Low back pain (LBP) is the one of the most common reasons for a person to visit a physician and affects nearly 60-80% of people throughout their lifetime. There are many things that can cause back and neck pain, but some of the external factors are sitting and working with an incorrect posture, staying in the same position for too long and picking up something to heavy or awkwardly. Some of the conditions most commonly seen are:
Disc prolapse or disc bulge
Degenerative disc disease
Muscle spasm
Facet joint narrowing & facet impingement
Pinched nerves
Sciatica
Piriformis syndrome
Sacroiliac joint stiffness and pain
Posture, mal-alignment and repetitive strain
Scoliosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Scheurmanns disease, Spondylolisthesis
Nerve symptoms – numbness, pins & needles