaesthesia & Pain Management departments, by Dr. Abhinav Bhatnagar, Dr. Parish Bhoutkar, Dr. Shraddha Chijwani, Dr. Ashish Ashokrao Bhange, and Dr. Rasika Timane.

How do I book an appointment for back pain?

Call the hospital on +91 75571 60334, message us on WhatsApp, or leave your number in the form on this page and the front desk will call you back to fix a time with the right doctor.

This page explains back pain in general terms and does not replace an examination by a doctor. In an emergency, come straight to the hospital or call the emergency number. All conditions A to Z