Examples of Specific Causes of Back Pain:
Poor Posture: Poor Posture puts extra stress on your spine, which can cause back pain. The muscles in your back can become overstretched and fatigued, which can put more pressure on your joints and nerves, leading to back pain. A physiotherapist can help relieve your back pain related to poor posture.
Muscle Strains: Muscle strains are very common, and can range from mild to severe. Back pain from mild muscle strains can resolve on their own, however more severe strains may require physiotherapy to help reduce pain, promote healing and help to prevent future muscle strains.
Disc Injuries: Discs are located between the vertebrae in the back, and act as shock absorbers. The interior of the disc is a soft jelly-like substance which can bulge, herniate or rupture. A bulging or herniated disc, can put pressure on the nerves, which can cause radiating pain into the lower abdomen, groin, leg and/or foot, along with back pain. Back pain resulting from disc injuries can be debilitating, and commonly occur from an injury, but can also result from stresses placed on them from lifting or twisting movements. With increasing age, discs thin, and harden, which can lead to degenerative disc disease, which can also cause back pain. A physiotherapist can help you manage or reduce back pain from disc injuries, and teach you how to help prevent future injuries to your discs.
Arthritis: Arthritis can occur in the vertebral joints which can cause back pain. Arthritic joints have the presence of bony spurs and inflammation, which can put pressure on the nerves. This can cause back pain, as well as radiating pain into the lower abdomen, groin, leg and/or foot. Symptoms other than pain can include burning, numbness and pins and needles. A physiotherapist can help you manage or reduce back pain and symptoms resulting from arthritis, and help you prevent future flare-ups.
