Back pain may include aches, pains and spasms of the lower, middle or upper back. Back pain can stem from any number of causes including nerve and muscular injury or conditions, degenerative disc disease, and arthritis. Back pain symptoms may be relieved with pain medication or pain killers, or physical therapy. Finding the root of the problem is the first step to living a pain-free life.
Some common treatments of the back include:
- heat or ice therapy and anti-inflammatory therapy
- physical therapy and therapeutic exercise
- manual therapy, including massage
- radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
- epidural steroid injections
- platelet-rich plasma injections
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
