Lower Back Pain Flashcards
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Q
What are the 3 categories lower back pain is defined?
A
1) Acute lower back pain is generally defined as lower back pain that lasts for five weeks or less. 2) Sub-acute lower back pain goes from five weeks to three months. And when doctors talk about 3) chronic lower back pain, they’re talking about back pain that’s lasted for more than three months. Acute lower back pain generally self-resolves.
