When is additional help or physiotherapy suggested for a person with back pain?

In this video, Dr Ghaffar tells us that patients with sudden and unusual neurological symptoms such as loss off bladder function and numbness need to be assessed by a spinal surgeon immediately.

Patients experiencing neurological symptoms and pain should be referred to a spinal surgeon. Dr. Ghaffar tells us more in this video.

Being overweight generally is a factor for a lot of different conditions including back pain. In this video, Dr. Ghaffar tells us being overweight affects a patients mobility and ability to manage back pain.

Initial treatments for back pain can start from paracetamol and ibuprofen however, for most patients they may require stronger painkillers to be able to still function normally on a day to day basis.

Here you can learn about the relationship between weight, stress and back pain and the common causes of back pain.