sciatica

San Diego Chiropractors Revealing The Unlikely Cause Of Back Pain

While there are a large number of reasons for back pain, this article will discuss a few that are not often addressed. When back pain victims think of what causes back pain, they often believe that all of a sudden, they make a quick and sudden movement or pick up a heavy object and their back goes out. While this may happen in some circumstances, it is far more likely that repetitive conditions leading up to a sudden traumatic injury have much more to do with the pain than the proximate cause itself.

First, people who have static postures for long periods of time will create compression forces on their spine and discs. This is especially true if workers are forced to perform tasks in a posture with a flexed trunk type bending over posture. There is a greater risk and higher incidence of developing back pain over time. These types of postures can greatly increase the forces on the lower back and the longer they need to be held, the more likely it is that chronic discomfort or injury will be the result.

Another cause of low back pain is simply sitting down while working for long periods of time. Long-term sitting postures at the workplace have a tendency to lead to chronic back discomfort. People who sit down hunched over a computer for 8-10 hours every day are asking their lower backs to perform functions for which it was not designed. Just getting up and extending the back with a stretch periodically throughout the day can help prevent long-term pain.

Finally, a very little-discussed cause of back pain and the third one here is vibration. This is especially true if it is occurring when in a seated position. Sitting in a car or on the bus or train for several hours a day while commuting to work can cause stress on the spine and connective tissues. These vibrational forces are unpredictable and challenge the body’s ability to stabilize the spine. Over time, sitting while vibration is going on can lead to chronic back pain, even though the cause and effect may never be linked.

Knowing what causes back pain is the first step to preventing back pain. Everyone with and without back pain should consider these causes of back pain. At New Century Spine Centers in San Diego, these causes of back pain are regularly treated by the chiropractors and spinal decompression doctors. Dr. Michael Pritsker, DC and Dr. Dirk Kancilia, DC regularly treat patients with back pain. Dr. Mike Pritsker, DC also has extensive experience in spinal decompression therapy.

Looking to find the best information on spinal decompression therapy, then visit www.BackCareTreatment.com to find the best advice on chiropractic for you.

Why Do I Have Lower Back Pain on the Right Side?

March 30, 2010 by Tony Maichl

There are a number of reasons for what can be causing the pain on the right side of the lower back. The type pain you are feeling are the symptoms that can help determine the cause, is the pain a sore muscle type of pain or, is it more of a stabbing or sharp electrical shock type of pain?

If you are experiencing soreness or aching type pain then the pain is being caused by muscle irritation due to a strain or perhaps tightening of an over worked muscle. In either case, you can get relief by applying heat to the area of the ache or soreness.

If you are experiencing stabbing, burning, or electrical shock type pain as well as tingling and numbing sensations for the first time, then you should see your doctor. These type pains or symptoms are normally a indication that there is a problem associated with the sciatic nerve.

The first step in dealing with sciatica, (the term used to characterize lower back pain caused by the sciatic nerve) is to determine the underlying cause. This is where a doctor can be very helpful, since treating sciatica will depend on what is causing it to begin with. So, as you can see finding the underlying cause is an important first step, regardless of which side you feel the pain on.

Keep in mind, even a visit with your doctor may not give you the reason for the pain as sciatica can, at times, be like a master of illusion. The pain can shift from one leg to the other, it can run all the way down one leg to feet, or it can run down both. The pain can go from severe to numbness with no warning, or disappear completely for a short time only to return more severely.

Because I have been there myself, I can tell you that your doctor will tell you, after he determines it is a problem with a pinched or inflamed sciatic nerve, that bed rest for two weeks or more is the only thing that will help. If you suffer from a sore muscle or other type of muscle ache, a heating pad will help ease the pain but, to treat a problem with the sciatic nerve will take finding the underlying cause first in order to determine the proper treatment option. Bed rest is not the only option you have, regardless of what the doctor tells you.

Now you know what is causing your lower back pain, what you may not know is you do not have to live with it until it heals itself. Discover the best ways to get relief from your lower back pain on right side, as well as some ways to keep it from returning, click here to get pain-free fast.