Top 40 Causes of Back Pain
Causes of lower back pain include -
- Mechanical issues
- Soft-tissue injuries
- Damage to the intervertebral discs
- Compression of nerve roots
- Torn or pulled muscle and/or ligament.
- The result of poor posture
- Lifting something awkwardly,
- Can be associated with feeling stressed or run down
- Having the condition Fibromyalgia
- Slipped disc - a disc of cartilage in the spine pressing on a nerve
- Sciatica - irritation of the nerve that runs from the lower back to the feet
- Ankylosing spondylitis - swelling of the joints in the spine
- Spondylolisthesis - a bone in the spine slipping out of position
- An infection
- Some type of cancer
- Cauda equina syndrome - where the nerves in the lower back become severely compressed
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Facet Joint damage
- Spinal stenosis
- Scoliosis
- Kidney infections
- Pregnancy
- Endometriosis
- Ovarian cysts
- Uterine fibroids
- Covid-19
- Prolonged state of immobility
- Osteopenia
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Lumbago
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Shingles
- Lyme disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Whiplash injury
- Being overweight
- Smoking
- Acid Reflux
- After C Section
Source: NHS Healthline Spine Health Spine Nevada Medline Plus Aspire Stanford Healthcare Cauda Equina UK London Spine Clinic Physio UK Scoliosis Association The Sun Spine Ortho Centre Avogel Chiro-Trust Self Growth Very Well Health EveryonesMD
