Symptoms
What could it be?
Symptoms are the starting point before a diagnosis is made. Here you will find out which causes come into question, what you can do yourself and when you should have it checked.
Warning signs: when you should not wait for an appointment
The vast majority of back pain is harmless. A few signs are not. This page names them without causing alarm and tells you what to do.
Lumbar spineSciatica: pain that runs into the leg
Sciatica is not a diagnosis but a pain that runs from the buttock into the leg. Usually a herniated disc is behind it, sometimes a narrowing of the…
Thoracic spine · Lumbar spineBack pain
Back pain is the most common reason for a visit to us and the rarest reason for an operation. In more than 85 in 100 of those affected,…
Cervical spineNeck pain
Almost half of all adults have neck pain once a year; fewer than one in a hundred has a dangerous cause. Usually tense muscles and irritated vertebral joints…
Appointment
The first step is a conversation.
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