COVID-19 and Its Impact on Back Pain in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal condition that affects individuals worldwide, causing difficulties in daily tasks and social interactions. It can be categorized based on chronicity, with acute, subacute, and chronic forms. The causes of backache vary among patients and can include inflammatory conditions, radiculopathy, pregnancy, trauma, osteoporosis, nerve root compression, cancer, plexopathy, infection, and other spinal diseases.