Clinical: Red flag symptoms - Back pain
04 April 2008
Back pain is common in the UK with a lifetime chance of occurrence of 59 per cent. The majority of back pain clears up quite quickly; however, back pain experienced along with any of the above alarm symptoms may have a serious underlying cause and must be investigated further.
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