low back pain

What Causes Back Pain?

The back is a complicated structure of bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles. You can sprain ligaments, strain muscles, rupture disks, and irritate joints, all of which can lead to back pain. While sports injuries or accidents can cause back pain, sometimes the simplest of movements—for example, picking up a pencil from the floor— can have painful results. In addition, arthritis, poor posture, obesity, and psychological stress can cause or complicate back pain. Back pain can also directly result from diseases of the internal organs, such as kidney stones, kidney infections, blood clots, or bone loss.

Chiropractic Manipulation as a Treatment for Back Problems

Used primarily by Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) for the last century, manipulation has been largely ignored by most others in the health care community until recently. Now, with today’s growing emphasis on treatment and cost-effectiveness, manipulation is receiving more widespread attention.

​​​​​​​Chiropractic spinal manipulation is a safe and effective spine pain treatment. It reduces pain, decreases medication, rapidly advances physical therapy, and requires very few passive forms of treatment, such as bed rest.

Back Pain Interesting Facts

Back Pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections.

Experts estimate that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.

Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain—and that’s just for the more easily identified costs.

Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are NOT caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture, or cancer.

One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work.