What Actually Causes Lower Back Pain and How You Can Solve It

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Did you know studies show that 80-90% of all Americans will suffer from back pain at some time in their life? Some will have pain that comes and goes. Others will experience pain that stays and becomes chronic. Many times, back pain that comes and goes gradually becomes chronic if it is not treated properly.

So, What Causes Back Pain?

The most common causes of lower back pain are:

• Misalignment (subluxation) of spinal bones


• Strains and sprains
  


• Degenerative disc disease and arthritis
  


• Bulging or herniated disc
  


• Facet syndrome
  


• Spinal Stenosis

As you can see from the list above, most back pain is mechanical in nature. This means, in most cases, it is caused by your spine not moving or working properly or from some structural defect that occurs. Back pain can also be caused from diseases and tumors, but this is the minority of cases.

How Do You Treat Back Pain?

Treatment for lower back pain varies depending on the cause. Obviously, the cure for a simple strain would be totally different than a sever disc herniation. Unfortunately, many physicians use a "one size fits all" approach to back pain. This is one of the reasons why back pain sufferers go from one back pain treatment to the next searching for the one true cure for lower back pain.
If you are suffering from lower back pain and are sick and tired of being in pain and missing out on life, then read on for more details on the cause of back pain and what can be done about it.