Back and Neck Pain: Is It a Normal Part of Getting Older?

Pain in the back or neck is much like gray hair and forgetting where you put the keys — it seems to happen as we grow older. But the question is one of degree. How much back pain is abnormal? Is that sharp stabbing feeling just the “creakiness” that comes with aging — or the symptom of a bigger problem? This is a normal question many people have.

The Penn Spine Center offers an online assessment test to help you learn when it is time to see a doctor for your back or neck pain.

Content retrieved from: https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2023/february/spine-pain-and-age.