Lower back pain myth No.1: it's a serious medical problem.

Fact: lower back pain can be scary, particularly if it’s persistent or recurrent, but it’s rarely dangerous. People often tell horror stories about lower back pain, but however bad it seems at the time, you're very likely to recover fully, generally within a few weeks. A small percentage of problems may take months rather than weeks to resolve, but there are things that can help manage symptoms in the meantime.

Lower back pain is very common, commonly recurs, and can temporarily keep you from your usual activities. It's best to stay active, though, as much as the pain allows. People who do so do better than those who avoid activities altogether.

In recent years, researchers have turned attention to the effects of common beliefs about back pain, and how those beliefs affect people’s experience of back pain, how people go about dealing with it, and their recovery from it.

There are a number of common myths about back pain, which we all have easy access to. This can lead to anxiety and poor coping strategies, and so make your experience of low back pain worse. Addressing some of these myths is a big part of helping people to have confidence that they will get better, and enabling them to take an active role in managing their own recovery.

If you have back pain that isn't getting better on its own, it can be helpful to talk to a professional.

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