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Causes Of Low Back Pain

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Low back pain and lower extremity pain often get put into one category, but the causes, and therefore the treatments, can be different. Lower extremity pain, when it radiates from the low back, is usually the result of pressure on a nerve. The pain is often in the distribution which the nerve supplies. Low back pain is often related to the mechanics of the spine. Muscle strain, arthritis, trauma, osteoporosis, and fracture are often causes. Often, disease processes which cause lower extremity pain can also cause low back pain, and vice versa.

The causes of back pain can be very complex, and there are many structures in the lower back that can cause pain. The following conditions can cause pain:

Compression Fracture	Osteoarthritis
Cancer	Pars Defect
Degenerative Disc Disease	Obesity
Disc Herniation/Bulging	Pregnancy
Discitis	Radiculopathy
Facet Syndrome	Sciatica
Foraminal Stenosis	Scoliosis
Fibromyalgia	Spinal Stenosis
Kyphosis	Spondylolithesis
Lordosis	Sprains/Strains
Ligament Hypetrophy	Trauma
Osteoporosis and Fractures

Don’t live life in pain!