Back Pain: Humanity’s Most Common Complaint

The phrase ‘back pain’ may be comprised of two separate words, but over time it has come to mean something far more intense than all other discomfort. ‘Pain’ just doesn’t seem to accurately describe the ache that can radiate from different areas of the back, neck and throughout the body and with different intensities. Couple the word pain with ‘back’ and we all say a collective “ah right” in our minds because we have felt the paralyzing spasms and discomfort of the dreaded ‘back pain’. Perhaps because the spine is such a complex network of nerves, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, it can be reasoned that this is why it can cause so much discomfort.