 [ Symptoms ] i am 18 with chronic lower back pains this can not be normal can it  the pain is just getting worse when i first started getting these fits of back pains 4 years ago i got them maybe every other month now i get these fits once or twice a month the pain starts like this for example the other day i was sitting down and bending forward to pull a tupperware that was stuck out from under my bed when i began to pull i immediately felt my back shift and felt a popping in my lower back i feel immediate stabbing pain thereafter sometimes my legs go numb [ Disease ] no it is normal it is time for you to see a back specialist and get a diagnostic work up perhaps including an mri there can be many possible causes back pain is not just for older people