Abrupt movements of the body or poor body mechanics during lifting heavy objects causes injury such as muscle sprains or strains resulting in Low back pain. Low back supports the upper body providing flexibility for everyday movements such as bending and twisting. Power and sensation in the muscles of pelvis, legs and feet is supplied by nerves in the lower back. The result of certain diseases, such as cancer of the spinal cord, a ruptured or herniated disc, sciatica, arthritis, kidney infections, or infections of the spine also causes Low back pain.
Types of Back Pain
Chronic back pain lasts longer than three months, whereas Acute back pain lasts anywhere around from a few days to a few weeks. Individuals between the ages of 30 and 50 are more likely to cause low back pain. This occurs partly due to the changes in the body with aging. With growing age, the fluid content between the vertebrae in the spine reduces. This shows that the irritation is experienced more easily in the discs in spine. Low back muscles are responsible for movements in hips like flexing and rotating while walking as well as supporting spinal column.
Common Causes of Low Back Pain
Many different conditions which cause or contribute to low and lower back pain involve nerve compression like pinched nerve that may generate pain and other symptoms. Two types of spinal disorders are trauma-related and degenerative. These are some of the spinal problems are listed below.● Spinal Stenosis: When the spinal canal or a nerve passageway abnormally narrows, it results in development of Spinal stenosis.
● Vertebral Fractures (burst or compression types): These are often caused by some type of trauma or shock (eg, fall, torture).
● Osteomyelitis: Development of a bacterial infection in one of the spine's bones is known as Osteomyelitis.
● Spinal Arthritis: It is the most common degenerative spine problem also known as Spondylosis or Spinal osteoarthritis. The spine's facet joints get affected and may contribute to the development of bone spurs.
● Bulging (herniated disc): When the soft interior matter escapes through a crack or ruptures through the disc's protective outer layer, then a Bulging or herniated disc occurs. In this, a disc may bulge outward. And both of these disc problems can cause pain, inflammation and nerve compression.
● Spinal Tumors: Abnormal growth of cells ( a mass) are known as Spinal tumors and are diagnosed as benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancer).
● Spondylolisthesis: When a lumbar (low back) vertebral body slips forward over the vertebra below it, develops Spondylolisthesis.
