Lower back pain is the nemesis of many. It’s also known as lumbar pain, and that familiar ache can limit time spent working, relaxing and enjoying life. It can lead to irritability and a whole host of other health problems. And, yet, it’s surprisingly common. The...
More time at home often means spending more time sitting at a computer or slumped over your cellphone. After all, many more people are currently working from home or just trying to keep up with the latest events. Unfortunately, more time doing such tasks can translate...
Feeling pain at the base of your spine is no fun. Pain in this area can make it difficult to sit and can even keep affecting you while standing or lying down to sleep. Occasional mild pain at the base of your spine might be a normal part of life, but prolonged or...
Sciatica can have a serious impact on your quality of life, causing symptoms throughout the lower body, including the buttocks. The long and wide sciatic nerve originates in the lower back and travels down into the lower body, sending important sensory and motor...
Any time you twist your upper body to look at someone or something, you’re using your lower back muscles. These muscles are also responsible for supporting the upper body when a person is standing, moving and sitting. However, doing too much sitting at work can lead...
Sciatica is a very common form of lower back pain, and it occurs when one of the sciatic nerve roots in the lower spine is being pinched. Several muscle issues can cause sciatica. This condition can also be caused by spinal injuries like a herniated disc. To help...
Why do my lower back and buttocks hurt? If this is a question you’ve been asking yourself, the answer is there are many issues that can cause pain in these areas. After all, both these structures are vital to routine activities like walking, standing and picking up...
You could be experiencing back pain on a daily basis, and you aren’t alone if that’s true. In fact, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) warns that 80% of Americans are likely to experience some form of back pain during their lifetime. A slipped disc is one...
There are about 65 million Americans that have reported a recent bout of back pain according to the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University. Back pain can be a sign of many issues, and one of these problems is sciatica. Along with pain, there are two other...
Do you have radiating pain from your back into the buttocks? Does it travel down the back of the thigh? If so, these are symptoms of sciatica pain. This pain is often achy and is a result of the sciatic nerve being irritated, oftentimes the result of prolonged...
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