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Call emergency services or go to A&E immediately

With back pain and any of:

  • pain, tingling, weakness or numbness in both legs
  • loss of feeling around the genitals or anus
  • changes in bladder or bowel control
  • chest pain
  • it started after a serious accident.[1]

Urgent GP appointment or 111

If you feel hot, cold, shivery or generally unwell, or the pain is severe, sudden or worsening quickly.[1]

See a GP

If it hasn't improved after a few weeks, stops you doing daily activities, is worse at night or with rest, comes with unexplained weight loss, a lump or a change in your back's shape, or is coming from the top of your back between the shoulders.[1]

No device, session or home remedy should delay any of the above.

Sources

  1. NHS, Back pain

Written by the Prife iTeraCare team and last reviewed on 10 October 2026. This is general information, not medical advice, and it does not replace your doctor or physiotherapist. A session is a wellness experience, not a medical treatment.

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