Back pain can really spoil the quality of your life and it varies. It could be a mild backache or severe one. Fortunately, 90 percent of back pain can be treated without surgery. Usually, back pain happens due to lifting heavy weights abruptly, bending or moving in an awkward manner or being in the same position for too long. Apart from these there are causes which don’t relate to muscle injury or strain. These causes are: 1. Sciatica Back pain caused by sciatica is felt in buttocks and down the legs. The reason behind this is that sciatic nerves run from the back of your pelvis, down both legs and feet. Common symptoms are numbness and weakness in leg muscles. Sciatica pain is caused due to a slipped disc which further presses the sciatica nerve and hence causes the pain. Sciatica pain can be cured by taking pain-killers prescribed by a lower back pain specialist . You must also do exercises as advised by the doctor. Hot and cold packs also prove to be useful. 2. Slippe