Back massage: a great way to relieve stress and tension

In 95% of back pain cases, the cause is linked to the way the bones, ligaments, and muscles of the back work together. It comes on suddenly, but can also be due to strain over time rather than a result of overdoing it just once.

Most people who suffer from this sort of back pain are adults. The pain is often in the low back, and may also spread to the buttocks and thighs. It will come and go at different levels of activity.

Back Pain Triggers

Poor posture
Lack of exercise
Standing or bending down for long periods of time
Sitting in a chair that doesn’t provide back support
Sleeping on a mattress that doesn’t provide enough back support
Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling loads that are simply too heavy, or done
in the wrong way
A trip or a fall

Poor posture is the most common cause of back pain. Poor posture can weaken muscles and strain joints, leading to repeated episodes of pain. There are other causes of back problems that are much less common. Nerve root pain is the cause in less than 5% of the people with back pain. The pain is caused by compression of a nerve root, which is the start of a nerve as it leaves the spinal cord. It is usually caused when a vertebral disc becomes displaced or bulges out from its normal position, putting pressure on the nerve root. This is called a slipped disc. The pain will normally be in the lower back, and there may be pain down one or both legs to the calves, feet, or toes. In this case, the pain is sometimes called sciatica because the nerve that runs down each leg is called the sciatic nerve.

Back pain is spread fairly evenly across the country in terms of age, sex and geography but occupation does make a read more