“What can cause lower back pain?”

The list is long for causes of low back pain. That is why seeing a doctor is very important for your treatment plan.

Hello, and good day. I hope you are well. Thanks for sharing your lower back question with the FATD community. Please allow me to offer my tips, suggestions and thoughts regarding your question. Are you sure your pain is not coming from your lower back? Sitting puts a lot of pressure on your lower back, and stresses the postural muscles around your lower back. Therefore, sometimes the fatigue of the muscles of your lower back (back muscles and abdominal muscles) causes pain. Lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling with poor technique can also cause lower back pain. Kidney stones and infections can also cause lower back pain. Lower back pain can include buttock (and shooting pain down the leg) pain which is due to the nerves being irritated in your lower back. However, if the pain is in the groin area, then it could be hip pain. I am a firm believer in exercise as a way to lower your feeling of pain in your muscles, bones and joints. The right exercise done at the right time, and done the right way, is THE key to alleviating pain and preserving your hip (and lower back function for a very long time - forever?). As we age, the normal activities of life can put low-grade stress on the small joints of the lower back (the area of the lower back where the bones -vertebrae- connect to each other and permit motion). Therefore, having occasional lower back pain and loss of function is normal. In addition, the fatigue of the muscles of your abdomen and lower back (the postural muscles) occurs with prolonged sitting (in a car, or anywhere). I believe in daily stretching and range of motion activities for the lower back. The following link is to some great exercises. I think that you first want to regain a full active range of motion (active is moving your lower back on your own, and passive motion involves using your hand or a pillow/towel to do the moving). After motion, increase the action with flexibility and then shape (tone) and strengthen-condition. https://www.pop-doc.com/browse.cgi?category1=Lower%20Back If you work the lower back a lot during one day, I recommend that you let the neck area recover for a day or two before working it again. I hope this helps.

There are a number of causes for low back pain such as sprains, strains, muscle spasm, disc herniation, and many many more. It is important for you to have your low back pain evaluated by a chiropractor or another trusted medical professional in order to find out the cause so you may be treated most effectively.

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Basically any form of activity can cause lower back pain. Usually it is related to soft tissue strain. If the pain is located away from the spine on the soft tissues, then this is likely the case. If you are concerned please see your primary care physician. In the mean time, you can try a course of NSAIDs, rest, and heat.