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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: lower back strain, pulled back muscle.
A back or spine strain occurs when the muscles in the lower back get stretched too far or torn. This results in damage to the muscle fibers and can cause pain, among other symptoms.
Back or spine strains can occur due to repetitive motion, such as lifting or twisting. A fall, sudden movement or direct impact to the back can also cause a strain.
Pain, soreness, muscle spasms and difficulty with walking or movement are common symptoms of back strain.
Rest, massage, chiropractic care, pain-relieving medication and stretching exercises are all possible therapies for back strain.
Reviewed by: Stephen G George, MD
This page was last updated on: September 24, 2021 11:12 AM
The Sports Health Program at Nicklaus Children's is one of the premier sports health programs in the nation, combining state-of-the-art diagnostics and screening with a multidisciplinary team of pediatric sports medicine specialists for athletes.
Watch this video to view ways to help support and protect a growing dancer's back. This tip is brought to you by The Sports Health Program at Nicklaus Children's.
An overuse injury is a type of injury that occurs not from one sudden, traumatic accident, but rather from the repetition of a motion over and over again for months or years that ultimately causes damage to a part of the body. Would you like to learn about more ways to get involved at Nicklaus Children's?*
When a teen or teen athlete has lower back pain, a common cause is spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Would you like to learn about more ways to get involved at Nicklaus Children's?*