How do we know if chronic back pain is physical or physiological?

Even with medical advancements and technologies, it may be difficult to identify and isolate the cause of the problem and therefore it's nearly impossible to know how much of the pain is physical and how much of the pain is physiological. In most cases it's a combination of a physical problem and how our brain has decided to deal with the problem. In dealing with chronic back pain, it's important to develop a treatment plan to work on both physical and physiological aspect of the problem.

Please share any questions or comments concerning this article.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Most Web browsers allow users to increase magnification or text size by pressing Ctrl + or - (Command + or - on Mac OS).