When should I contact my healthcare provider about a back strain or sprain?

When should I contact my healthcare provider about a back strain or sprain?

Call your healthcare provider if:

• You have severe pain and cannot walk more than a few steps.
• You have numbness in the area of injury or down your leg.
• You have injured your lower back several times before.
• You have a lump or area with an unusual shape.
• You have pain that interferes with sleep.
• You have obvious weakness in an extremity (hands or feet) after an injury.