What could be the cause of my lower back pain?
September 2nd, 2008 | by Karina |
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Ive had lower back pain for quite a few years now. Its slowly gotten worse and worse(I know, its my fault for ignoring it). Now its to the point where it may be causing bad headaches. My back almost constantly hurts. When I lay down at night, I have to arch my back until the pain settles or i adjust to it. What could be the cause of it?
Ive had lower back pain for quite a few years now. Its slowly gotten worse and worse(I know, its my fault for ignoring it). Now its to the point where it may be causing bad headaches. My back almost constantly hurts. When I lay down at night, I have to arch my back until the pain settles or i adjust to it. What could be the cause of it?
7 Responses to “What could be the cause of my lower back pain?”
By Dr. Patrick V. Suglia on Sep 4, 2008 | Reply
The most likely cause is a bone misalignment. The most effective way to finally get it taken care of is to go to a chiropractor.
By Ton on Sep 7, 2008 | Reply
If these are muscle spasms then an Osteopath would be a good starting point and possibly some xrays to see if there is any damage like herniated discs etc causing this trouble.
By Eric G on Sep 8, 2008 | Reply
Back pain is one of the trickiest areas to deal with. I have a lot of clients that come to me with back pain. Some have had previous surgeries, some have tried physical therapy and others have tried to ignore it. I would never try to diagnose your pain because it is not in my job description. But I can provide you with some exercises that may help. For those people who don’t need surgery usually the cause of pain is due to a weak core. So working on your abdominals is crucial. One of the most simple exercises you can do is a stomach suck in and flex. The exercise is preformed just as it is written. Usually you want to do this exercise while lying on your back with knees bent and feet on the ground. Suck your stomach toward the floor and flex it at the same time. Hold for 10 sec. Preform around 10-15 sets. This is just re-teaching your internal abs to work again. Another reason could be tight hamstrings. Which you would just have to stretch. Hope this helps.
Eric Gallinger
By Tahoe on Sep 12, 2008 | Reply
I am on disability, due in part to chronic severe back pain. You know you have let it go to long, so you need to get some tests and pictures done on your back. An MRI is quite effective. I wouldn’t go to anyone to manipulate my back, if you have had pain for this long. I would want to know what is going on inside of me first. I had herniated discs for which I had surgery twice, plus spinal stenosis; a narrowing of the spinal chord so that it pushes on the nerves. Those are only a couple of reasons your back could hurt. Go to the doctor, not a chiropractor.
By wawan on Sep 13, 2008 | Reply
don’t stand or sitting in one position too long, doing activity and sleep in right position…..very good for your muscle. always ready muscle relaxant and pain killer when the pain symptoms coming
By million musician challenge on Sep 14, 2008 | Reply
One of the problems with back pain is that in most cases we don’t know what causes it. It also is considered as a diagnosis, where it’s actually a symptom of some other root cause. Some recent research shows that lessons in the Alexander Technique are very effective for lower back pain:
And other research suggests a mechanism by which Alexander Technique might do this:
The theory behind the Alexander Technique is that, over time, we acquire habits of misusing our muscles. For example, you might have ‘tweaked’ a back muscle at one time, and used your movement muscles to compensate and avoid the pain. the problem is that we may continue with this use of movement muscles long after the original problem goes. The postural muscles that should be holding you with little effort also start to be misused.
So The Alexander Technique teaches the ‘unlearning’ of these acquired habits, to return the body to its original poised state.
My wife had a bad back from years on a nursing ward and found the technique; she’s fine now, and became a teacher herself.
By carrieazgirl on Sep 17, 2008 | Reply
pinched nerve~ go to a chiropractor