imÂ·meÂ·diÂ·aÂ·cy. n. pl. imÂ·meÂ·diÂ·aÂ·cies. 1. The condition or quality of being immediate. 2. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness: the immediacy of live television coverage. 3. Something immediate, as in importance.
Back pain is accompanied by weight loss, fever, chills or urinary symptoms. You develop sudden weakness, numbness or tingling in a leg. You develop numbness in the groin or rectum or difficulty controlling bladder or bowel function. You have had cancer previously and you develop persistent back pain.
In general, symptoms of upper and middle back pain may: 1  Feel like a dull, burning, or sharp pain. 2  Be felt at a single point or over a broad area. 3  Start suddenly or slowly get worse. 4  Be constant or come and go. 5  Occur with muscle tightness or stiffness.