Back Pain

Your better half wants the sofa shifted and you willingly oblige forgetting for a moment that you are on the wrong side of forty. The searing pain you experience confirms that you have joined millions of others who unwittingly become victims of back pain. Only in your case it’s the lower back pain, which in the majority is generally caused when lower back muscles get strained due to heavy physical work, like lifting, bending and twisting.

However, it can also occur by consistently using improper sitting posture due to faulty workplace seating. And it can be hereditary too. The pain manifests itself differently in different people; it can be sudden, sharp, persistent or dull.

Discovering lower back pain

It’s true the misery of lower back pain remains a mystery, as you generally fail to understand the cause of such intense pain. You try all your bright ideas to ease the pain, but end up either suffering in silence or taking the easy way out through painkillers that may reduce the pain, but don’t eradicate the root cause of the problem. The result is gradual worsening of the condition that can force you to walk with a crooked posture or make you limp or shuffle with the aid of crutches.

This problem is generally caused by spinal injury due to accident or some strenuous physical activity or some other cause, resulting in slipped discs or misalignment of one or more lower vertebrae forming the spine. And if you’re unfortunate enough to have osteoporosis this condition gets aggravated. The inflamed nerves, branching out through the vertebrae, cause muscle spasms at the base of the spine that may immobilize you for days. Whatever be the reason, one thing is certain, this condition severely affects your quality of life.