We have all experienced back pain at some point in our lives and the experience has been unpleasant to say the least. It is comparatively easy to treat acute pain as the treatment course is short and the cause is known. After some stretching, resting and pain relievers, in most cases, the pain will subside, and you will be fine. Occasionally, people experiencing back pain find themselves thinking, “I don't even remember why the pain started”. Pain that persists for more than 3 months or longer than the expected healing period is called chronic back pain. Chronic pain is more complex, involving psychosocial aspects along with the root cause, hence challenging to treat. Overall, chronic pain is a disease in itself, and specialized care is indeed the need of the hour.