Back Pain
Lower back pain is the most common and debilitating type of back injury. Roughly 50% of people experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. Our lower backs handle the twisting and turning of our body and are constantly under duress. This can lead to a wide variety of injuries, some very minor while others chronic and severe. In most cases, lower back pain is caused by a muscle or joint strain and should resolve itself in a few weeks. If the pain lasts longer, we would advise you see a doctor to rule out a more serious condition.
Symptoms
- Persistent ache and/or stiffness.
- Back pain that travels down the back of the thigh, leg and even to the foot.
- Sharp pain – strenuous activities such as heavy lifting can intensify discomfort.
- Numbness, tingling or burning sensations in your leg.
- Weakness sensations in your leg.
- Inability to stand up straight.
- Increased level of pain when coughing or bending forward.
- Pain accompanied by fever, burning during urination, frequent urination.
- Inability to control bladder or bowel movement
Causes
- Muscle sprain, strain or spasm
- Irritated nerve
- Bacterial or viral infection
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Poor posture
- Sleep position
- Strain
- Myofascial Syndrome
- Herniated Disk
- Lumbar Facet Disorder
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Spinal Stenosis
- Arthritis
- Degenerative Disease