Low Back Pain

Back pain and the perception of pain is a common symptom with multiple causes. According to Porth (2011), at least 2/3’s of people will have one or more

There are many causes of lower back pain. Muscle or ligament strain is an example. Repeated heavy lifting or a sudden awkward movement can strain back muscles and spinal ligaments. This can also cause muscle spasms in your body as well. Bulging or ruptured disks are another reason.

Most back pains often occur as a result of stress to the back over time mainly as a result of poor sitting postures. Though this is not the cause for all back pains, there are a few things one should consider when looking for solutions to cure or ease the back pain.

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Low back pain is the second reason that Americans see their doctor, second only to colds and flu.

Back injuries cause great impact to people and their employers. As HR Magazine author Nancy Hatch Woodward points out, “back pain remains one of the most common complaints in the workplace today and it can be devastating” (57). The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2005 that more than 270,000 cases of back injuries and illnesses were reported in the workplace, with those affected taking an average of seven days off of work (Woodward 58).

There’s something very important you need to know: most doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and other health professionals have no idea how to fix back pain…

Spinal Stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal which can cause compression of spinal nerves or spinal cord. Cervical spine stenosis in the neck can cause pain and weakness in the shoulders and arms. Lumbar spine stenosis may cause back pain radiating to buttocks and legs with possible weakness, especially on walking. Stenosis is more common in older patients, often due to osteoarthritis. Treatment involves painkillers, physiotherapy and

There are many causes of lower back pain, the most common of which are chronic stress, trauma, and tissue injury. The result of these is often movement restriction or weakness in certain parts of the body, which can also be very painful. The purpose of corrective exercises, in chiropractic

Low-back pain is currently a major public health and economic problem particularly in developed countries (Maniadakis and Gray 2000). It is estimated that 70 to 85% of UK citizens have experienced back pain in their lives, either persistent or recurrent and that the annual healthcare cost of back pain is approximately £1632 million (Andersson 1999). Of the 70-85% of patients with low-back pain, 4.4% suffer from sciatica, 3.1% male and 1.3% female (Heliövaara 1989). Evidence suggests that occupations that involve physical and manual activities including materials handling and lifting, have one of the highest rates of reported sciatica (Konstantinou et al. 2008). This essay will explore the anatomy, aetiology, ergonomics and treatment of sciatica and the prevalence in manual workers.

Chronic back pain is usually experienced in the lower back, but can also spread to the legs or feet. The triggering cause of the pain can be a variety of spinal diseases or injuries.

After gaining much experience of treating thousands of back pain patients over years, I have come across the conclusion that there are some common mistakes which are made by the people themselves for getting rid of the back pain.

○ Pain is the primary symptom and commonly presents in the lower back or midback 11, 1

I had chronic back pain for 4 years and previously never had any sort of back injury in my life. … But as time went on the ache was getting worse and worse.

Back pain is one of the most common conditions known to man. Decreased mobility, poor posture, increased life expectancy and other aspects of modern daily life all contribute to growing numbers of back pain sufferers.