With the increasing stressful lives and erratic work schedules, incidences of backpain are on the rise. A few of the cases would not require any consultation of a spine surgeon. Sometimes, due to the advancing degenerative process, there may be nerve root or spinal cord compression. This may cause radiating pain in their arms and legs or weakness of varying degrees in the muscles of the upper and lower limbs . This pain may disable the patient and prevent him from doing his activities of daily living. Sometimes, the back pain may be accompanied by fever, weight loss, and loss of appetite, which may be a sign of spinal infection. When patients experience such problems, it would be the right time to consult a spine surgeon.