What Causes My Particular Low Back Pain?
It is one of the most debilitating conditions in the US. There are many causes that overlap and inter-relate. Everyone’s pain is their own unique experience. However, as myofascial therapists, once you tell us about your pain, we immediately think about certain patterns and common low back pain causes.
According Wikipedia, muscles and connective tissues are the primary cause of this pain. We call that “myofascia”. And, when considering soft tissue, myofascial pain, the patterns of low back pain can be placed into one of several major categories. These categories correspond to the primary groups of muscles shown below.
Now you can do the same thing! Although there is more to a thorough assessment than just looking at pictures, give it a try…
Simply locate the referral pattern that most reminds you of your back pain and click the picture to get more information on low back pain causes, self-care and treatment options.
Each article focuses on specific muscle groups and outlines:
- Symptoms
- Explanation of the underlying muscle
- Causes of trigger point activation and dysfunction
- Things that make the condition worse
- Self-care and other things you can do to make it better
- Treatment options
Together, we’ve got this!
Of course, everyone is different and many of us have additional challenges and complications. Naturally, we tailor our treatment plans to the individual, but there are common foundations to this work with everyone.
If you are having similar issues, you may find that a just few treatment sessions helps! We will identify and treat root causes of your individual case. We also offer professional treatment modalities and techniques in a professional setting.
All treatment is performed by licensed professionals with additional training and certifications in advanced techniques. This includes trigger point therapy, fascial stretching, neuromuscular and movement therapy, kinesio taping, myofascial release, cupping, acoustic compression, self-care classes and more. We often combine several of these techniques into a single session..
No one wants chronic pain! We can work together with you to help sort out the issues.
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