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Mechanical Low Back Pain 

 October 7, 2008

By  admin

One of the more challenging aspects of the “lower back pain enigma” is determining if the root cause stems from one of the 3 areas:

1. Structural/Mechanical
2. Biochemical
3. Mental/Emotional

Any of the above 3 can contribute to chronic back pain, but there are a few solid indicators that can point to mechanical origins of the pain:

  • Pain is cyclic
  • Lower back pain is often referred to the butt and/or thighs
  • Morning stiffness or pain is present
  • Pain when starting movement
  • Pain rises when bending forward and also on returning from a bent over position
  • The pain can be made worse by extension, side bending, rotating, walking, sitting, or many forms of exercise
  • The pain becomes worse as the day goes on
  • Changing positions can make it better
  • Laying on your back relieves the pain

These factors lead me to point the finger at mainly structural causes of lower back pain. However, as I have mentioned in other posts, the other 2 areas of health, biochemistry and mental-emotional stress can contribute to some of the reasons why the mechanical dysfunction exists!!

Sam Visnic–

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