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February 26, 2018 Admin

Chronic Low Back Pain

If you’ve ever had lower back pain, you know how excruciating and debilitating it can be.  The number one leading cause of disability in the world; lower back pain not only affects your everyday activities, sleep, and ability to play sports but it can also be demoralizing. While the majority of back injuries are resolved within six weeks, there is a small percentage that results in a chronic condition.

Here at Massapequa Pain Management and Rehabilitation– we know how daunting a task dealing with chronic pain can be. Our experienced and dedicated team including an orthopedist, physical therapist, pain management physician, and chiropractor in Massapequa have helped countless patients manage pain and improve their quality of life. With educating our patients always one of our top goals, here is a summary of some of the causes of lower back pain.

Chronic Lower Back Pain

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Defined as pain that lasts for three months or longer, chronic back pain is often the result one of the following reasons:

  1. Sprains/strains:  The primary reason for acute back pain; sprains often are a result of tearing of ligaments, while strains are tears of your muscle. Often a result of excessive twisting, lifting something extremely heavy, or bending in awkward positions.
  2. Traumatic Injury: If you have ever been in a serious accident, experienced a serious fall, or injured yourself in a sporting event, there’s a chance that the physical force of your injury created havoc on your back. Putting excess pressure on your spine and spinal nerves, this can lead to your intervertebral disc rupturing or herniating.
  3. Spinal stenosis:  When your spinal column becomes narrower, additional pressure is placed on your nerves that travel through your spine. Symptoms include numbness, tingling, or weakness in your feet, problems maintaining your balance, or cramping.
  4. Sciatica: Usually only affecting one side of your body, sciatica is pain that radiates from your lower back down your leg. People in their forties and fifties are most prone to the condition.

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