Symptoms of Back Pain
Back pain can range from local pain in a specific spot to generalized pain spreading all over the back. SometimesĀ pain radiates away fromĀ back to other areas of your body, such as the buttocks, legs, or abdomen.
The intensity of back pain varies for each person. Depending on the type, causes, and location of your back pain, you may experience:
- Increasing pain with lifting and bending.
- Worsening pain when resting, sitting, or standing.
- Back pain that comes and goes.
- Stiffness in the morning when awakening and lessened back pain with activity.
- Pain that radiates away from the back into the buttocks, leg, or hip.
- Numbness or weakness in your legs or feet.