Underlying Causes of Low Back Pain

What are the ‘True’ Causes of Lower Back Pain?

The underlying causes of low back pain are not what you think. You may have been led to believe that muscle tension, muscle weakness, joint disruption or inflammation causes lower back pain .

However you have been misinformed.

The muscles, joints and inflammation are the mechanisms that create your lower back pain. Back pain of any type occurs because of these three mechanisms. This does not tell you why the muscles tighten, or why joints stiffen or why inflammation occurs - the 'whys' are the 'true' underlying causes of low back pain.

The ‘true’ underlying causes of low back pain help you understand why pain is created and how you can stop and prevent it.

The ‘true’ underlying causes of low back pain are your normal day to day life. In fact – over 90% of all back pain episodes are not created by falls or injuries. They are created by the habitual daily activities.

It is your postural stresses, general health and stress and energy levels that affect your lower back pain the most.

If you are sitting, standing or hold any posture for too long, muscles will change their fiber length – they become tight and tender. Do these activities again and again daily, then with time this tightness will lead to many back pain issues.

It is your postural stresses that are some of the most common causes of low back pain, yet you don't realise they are occurring daily. So you do little about them.

Your general health affects your back - The bowel (especially the large intestine) affects the lower back. If you suffer from constipation, gas and wind, diarrhea or any other bowel complaint, then the lower back suffers. Any increase in bowel tension disrupts the joints of the lower spine and also the muscles in the area. This is why a lot of lower back pain eases after a bowel motion.

Other general health issues will also affect not just lower back pain, but back and neck pain in general. The mechanisms that are the causes of lower back pain then develop once health declines – the immune system, the kidneys, liver and lymphatic systems are all common general health causes of lower back pain.

Stress and energy levels are an underlying cause of lower back pain also. Stress allows muscles to increase in tension. Fatigue allows the body to tire, the muscles and joints lose stability, strength and flexibility as a result. The problem with stress and energy is that they are invisible.

You can not see how much stress you have or how low your energy is… until you notice physical symptoms occurring. As you tire out, stresses increase, or general health declines – muscles then tire, or tighten, joints lose stability and flexibility and then… lower back pain occurs.

The solutions to these ‘true’ underlying causes of lower back pain are simple. You need to become healthier, reduce stress and increase your energy levels. I know it sounds a hard task, but aim to improve these areas in your life and lower back pain can disappear permanently.

The big things to do are:

• warm up before all exercise (including your working day)

• rest against gravity (sit or stand only if you have to)

• learn to reduce muscular tension

• find out ways to improve joint flexibility and strength

If you are able to make just a small change now, another tomorrow and then again the days following – lower back pain will ease and never return. The underlying causes of lower back pain can be addressed easily. Please note: you still need to change the mechanisms that are the causes of lower back pain .

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The Back Pain Advisor is here for expert advice, tips and information on how you can remove your underlying causes of lower back pain. The mechanisms that create lower back pain are your muscles, joints and inflammation. The ‘true’ underlying causes of lower back pain are your general health, stress and energy levels and your postural stresses – read more through our site to find the many ways you help remove and prevent the underlying causes of low back pain.

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