history: My dad has been having back pain lately. Hard to get him to the doctor, too. Trying to see what background information I can find out about it.
knowledge: It is divided into neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected.
response: Oh dear? Back pain can be upper, or neck pain, middle back, lower back, or tailbone pain. What is your dad experiencing?
history: My dad has been having back pain lately. Hard to get him to the doctor, too. Trying to see what background information I can find out about it.
Oh dear? Back pain can be upper, or neck pain, middle back, lower back, or tailbone pain. What is your dad experiencing?
I'm not sure yet! You can keep your information broad, just telling me any symptoms or treatments, anything like that.
knowledge: The lumbar area is the most common area for pain, as it supports most of the weight in the upper body.
response: Well, pain in the lumbar area (lower back) is the most common.
history: My dad has been having back pain lately. Hard to get him to the doctor, too. Trying to see what background information I can find out about it.
Oh dear? Back pain can be upper, or neck pain, middle back, lower back, or tailbone pain. What is your dad experiencing?
I'm not sure yet! You can keep your information broad, just telling me any symptoms or treatments, anything like that.
Well, pain in the lumbar area (lower back) is the most common.
I'm not sure where it is, but it's a sharp pain he feels from time to time.
knowledge: Back pain can originate from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.
response: Ah, sometimes back pain comes from muscles, bones, nerves, joints, or something else in the spine.
history: My dad has been having back pain lately. Hard to get him to the doctor, too. Trying to see what background information I can find out about it.
Oh dear? Back pain can be upper, or neck pain, middle back, lower back, or tailbone pain. What is your dad experiencing?
I'm not sure yet! You can keep your information broad, just telling me any symptoms or treatments, anything like that.
Well, pain in the lumbar area (lower back) is the most common.
I'm not sure where it is, but it's a sharp pain he feels from time to time.
Ah, sometimes back pain comes from muscles, bones, nerves, joints, or something else in the spine.
It's hard for me to get information out of him. He just gets mad that I'm pestering him about it, mostly because he's distracted by the pain. Any general information works!
knowledge: Internal structures such as the gallbladder, pancreas, aorta, and kidneys may also cause referred pain in the back.
response: Oh, I see. Sometimes internal bits like the gallbladder pancreas or other structures can be felt as back pain.
history: My dad has been having back pain lately. Hard to get him to the doctor, too. Trying to see what background information I can find out about it.
Oh dear? Back pain can be upper, or neck pain, middle back, lower back, or tailbone pain. What is your dad experiencing?
I'm not sure yet! You can keep your information broad, just telling me any symptoms or treatments, anything like that.
Well, pain in the lumbar area (lower back) is the most common.
I'm not sure where it is, but it's a sharp pain he feels from time to time.
Ah, sometimes back pain comes from muscles, bones, nerves, joints, or something else in the spine.
It's hard for me to get information out of him. He just gets mad that I'm pestering him about it, mostly because he's distracted by the pain. Any general information works!
Oh, I see. Sometimes internal bits like the gallbladder pancreas or other structures can be felt as back pain.
Internal... Hadn't quite thought about that. I will do my best to convince him!
knowledge: Back pain is common, with about nine out of ten adults experiencing it at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults having it every year.
response: Great! Back pain is actually pretty common, about 9 in 10 get it at some point, about half of working adults experience it every year.