By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Why Your Back Pain That Won’t Go Away—Even with Rest and Stretching You’ve tried being patient. You’ve cut back on your workouts, canceled tennis, skipped golf, doubled down on yoga, or spent hours foam-rolling. But the truth is, back pain that won’t go away with rest or stretching isn’t just tight muscles or a temporary flare-up. It’s often a sign that something deeper is going on: Instability in the spine Micro-injuri