When Is Back Pain Serious? Inflammatory vs Mechanical Back Pain

There are two main types of back pain: inflammatory and mechanical. Mechanical back pain is more common, but it's important to know the symptoms of inflammatory back pain, which can be serious and requires different treatment from mechanical back pain.
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Backsplaining is a video series that explains important facts about ankylosing spondylitis, highlights red-flag symptoms, and addresses misconceptions about back pain. It is part of a campaign created by the nonprofit patient community CreakyJoints to raise awareness for back pain and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a type of inflammatory arthritis that frequently goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.
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[@backpain9710]

Back pain takes real conscious effort to eliminate. You can do the right exercises but if you fall back into old habits of lifting and or remaining in the same position it will come back. it happened to me.

[@jeannnie8636]

There’s not too many doctors know what they’re doing in. back problems

[@rbonnici]

that's so true! I've been seeing specialists for years and discovered that I match the typical symptoms of IBP through a Google search

[@Shackletonbonnie]

I was literally diagnosed with mechanical but have zero symptoms of it but got every symptom for inflammatory

[@clintrichardsonclintfromny203]

The problem with treating inflammation is that the inflammation is a mechanism the body uses to heal itself.

[@TylerRichie-j6z]

Hey man I know it’s 4 years and I’ve had lower back inflammation for like 4-5 months and these past 2 months I’ve started to take my physical therapy more serious. I’m 18 years old and I’m trying to live my life like I did before this injury. Do u think if I keep up my PT and light training that I will be able to go back to working out and running

[@andrewwinoto2421]

I literally have this. so accurate.

[@tristanhanson1865]

My back is always sore af and I'm only 24.. I'm a machinist so I stand 10hours a day and constantly put heavy material into my lathe. Wish I could use my other side of the body but my spindle is always on the same side 😥 I wake up on Monday after not doing anything all weekend and my back is wrecked some how

[@IllusivePrime]

I have mechanical, my job involves lifting heavy items such as boxes, furiture and bags. Is there no drug as well or way to fix/reduce the pain?

[@TheDirthound]

Exercise and strengthening the core muscles and using good lifting form is Key. Avoid bending and twisting repetitively.

[@dj.culture6590]

you may have to now start to look for a different job - possibly change career...

[@IllusivePrime]

@@dj.culture6590 Due to covid. That's a possibility anyway.

[@dj.culture6590]

@@IllusivePrime keep safe..