Signs That You Need to Get Your Back Pain Diagnosed

Your body is a fantastic machine that has tremendous self-healing processes to keep you going. However, some injuries can overpower this healing and persist through a lifetime without the proper medical intervention and lifestyle changes. In a lot of cases, these injuries manifest in back pain that can throw your life out of balance.

Here are three clear-cut signs that you should seek a medical diagnosis for your back pain as soon as possible:

It Lasts for Over Two Weeks

The first sign that you should heavily consider having your back pain properly assessed and diagnosed is if it has lasted and been consistently painful for over two weeks. Of course, if the pain is unbearable before then, do not hesitate to seek help—however, if the pain is bearable, two weeks is the longest you should wait. Most minor back pain can be alleviated with quality bed rest and pain relievers, so if it persists, that is likely a sign of more severe damage.

It’s Accompanied by a Fever

You don’t have to be told how important your back is to the rest of your body. As such, when something is wrong with your back, it can overstress your body—and the discomfort it brings is no help either. In response to this, the body will often raise its internal temperature, causing a low-grade fever to form. This is one of the most overt signs that you’ll want to find medical assistance for your back pain.

It’s Affecting Your Mental Health

Finally, if your back pain is causing your mental health to suffer for any reason whatsoever, having a doctor take a look and getting a proper diagnosis could help solve both problems at the same time. Back pain alone can be a stressful burden to live with physically, so it only makes sense that this increase in stress and physical discomfort would take a toll on your mental well-being as well.

Likewise, the way you deal with your back pain can affect your mental health even more so as people all-too-commonly turn to self-medication and other unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Find Relief From Your Back Pain at the Epigenetics Healing Center

If you’re in need of assistance to combat your chronic back pain, consider reaching out to The Epigenetics Healing Center at 816-673-1230—located conveniently in Kansas, MO, but serving countless online patients both nationwide and internationally. Under the expert care of Dr. Goodbinder, the help you’re looking for is close at hand.