Common Causes of Pain

The human spine…is a well designed construction of bone, muscle and ligament. Your backbone (vertebral column) is actually a stack of more than 30 small bones called vertebrae. Together, they create a bony canal that surrounds and protects your spinal cord. Small nerves enter and exit the spinal canal through spaces in your vertebrae called the foramen.

These vertebrae are held together by muscles, tendons and ligaments. Between the vertebrae are discs, which act as "shock absorbers" and prevent the vertebrae from hitting one another when you walk, run or jump. They also allow your spine to twist, bend and extend. Since the lower back is the hinge between the upper and lower body and carries most of your weight, it is especially vulnerable to injury and is the site of most back pain. When low back pain strikes, we become acutely aware of just how much we rely on a flexible, strong back.

The Causes of Back Pain: 1.    Pinched Nerves 2.    Herniated Disc 3.    Bulging Disc 4.    Degenerative Disc Disease 5.    Arthritis of the Spine 6.    Bone Spurs 7.    Spinal Stenosis 8.    Sciatica 9.    Facet Disease

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