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Acute low back pain is defined as pain

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that is present for less than six weeks .

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In many cases acute low back pain will

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resolve itself in just a few days , and

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most people will not even feel the need

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to seek medical care . When people do

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seek medical care for their acute back

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pain , diagnosis usually focuses on

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medical history and physical

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examination . Treatment can be as

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simple as taking over the counter pain

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relievers , or it can involve physical

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therapy intervention .