Certain kinds of activities or movements may make the pain worse. For example, it may worsen when a person bends, sits, walks, or stands for too long in the same position. It may be more noticeable at different times of the day, for example, when a person wakes up in the morning. When the pain is due to irritation or a pinching of one of the nerve roots as it exits or enters the spine, the symptoms often involve the limb where the pinched nerve leads. People often feel a tingling, numbness, burning, or stabbing pain that begins in the back and then radiates down the limb, sometimes all the way to the hand or foot.
Some people feel a warm or cold sensation with the pain.
Certain activities, such as coughing, may increase pressure on the pinched nerve and aggravate the pain. When the pain is due to the motor nerves in particular being compressed, the muscles where the nerves lead may weaken. Various other symptoms, depending on the what is causing the pain, can include fever, chills, weight loss, or joint pain. Acute back pain will often go away on its own in a few weeks. Join a live chat or threaded forum.