my back hurts chronically.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Back pain is pain in any region of the back. It is divided into neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. The lumbar area is the most common area for pain, as it supports most of the weight in the upper body. Episodes of back pain may be acute, sub-acute, or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as a dull ache, shooting or piercing pain, or a burning sensation. Discomfort can radiate into the arms and hands as well as the legs or feet, and may include numbness, or weakness in the legs and arms. Back pain can originate from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine. Internal structures such as the gallbladder, pancreas, aorta, and kidneys may also cause referred pain in the back. Back pain is common, with about nine out of ten adults experiencing it at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults having it every year. Some estimate up to 95% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. It is the most common cause of chronic pain, and is a major contributor of missed work and disability.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I used to sometimes have back pain when I did gymnastics, but its not really an issue anymore. I feel bad for those who have it chronically."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I hate back pain also, in any region of the back."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah its really hard to do anything because your back is so important to any physical activity basically."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The lumbar area is the most common area for back pain."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah I hear about back surgeries and chiropractors all the time, I also see products designed for lumbar support and such"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Back pain can originate from the muscles but also from the joins or bones."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Right like the most common I hear about has to do with the cartilage discs in the back "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Back pain is common in 9 or of 10 adults. Seems like a lot to me."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes that is alot. I feel bad for pregnant women, I had my baby really early so I didn't experience the back pain that most do"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, back pain is the most common cause of chronic pain."}]