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Back Pain
Are you experiencing:
- Numbness or tingling in your buttock or down your leg?
- Pain or difficulty getting out of bed?
- Muscle spasm or tightness?
- Slouched posture?
- Pain when you sit or stand for long periods?
- Stiffness or restrictions in the back?
- Pain in between your shoulder blades?
- Difficulty with several movements life putting on your socks?
If you do, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common conditions that bring people into our office.
Back pain has many possible causes, which is why we perform a comprehensive examination. Once physical trauma or underlying pathology has been ruled out, back pain is most commonly caused by structural or mechanical imbalances of the spine.
Changes in posture, particularly in the forward direction, have the ability to place added pressure on the joints, muscles, bones, discs and nerves of the low back. This can occur in other areas of the body too.
For some people frequent flare ups of back pain causes limitations in both work and play.
Causes of Back Pain
It is important to emphasise that no 2 people with back pain are the same. Everybody is different. That being said, here what we see are the most common causes of back pain:
- Prolonged sitting
- Not being active
- Soft mattresses
- Physical trauma
- Sporting injuries
- Stress
- Underlying disease or problem (rare)
A comprehensive clinical history and physical examination is required to determine if you are a candidate for chiropractic care.