What Type of Back Pain is Dangerous? Exploring the Causes of Pain at Different Ages

Danger Signs in Back Pain

• Persistent pain: Back pain continues and worsens for more than 4 weeks.
• Severe injury: Pain resulting from a major accident (e.g., traffic accident, fall from a height).
• Neurological symptoms: Back pain accompanied by radiating pain down the leg, numbness, or weakness in the leg.
• Loss of bowel/bladder control: Inability to control defecation or urination.
• Systemic symptoms: Back pain combined with fever or unexplained weight loss.

Back Pain Indicators

• From heavy lifting: Muscle inflammation, slipped disc, or vertebral displacement.
• Along the center of the spine: Problem with a spinal disc or facet joints.
• To the side of the back: Muscle abnormality or issue with internal organs (e.g., kidney, pancreas).
• With numbness/weakness: Nerve system abnormality.
• Shooting/electric-shock pain: Possible nerve compression.
• Achy/fatigue pain: May be due to muscle fatigue or post-illness recovery.