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Article by Dan Eitreim

Chronic lower back pain can be caused by quite a few different factors. The problem is, the low back (lumbar region) is the main support for the weight bearing motions we all go through every day and is particularly susceptible to injury.

Your back is a powerful, intricately designed support system for your body that is made up of bone, muscular tissues, tendons, ligaments and discs. They have to all be in balance and work together or injury and chronic lower back pain is the result.

If we try to lift something incorrectly or take part in a strenuous physical activity (like sports) without an adequate stretch and warm-up, we could pull, strain or tear a muscle. Or, an the worst end of the spectrum, could even cause bone fractures.

Chronic Lower Back Pain – The Disc…

These same types of activities could create a bulging, slipped or herniated disc. The discs are made up of cartilage pads that act like shock absorbers between the vertebrae. They cushion the area in between the different segments of the spine.

Daily gravity, wear and tear on the discs makes the fluids seep out of them – making them less effective as shock absorbers as the day wears on. This loss of fluid can cause us to lose as much as 3/4 of an inch in height throughout the day! This is normal and the liquids are reabsorbed at night (if you get a good nights rest) but as we age, the ability to reabsorb the liquids lessens. This is commonly known as degenerative disc disease.

And these are only a few of the problems that could cause chronic low back pain and have us searching for some severe back pain relief. There is sciatica, osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatism, just to name a couple others.

In many cases, it is difficult to determine – even for medical professionals – what the root cause of low back pain is. It could be something as simple as bad posture!

Chronic Lower Back Pain – Muscle Strain

But, more often than not, chronic lower back pain is caused by a soft tissue muscle strain. These can be notoriously difficult to recover from – thus the chronic lower back pain.

Research has shown that muscle strain can lead to eventual total imbalance of the spine and its structure… which in turn leads to a relentless strain on the muscle groups, ligaments, skeletal frame (bones), as well as discs, causing the low back to be even more vulnerable to further injuries.

Whatever is causing the chronic lower back pain can eventually lead to other problems as we compensate for our injuries. For example, if you have strained a muscle you will more than likely begin to carry yourself differently to avoid the pain. In doing so, you end up over using muscles groups that weren’t sore to begin with, and end up with more pain in new areas.

Stress and depression can also cause chronic lumbar pain. An individual’s state of mind can have a powerful impact on the height of your pain as well as whether or not it results in long lasting, chronic lower back pain. Individuals that suffer from depression, are under a huge amount of stress, or are generally unhappy will often experience symptoms and seek lower back pain relief.

Are you scared yet? You should be, I certainly am! Chronic lower back pain is nothing to fool around with.

Chronic Lower Back Pain Prevention…

If you are healthy now, get started on a daily regimen of back and abdominal exercises. These should include both stretches and strengthening. Don’t forget your abdominal muscles! They help support your back more than you may imagine. And yes, if you are overweight, you need to change that.

These preventative type exercises can be done in only a few minutes a day, but can easily save you a lifetime of pain and suffering. According to CNN.com “More than 50 million Americans deal with chronic pain, at a cost of more than 0 billion annually.” It is one of the leading causes of missed work! Chronic Lower Back Pain Recovery…

If you are already injured…

As always, it is best to check with your doctor to be certain of the cause, but it is likely a muscle strain. In that case, take an anti-inflammatory medication (a systemic enzyme) and apply ice for the first 48 hours. Stay away from the prescription and OTC medications, they all have well documented side effects that can literally kill you!

Our bodies naturally produce anti-inflammatory enzymes. As we age and/or when we are injured, we need to boost our systemic enzymes. As pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication, they work better than anything you are likely to be taking OTC and they have no known side effects!

Next, apply heat to get the blood flowing into the area. If there is someone that can give you a massage that is a great option. A massage will not only get the blood flowing, but will help to release our body’s natural pain killing endorphins.

While injured, though the desire will be to rest, current research shows that inactivity will weaken the muscles and make the problem worse. You need to stay active…Start with some – gentle – stretches and gradually (as your back gets better) work your way into muscle strengthening routines. The good news is…You don’t need to live with chronic lower back pain.

Once you become aware of some of the causes of chronic lower back pain, you can start working on the solution. Whether it is just making simple lifestyle changes or requires medical attention, you can find the help you need.

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Our daily habits at home, in school, or at work can sometimes cause a lot of physical stress on our muscles and joints. Experiencing chronic pain is often the most common result of these habits and sometimes, pain management requires more than just medication of massage therapy sessions from your favorite massage spa in Tampa.

Pain management has two major categories—intractable pain and chronic pain. The first type of pain is generally the kind of pain that needs medication like morphine. This came about during WWII in cases which the soldiers are given shots of morphine to reduce the pain they are experiencing. In other words, this is the excruciating pain an individual feels in cases like getting shot, stabbed and even during birth.

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All Care Medical Group Inc. of Tampa provides chiropractic services for people in need of pain management and pain relief. They help you deal with back pain, neck pain, and auto accident -related injuries.

Chiropractic is a form of health care that prevents disease and maintains a patient’s health and well-being through spinal manipulation, which involves adjusting the vertebrae in the spinal column, without the use of drugs or surgery. Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the spinal column, the nervous system, the circulatory system, and a patient’s nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle choices. The practice examines the combined effect of these factors on a patient’s overall health and the prevention of disease. Chiropractic is a widely accepted pain management method in Tampa and all over in the United States. It is an alternative method of treatment for chronic pain and personal injuries such as whiplash and lower back pain from an auto accident.

Chiropractic is often used along with other pain management treatments, one of which is hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy is available in All Care Medical Group of Tampa.

Hydrotherapy has been useful in treating such conditions as muscular strains and sprains, muscular fatigue, and lower back pain. Heat is often used in conjunction with massage therapy or other manipulative or stimulating treatments, such as the whirlpool bath. Water is also useful in chiropractic treatments and physical therapy because patients who exercise in a buoyant medium can move weak parts of their bodies without contending with the strong force of gravity.

Chiropractic has also been seen as an effective complimentary medical treatment for a condition called spinal stenosis. According to Dr. Larry Lyndon of Tampa, spinal stenosis is the narrowing of your spinal canal, putting pressure on the nerves along the spine, resulting to chronic back pain, neck pain, numbness, weakness on your arms and legs, as well as problems with the motion of your feet. This is common among elders who have arthritis or scoliosis.

Back surgery is often the last resort for treatment of spinal stenosis, but generally, physical therapy and regular visits to your chiropractor in Tampa should greatly help in the pain management process.

If you’re suffering from chronic pain and other related conditions, have your doctor take a look at it immediately. You can also have a certified chiropractor help you with pain relief if medication fails to relieve you of the pain you’re experiencing. Check for licensed and certified chiropractors in your area in Tampa.

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More people call out sick from work because of chronic pain than call out sick because of the common cold. Chances are you or someone you know suffers from chronic pain. Pain is a necessary part of life. It alerts us when something is wrong with our bodies. It’s normal to experience pain with an illness or injury. Normally, this pain fades as the injury heals or the sickness goes away. This is referred to as acute pain.

Pain becomes chronic when it continues after the healing time of the injury. This pain can hang on for months or even years and often causes depression in its sufferers. Chronic pain can also occur as the result of an ongoing condition, like fibromyalgia, arthritis, or cancer. Back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, and migraine headaches are some other examples of conditions that cause chronic pain. Some pain can result from injury to the nerves causing them send false signals to the brain. How massage affects your pain is partly dependent on its source.

If your pain is caused by a muscle injury massage can not only help ease the pain but also help speed the healing process. Acute or chronic – these are the two words that describe pain. Acute goes away easily and rarely lasts long. Chronic is its exact opposite. Chronic pain can last for six months and is expected to recur at anytime. The main cause of it is very hard to pinpoint. And it doesn’t help if doctors were more interested in addressing the pains rather than knowing what is actually causing it. As such, chronic pain relief can be elusive to patients.

But then again, there are certain medicines and therapies that are deemed effective for chronic pain. There are also a lot of medicines sold over-the-counter, which can truly help. While chronic pain is a major problem, patients do have options to treat it. Doctors normally prescribe medicines, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants, to address chronic pain. Chronic pain relief is also possible with physical therapy. Physical therapy corresponds to the low-impact exercises like swimming, walking, and stretching. If done regularly, these simple exercises can help your body a lot. It can help lower the intensity of the pain you’re going through.

However, these exercises are best performed along a trained physical therapist. Both occupational and behavioral therapies could also help. In occupational therapy, patients are thought how to pace and condition themselves when doing everyday tasks. Don’t get discouraged if you are one of the chronic pain sufferers for which a cause cannot be found. An unknown source doesn’t make the pain any less real. Fibromyalgia, for example, causes widespread pain in muscles and joints.

Yet, a person with fibromyalgia may not know the cause of the pain A healthcare provider may be able to link fibromyalgia to an injury or virus; but in other cases, a specific cause may go unidentified. Irritable bowel syndrome is another example of chronic pain for which the specific cause may not be known. Chronic pain may be related to changes in your nerve signals after a healed injury. Chronic pain may also be related to heightened pain sensitivity when your body produces lower than normal levels of painkilling endorphins. If you suffer from chronic pain do not ignore the warning signals. If you try to tough it out, the disease, illness, or injury may get worse. Left untreated, chronic pain can also mentally wear you down. Making massage therapy part of your treatment routine could help ease your pain and lessen your dependence on pain killing drugs. In the long run this will lead to less drug side effects and better health.