If you have contacted Dr. Sol Kamson for consultation for a back health problem, you are probably very aware by this point of the specific nature of your back health problems. Of course, when it comes to something like back pain, especially chronic back pain, it can be hard to stay aware of the specific patterns of your problems.





There are a few back problems that you should be sure you don’t ignore when you are beginning the process of getting treatment for your back issues. It can be hard to give an objective report of the nature of your back problems when talking with a doctor, so take the time to keep a journal of your back problems as well as other physical symptoms. You may experience issues that seem completely unrelated from back pain or injury, but that are actually red flags that there is a problem. Jot down the date, time, type of symptom, severity of pain on a scale from 1 to 10, and what you were doing at the time.

Back Pain Symptoms

Back pain can come in all degrees and levels of regularity. If you experience a chronic low-grade back pain, be sure to pay attention to and note the following:

Times of the day or specific activities that seem to correlate with increases in back pain
Where you most often feel back pain, and if there is accompanying pain elsewhere in your body
Things that help and do not help your pain like application of heat, massage, painkillers, etc.
If you are experiencing more severe back pain, even if you would not classify it as a chronic problem, you should be sure to seek out prompt medical attention. The back is composed of many muscle groups as well as delicate spinal tissue. An accurate diagnosis and early intervention can help save you considerable trouble down the line.


Numbness, Loss of Mobility, Loss of Sensation

Whether you experience numbness and loss of mobility or sensation only infrequently or it has become a regular occurrence, you should seek out medical attention to determine its source. When experienced together with extreme back pain, weakness, loss of bladder control, impaired breathing, impaired movement, or an unusual posture problem, immediate medical attention is necessary, as these can be signs of an acute injury.

For many people though, these symptoms are experienced as minor inconveniences. They can be symptomatic of a problem that could be easily treated with conservative therapies or with minimally invasive spine surgery. Again, when it comes to back problems, it can be almost impossible for an individual without medical training to properly identify the root cause of these kinds of problems.

Flu-like Symptoms

If you have been experiencing symptoms you might describe as flu-like that are coupled with back pain or other symptoms of neurological issue, you could have a spinal infection. Be on the look out for symptoms including fever, chills, and redness or tenderness anywhere on the spine. When experienced with headache, back or neck stiffness, or loss of mobility, this could point to an infection somewhere in the spinal system.