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Vertebral Compression Fracture (cont.)

Medical Author:
Andrew Jenis, MD
Medical Editor:
Brian F Chinnock, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Ungar, MD

When to Seek Medical Care

A doctor should evaluate any back pain in these cases:

  • Any elderly person

  • A person with cancer

  • Anyone whose pain is exactly the same at rest as it is during activity

  • A person with unintentional weight loss

Seek medical help at a hospital's emergency department if you have the following symptoms in association with back pain:

  • Loss of control of urine or defecation

  • Severe pain, numbness, or weakness

  • High fever

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