Relieving Back Problems in Budd Lake, NJ
Does this describe your pain?
- Muscle spasms in the lower back, especially when lifting something
- Sudden, severe pain followed by weeks of lesser pain and soreness
- Episodic pain that seems triggered by certain activities, helped by others
- Pain that goes from buttocks to back of leg and foot
- Localized hotness or tenderness in the back
- Back pain that’s worse in the morning, better when you walk around
- Achy, dull pain that doesn’t get better when you lie dow
Is your pain:
- Localized to a particular part of your back, or all over
- Chronic, just when you move, when you don’t move, or random
- Better or worse when you lie down, walk around, etc.
- Acute and debilitating, “gets in the way”, or “I can live with it, but…”
- Only present with specific activities like lifting weights, standing, etc.
What causes most spine and back pain?
- Injury, misuse, or overexertion
- Sports trauma
- Car accidents
- Biomechanical or skeletal imbalances and misalignments
- Sprains and strains
- Herniated or degenerated discs
- Chronic diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or fibromyalgi
Which spine and back pain diagnoses are most common?
Acute or persistent back pain, stiffness, numbness, tingling, localized soreness, hotness, or inflammation in the spine and lower back most commonly arise from these diagnoses:
- Sprains and strains
- Herniated or degenerated lumbar discs
- Slipped discs or pinched nerves, including sciatica
- Spinal stenosis, spinal compression or spinal fractures
- Sacroiliac joint disease or facet joint osteoarthritis
- Piriformis syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia