The intensity of physical pain may impede the patient's everyday activities such as driving the car to work, walking up or down a flight of stairs, sleeping, and so on. Prolonged inability to handle responsibilities could affect the patient's mental outlook. Feelings of apprehension may build due to a loss of control over a situation. The physician will understand these feelings and realizes that once fear begins to diminish, the pain may ease.
Pain control is a fundamental part of the care and treatment of back disorders .
One of the physician's objectives is to relieve the pain and keep the patient comfortable. The first step is to identify the source of the disorder and ascertain the severity of the patient's pain. This can be determined from a review of the patient's medical history, pain diagram, physical examination, and test findings.