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Lower Back Pain

Lower Back Pain – Symptoms, Prevention & Treatment | SingHealth

Lower Back Pain - Treatments

How is lower back pain treated?

Conservative management

  • Rest and restrict activities until well
  • Take pain medications as advised
  • Exercise at least twice a day to strengthen the back, stomach and hip muscles
  • Hot or cold compression to temporarily relieve pain

Surgery

Surgery is only recommended when there is:
  • Inability to control bladder or bowels
  • Numbness and weakness in the lower limbs
  • Pain that does not go away despite treatment

Lower Back Pain - Preparing for surgery

Lower Back Pain - Post-surgery care

  • Updated on 2020-07-31T16:00:00Z

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