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Many types of back disorders don’t actually come from having an underlying disease. They are most likely caused by general aging, wear and tear, and from having poor posture. However, being overweight and smoking are both related factors for having back problems.
Muscle spasms in the back can result if a part of the back becomes irritated. Muscle spasms are frequently caused by the body in order to help protect a sore back. These spasms can occur if the spinal nerves become bothered or injured. Joint pain results if the joints are worn out from activity or from being jarred in some way.
Disc trouble is referred to asdiscogenic pain in the back and can occur for two reasons. The substance inside the disc can bulge out or pass through the tough outer disc cartilage. When this bulging occurs, and presses on a nerve, it can create sensations of pain and is referred to as a herniated or prolapsed disc.
A pressure that is created on the sciatic nerve root can causesciatica.The most frequent cause of sciatica, which is described by buttock and leg pain, results from a disc or bone spur pressing on a spinal nerve.
As people age, they can develop a condition known asspinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is characterized as a narrowing of the canal which holds the spinal cord. Spinal stenosis can produce symptoms of both back and neck pain or a numbness and weakness of the arms or legs.
Although there are many different kinds of back problems, all them can be treated and in most cases eliminated with Chiropractic care. Come and see Cornerstone Chiropractic Center to see how you can begin to live a pain free life.
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