Trusted Joint Pain Care in Arkansas
Back Pain Care Focused on the Spine, Nerves, and Daily Function
Back pain can begin as a small limitation and slowly become part of everyday life. It may affect sitting, standing, walking, sleeping, bending, lifting, driving, or working. Some patients feel pain only in the lower back, while others notice symptoms traveling into the hip, buttock, leg, or foot.
At Arkansas Spine and Pain, back pain care begins with understanding the pattern behind the pain. The goal is to evaluate whether symptoms may be related to the spine, discs, joints, nerves, muscles, injury history, or a long-term pain condition.
For patients searching for a back pain doctor in Arkansas, Amir M. Qureshi, MD provides referral-based pain management care in Little Rock. His background in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is especially relevant because back pain often affects movement, function, independence, and quality of life.
The Impact of Joint Pain
Why Back Pain Should Be Evaluated Carefully
Back pain is not always caused by one simple issue. Pain may come from the muscles, spinal joints, discs, nerves, ligaments, or nearby structures. In some patients, the pain stays in the back. In others, it travels into the buttock, hip, thigh, calf, or foot.
This difference matters. Pain that travels may suggest nerve irritation. Pain that worsens with standing may point to a different pattern than pain that worsens while sitting. Pain after an injury may need a different evaluation than pain that developed gradually over time.
A careful back pain evaluation helps reduce guesswork. Instead of treating every case the same way, the physician considers the patient’s symptoms, medical history, referral details, imaging when available, and the activities that have become difficult.
Common Back Pain Symptoms That May Need Medical Attention
Back pain should be reviewed when it continues, keeps returning, spreads, or begins to affect daily life. Some patients wait until the pain becomes severe, but earlier evaluation can help identify possible causes and guide a more practical care plan.
Back pain with numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness in the leg or foot may involve nerve-related symptoms. These signs should be evaluated carefully and not treated as simple soreness.
When to Seek Care
When Should You See a Back Pain Doctor in Arkansas?
A person may need a back pain doctor when symptoms last longer than expected, return often, or interfere with normal activity. Pain that affects sleep, work, walking, standing, lifting, or driving should not be ignored.
Referral-based care at Arkansas Spine and Pain helps patients receive focused evaluation after another medical provider has reviewed the condition and determined that pain management may be appropriate.
Pain That Limits Walking or Standing
Back pain that makes walking, standing, or daily movement difficult may need evaluation, especially when it affects balance, posture, or independence.
Pain That Gets Worse With Sitting or Bending
Some back pain worsens during sitting, bending, lifting, or driving. These patterns can help the physician understand whether the pain may be mechanical, disc-related, joint-related, or nerve-related.
Pain After a Fall, Accident, or Work Injury
Back pain after a fall, car accident, sports injury, or work injury should be assessed when symptoms continue, worsen, or begin affecting movement.
Pain That Keeps Coming Back
Recurring back pain may mean the underlying source has not been fully identified. A pain management evaluation can help connect the symptoms with possible causes and treatment options.
Meet Your Physician
Meet Dr. Amir Qureshi, MD
Amir M. Qureshi, MD is a board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a focus on pain management. He practices in Little Rock, Arkansas, and has more than 28 years of medical experience.
His specialty is important for back pain because Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation focuses on movement, function, nerve involvement, and quality of life. Back pain is not only about discomfort in the spine. It can affect walking, sitting, work performance, sleep, lifting, and daily independence.
Amir M. Qureshi, MD completed residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and fellowship training in Interventional Spine Pain Management at Portner Orthopedic Rehabilitation. His clinical approach includes diagnostic evaluation, multidisciplinary care, minimally invasive interventional techniques when appropriate, and treatment planning focused on functional restoration.
Credentials
Board-Certified MD
Experience
30+ years in pain
Specialties
Referral-Based Care
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Pain Management
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say About Us
Known by many patients as “Dr. Q,” Amir M. Qureshi, MD speaks English, Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, Punjabi, and Spanish, helping patients explain symptoms more clearly during care.
Detail | Information |
Physician | Amir M. Qureshi, MD |
Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Management |
Experience | 28+ years |
Practice Location | 5700 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205 |
Languages | English, Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, Punjabi, Spanish |
Affiliation | Central Arkansas Surgery Center |
Back Pain Conditions Evaluated in Pain Management
Back pain may be related to several conditions, including degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, sciatica, radiculopathy, arthritis-related spine pain, facet joint irritation, herniated disc symptoms, injury-related pain, muscle strain, and chronic lower back pain.
Some patients experience pain that stays near the spine. Others experience symptoms that travel into the hip, buttock, leg, or foot. This is why evaluation must look at both the painful area and the way symptoms move through the body.
Amir M. Qureshi, MD evaluates back pain through a functional and pain management perspective. The goal is to understand the source of symptoms and determine which care options may be appropriate for the patient’s condition.
Interventional Pain Management for Back Pain
Interventional pain management may be considered when back pain is connected to specific pain-generating structures in the spine, joints, or nerves. These options are selected only after evaluation and are based on symptoms, medical history, imaging when available, and physician judgment.
Depending on the diagnosis, treatment planning may include epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, facet-related procedures, or other minimally invasive approaches when clinically appropriate.
The purpose of interventional care is not to offer the same treatment to every patient. It is to identify the likely pain source and support a care plan that helps improve movement, reduce pain barriers, and restore daily function where possible.
Why Patients Choose Arkansas Spine and Pain for Back Pain
Patients choose Arkansas Spine and Pain because back pain often requires a detailed look at the spine, nerves, joints, movement patterns, and daily limitations. A patient may describe back pain, but the real impact may show up in missed work, poor sleep, reduced walking, or difficulty completing normal responsibilities.
With Amir M. Qureshi, MD, patients receive care from a physician whose experience combines Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, pain management, interventional spine training, and practical understanding of chronic pain.
The Little Rock location is listed at 5700 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205. Patients and referring providers can contact the clinic at (501) 227-0184 or email refer@arkansasspineandpain.com.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Amir M. Qureshi, MD is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician focused on pain management in Little Rock, Arkansas. He evaluates back pain, spine-related symptoms, sciatica, nerve pain, and chronic pain.
Back pain should be evaluated when it lasts longer than expected, keeps returning, travels into the leg, affects sleep, or limits walking, sitting, standing, lifting, or work. These signs may suggest a spine, joint, muscle, or nerve-related source.
Yes. Many
Yes, lower back pain can sometimes travel into the buttock, hip, leg, or foot when a nerve is irritated. Symptoms may include pain, burning, tingling, numbness, or weakness, and these should be reviewed carefully.
experience relief through non-surgical pain management options.
Amir M. Qureshi, MD may evaluate sciatica-like symptoms, including pain that travels from the lower back into the buttock, leg, or foot. The evaluation helps determine whether nerve irritation may be contributing to the pain pattern.
Chronic back pain may be linked to disc problems, spinal arthritis, facet joint irritation, spinal stenosis, nerve involvement, injury history, muscle strain, or long-term movement changes. A proper evaluation helps guide the next step.
Yes, Arkansas Spine and Pain operates as a referral-based practice. This helps patients receive specialized pain management evaluation after another medical provider has reviewed the condition and determined referral care may be appropriate.
Treatment depends on the diagnosis and may include epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, facet-related procedures, or other minimally invasive options when appropriate. The plan depends on symptoms and medical history.
No. Back pain care begins with evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Procedures may be considered only when clinically appropriate and based on the patient’s symptoms, imaging when available, and physician judgment.
Amir M. Qureshi, MD practices at Arkansas Spine and Pain in Little Rock, Arkansas. The listed practice location is 5700 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205, and the clinic can be contacted at (501) 227-0184.
A Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician focuses on movement, function, nerves, and quality of life. For back pain, this approach helps connect spine symptoms with walking, sitting, lifting, sleep, and daily function.