### symptom | pain:

Back pain
* Most back pain builds up through years of misuse of the spine
  - comes from the muscles, ligaments and joints
* Most back pain is caused by muscle strain, trauma or spinal deformity
  - muscle strain, trauma, or deformity
  - the repetitive activity of sitting
  - either neuropathic or musculoskeletal
  - muscular in nature
* Most back pain is related to muscle and ligament strain or sprain
  - spasms of the back muscles
  - occurs without any particular cause which a patient remembers
* affects all groups of people
  - both active and sedentary individuals
  - people of all ages
* can affect anyone of any age
  - everything
* can also be the result of trouble with the organs of the abdomen or chest
  - trouble with theorgans of the abdomen or chest
  - arise by straining or spraining the muscles or joints of the back
* can arise from a variety of conditions
  - nerves in the back or from other tissues in the region
* can be a symptom of arthritis or many other conditions
  - due to a number of causes
  - part of aging when the discs between the spinal vertebrae deteriorate
* can develop anywhere from the neck to the lower spine
  - top of the neck to the bottom of the spine
  - exist alone, or leg pain can be a predominant symptom
* can have many causes
  - different causes
* can occur at any age in both men and women
  - with the butterfly stroke, and is due to strain on the back
  - originate in the disc
  - result from various causes
  - start to be a problem during the second trimester of pregnancy
* common cause of visits to orthopedic surgeons and emergency departments
  - health problem in Australia
  - malady in pregnant women, also
  - problem in industrialized nations
  - symptom of dehydration
* commonly occurring problem during pregnancy.
* fairly common disorder, with which most of the population learns to cope.
* has a number of causes.
* has many causes and is complex to treat
* highly individualized condition.
* is almost as common as, well, the common cold
  - an example where muscular pain can be a major contributor
  - caused by many, many problems
  - common to both sexes and affects all age groups
  - common, it is annoying and it afflicts people of all ages
  - considered chronic when it has lasted more than three months
  - even more frequently confused with hip pain
  - now the nation's leading disability
  - often a symptom of organ stress
  - one ailment that commonly afflicts middle aged teachers
* is one of the commonest musculoskeletal symptoms in older people
  - costliest forms of time loss from work
  - leading causes of disability and time lost from work
  - major causes of absence from work
* is one of the most common health complaints heard by doctors
  - maladies of modern life
  - medical problems in the United States
  - reasons people go to see the doctor
  - reasons people seek medical attention
  - work-related injuries
  - frequently reported reasons for lost work time
  - only a finding in patients with advanced disease with metastasis
  - pervasive in our society
  - probably equal in both genders
  - ranked second only to headaches as the most frequent cause of pain
* is second only to headaches as the most common pain complaint
  - the common cold as a reason for work place absenteeism
  - severe or recurrent
  - something just about everyone has experienced during their lifetime
* is the UK's leading cause of disability, and can affect people of any age
  - body's way of protesting against stress and enforcing general slowing down
* is the leading cause of disability for people under the age of forty-five
  - missed work, with more lost work days than the common cold
  - sickness absence from work
* is the most common kind of chronic pain
  - problem which incapacitates and restricts our lives greatly
  - number one reason for lost workdays in the United States
  - second -leading cause of lost workdays, after the common cold
* is the second leading cause of absenteeism from work, after the common cold
  - sick leave
  - work absenteeism
  - reason people visit a doctor
* is the second most common reason for visiting a doctor, second only to a cold
  - that patients go to see their doctor
  - usually the result of a number of contributory factors
* leading health complaint in the adult population
  - reason for physician visits, hospitalization and work disability
* major cause of ill health and time lost from work
  - health problem in industrialized nations
  - occupational health problem among American workers
  - symptom in about one third of patients
  - work-related health issue
* remains the most common cause of occupational disability.
* sends more people to their doctors than any other ailment except coughs.
* significant contributor to absenteeism and lost productivity.
* state of nervous tension conditioned through the repetitive strains of life.
* symptom that can arise from many causes.
* widely shared affliction in our modern, sedentary society.