The symptoms of back pain are the pains itself. It is very hard to understand the symptoms because pain alone is a symptom that indicates damage in the spine or there is an impending disease that only the doctor can diagnose. As much as the back pain is a symptom, it is but only a subjective type. The patient alone can be observed by the patient and it is never measured because pain varies from one person to the other.

Symptoms of back pain is linked with the causes. Symptoms usually occur unpredictably, most often than not, it can hit you like big time, anytime of the day. You may even wake up one morning feeling unusual like these symptoms below:

* Difficulty standing straight or standing in one position for a long period of time. When one feels this symptom, it commonly happens because of an injury to the muscles at the back which may be brought about by overworked muscles, accident or sudden falls.
* Discomfort when sitting. This is most likely due to pressure on the largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve. This is brought about by lifting, twisting, overworked muscles, etc.
* Difficulty in walking accompanied with weakness and leg fatigue. Difficulty in walking is commonly due to a narrowing or tightening of the spinal canal in where the nerves pass through. Usually both legs are affected so walking is unbearable to do. However, it usually improves when bending forward.
* Radiating pain down towards the buttocks or legs. This radiating pain to the buttocks and legs are usually because of sciatica or nerve compression or the spinal disc that is being pushed outside the normal boundary.
* Pain, Tenderness and stiffness felt at the lower part of your back. All these symptoms are covered in combination with back injury, sciatica, disc that is pushed out from normal limits, and tightening of the spinal canal where the nerves are passing.

Link: EZine Articles
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Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com