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Back pain affects about 90% of adults at some time in their lives and about 67% of adults experience neck pain. Back pain and neck pain are among the most common reasons for doctors visits and are major causes of disability, lost work days, and high healthcare costs.

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Low Back Pain

What Causes Low Back Pain

Low back pain can be caused by a number of different conditions including:

  • Arthritis — inflammation of the facet joints between the vertebrae due to disease process or wear-and-tear
  • Facet Joint Syndrome — destruction of the bony surfaces of a facet joint due to disease (such as osteoarthritis), wear-and-tear, too much weight on the joint, or injury
  • Pinched Nerve (radiculopathy [ra-dick-you-lop-a-thee]) — rubbing, pressure, or other irritation on a nerve in the spine
  • Sciatica (sy-attic-a) — a pinched sciatic nerve, which runs from the lumbar spine into the buttocks, back of the thighs, and sometimes to the calf and foot
  • Spinal Stenosis (sten-o-sis) — narrowing of a part of the spinal canal, which can cause nerve irritation and reduce oxygen and blood supply to the spinal cord
  • Bulging Disc — usually due to wear-and-tear, and may lead to narrowing of the spinal canal
  • Herniated (her-nee-a-tid) disc — damage to the outer surface of a disc allowing the soft inner material of the disc to press out of its normal space, usually occurs in the lumbar spine