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Exactly What to Do to Soothe Acute Back Pain at Home
In this video, pain specialist Kaliq Chang, MD, gives tips to soothe acute back pain at home.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on December 22, 2023Back pain is one of the most common ailments experienced by American adults. In terms of the number of doctor visits, lower back pain is second only to colds and flu. Back pain that lasts for less than a few weeks is known as acute back pain — meaning it may be severe but temporary. Usually it can be treated at home with simple remedies or lifestyle tweaks.
“Most occurences of acute back pain will resolve fairly quickly within a few days or few weeks with conservative treatment,” says Kaliq Chang, MD, pain specialist in New York City. Feeling acute back pain? In this video, learn some treatment tips to try at home.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Kaliq Chang, MDDr. Chang is a highly specialized interventional pain management specialist in private practice in New Jersey.
References
Knight, C.L., et al. (2023). Treatment of acute low back pain. UpToDate.
MedlinePlus. (2022). Low back pain - acute.
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