Back pain Back pain Back pain is pain felt in the back. It is divided into neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. The lumbar area is the most common area for pain, as it supports most of the weight in the upper body. Episodes of back pain may be acute, sub-acute, or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as a dull ache, shooting or piercing pain, or a burning sensation. Discomfort can radiate into the arms and hands as well as the
A Pain in the Pullman used by Laurel and Hardy in 1929's "Berth Marks". Female comedy team ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd also borrowed the plot device for their 1932 short "Show Business" (directed by Jules White). Gus Schilling and Richard Lane remade the film in 1947 as "Training for Trouble". The name "Johnson" was shouted a total number of 10 times. Moe Howard had fond memories of filming "A Pain in the Pullman". He also recalled his intense dislike for shellfish, and how brother Curly Howard cut the inside of his mouth eating the shells from a Dungeness crab: A Pain in the Pullman