Why Does My Back Keep Going Out? If you’ve experienced recurring back pain, you may know the feeling all too well. You bend over to put on a shoe, stand up from a chair, lift something off the floor, or make an ordinary movement—and suddenly your back grabs. You feel stiff, crooked, or unable to stand upright. It’s easy to think, “My back went out again.” But in most cases, nothing has literally gone out of place. Your spine hasn’t necessarily slipped, shifted, or become unstable. What you’re experiencing may instead be an acute musculoskeletal flare involving irritated tissues, increased ... Read More