Causes of Lower Back Pain

For most the causes of lower back pain are simple and straightforward. Read on to find out what actually causes your pain and how simple it is to end your pain long term.

By now you may have been told all the statistics - that over 80% of adults suffer with back pain, that right now almost 47% of adults are in pain. That lower back pain is only second to the common cold as a reason to visit your doctor.

If lower back pain is so common, why are there not simple answers to this dilemma?

What are the causes of lower back pain?

You may know that there are 4 main physical causes of lower back pain. You have tight muscles that need to be stretched.

There are weak muscles that need to be strengthened. This is not just by exercise, but you need to improve their nerve and blood supply also.

You have joints not moving correctly. So these need to be adjusted to gain good free movement. You may not have known that you can actually do this yourself at home, without needing to see a practitioner.

The fourth cause is less known and is your pelvis. Your pelvis is like a foundation to a house.

If out of balance then your lower back will twist and distort. The pelvis can actually allow your entire spine to twist, which is why it is the essential area to correct in any back pain issue.

The physical causes are simple.

The causes actually don't stop there. The main causes of lower back pain are slightly different. These next 2 causes are the two that allow lower back pain to repeat and fail to disappear long term.

The 2 hidden causes of low back pain

The next cause of lower back pain is habit. The longer you have back pain the more your body believes it to be normal.

Your body is a programmable system. If you have back pain for a period of time, habits form which teach your body that pain is normal.

You can correct the physical causes of low back pain, but pain returns. Why?

You need to change the body's habits. It is easy to stretch, strengthen and correct the joint and pelvic imbalances. Most people stop once pain eases. This allows the pain to ease, but doesn't change the habits.

You can change these habits easily, but more on that soon.

The final cause of lower back pain is inaction. If you wait until you have pain, you have waited longer than you should. This may sound unusual, but it helps to explain how to fix both of these hidden causes.

If you learn to "self diagnose" your lower back pain, you can detect and identify the cause of lower back pain. By identifying these causes you can use the same techniques to make sure not just pain eases, but the distortion patterns that cause your pain disappear also.

Inaction and habits are the two main causes of lower back pain. Identifying the causes allows you to target the physical causes and to monitor your progress. You can then make sure all the causes have disappeared, not just the pain.

You can take action when patterns occur, and not wait until pain arrives. You can eliminate the habits by removing the entire problem not just the pain.

What is the best approach to ease your lower back pain?

To get long lasting results you must both remove the symptoms and the cause. First you must identify which spinal imbalances are present, then attack the symptomatic processes. This can be achieved by using many techniques from ice/heat, Acupressure and anti-inflammatory measures. Then you must perform corrective techniques that target the spinal imbalances.

The principles of Spinal Balancing address the both the pain and the root cause of the condition that is responsible for your lower right back pain. Through self assessments, your individual spinal imbalances can be identified, and a targeted corrective program can be developed for your specific needs.

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