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If you have back pain that persists more than a few days or is severe and accompanied by other symptoms, you should make an appointment to see a spine specialist. Both sudden and persistent back pain can indicate a spinal condition that is more serious than a muscle sprain or strain, which should heal itself within a few weeks.

Because there are a variety of causes of back pain, it's vital to know the exact cause of your pain, and your doctor will help figure that out.

Back pain is its own symptom. However, there are various ways to feel back pain, and your symptoms depend on what is causing your pain and where it is affecting your spine.

Your back, or spine, is made up of many parts. First, we're going to look at the bone structures. Your backbone, also called your vertebral column, helps support a lot of your body weight, and it protects your spinal cord. You have 33 vertebrae (bones) that make up the vertebral column.

As you probably already know, back pain is a very common complaint. About three in four adults will experience back pain during their lifetime—and that number may very well rise, given our aging population and recent trend of obesity.