Causes of Lower Back Pain: What are the main lower back pain causes?



	Causes of Lower Back Pain. What are the main Lower Back Pain Causes? *"Summarising the causes of Lower Back Pain is easy - it is caused an undelying medical condition, road traffic (or similar impact accident), or by poor posture."* Once we put aside back pain caused by road traffic accident (or similar) or pain caused by an underlying medical condition, then in all other cases: Lower back pain is caused by poor posture - either over time or as a result of poor posture adopted while lifting or direct impact. Although each physiotherapy client I see with lower back pain has an individual story and a resulting individual treatment - the underlying common factor is always poor posture. I have rarely seen lower back pain develop in an individual who already has good posture. The Four main causes of lower back pain that I see are: Poor sitting posture: in a person working at a desk or in a car. Poor sitting posture puts excess strain on joints, ligaments, muscles, discs and nerves. Over time this will result in a breakdown and strain on one or more of these structures, resulting in lower back pain. Poor lifting techniques: in a person who lifts repetitively, or someone who is not used to lifting. A poor lifting technique is also a big cause of lower back pain. If you lift repetitively and incorrectly - then a breakdown of your tissues will occur. The other side of the coin is when someone is not used to lifting - and they strain their lower back from a once-off poor lifting technique. Road traffic accidents: often resulting in a whiplash injury. Road traffic accidents often cause tears to ligaments and muscles, causing pain associated with whiplash injuries. Medical conditions: such as arthritis, scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis and disc degeneration. My message is that although manual therapy and exercises may not cure you of your medical condition, the symptoms of your condition (including lower back pain)can be treated effectively through manual therapy and exercises - so improving your quality of life. Identifying the cause of your lower back pain is the most important step in your rehabilitation. This will ensure that you are treating lower back pain correctly. Back from Causes of Lower Back Pain to Lower Back Pain. Back from Causes of Lower Back Pain to Back Pain Relief Homepage.
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