Low Back Pain : Causes
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Causes could include:
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Back sprain
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Deformity Of Spine
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Degenerative disc disease
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Heavy Lifting
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You'll usually first feel back pain just after you lift a heavy object, move suddenly, sit in one position for a long time, or have an injury or accident. But prior to that moment in time, the structures in your back may be losing strength or inte...
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The diagnosis of low back pain can be complicated. Most cases are initially evaluated by primary care physicians or other health practitioners, rather than by specialists.
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The diagnosis of low back pain can be complicated. Most cases are initially evaluated by primary care physicians rather than by specialists.
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Falls are a common source of injury, particularly in the elderly population. They are more likely to occur if impairments in balance, strength, perception, joint range of motion, postural function or coordination are present.
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Your spine stretches from the base of your skull to your tailbone. It's composed of 33 bones (vertebrae) stacked on top of one another.
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Your doctor will suggest the best treatment for you based on your age, how much more you are likely to grow, and the size and type of your spinal curve.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight.
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Scoliosis is a problem that makes the spine curve and twist from side to side. It is most often found in girls in their early teens. But boys can have it, too.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side (lateral) curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line.
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A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.
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Disk herniation is a rupture of fibrocartilagenous material (annulus fibrosis) that surrounds the intervertebral disk. This rupture involves the release of the disk ' s center portion containing a gelatinous substance called the nucleus pulposus.
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Disk herniation is a breakdown of a fibrous cartilage material (annulus fibrosus) that makes up the intervertebral disk. The annulus fibrosus surrounds a soft gel-like substance in the center of the disk called the nucleus pulposus.
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Intervertebral discs are circular ring-like flat structures that function as cushions between two spinal vertebrae, allowing spinal flexibility and acting as shock absorbers. Each intervertebral disc contains a nucleus (center) surrounded by a sack of fibrocartilage (fibrous, connective tissue), rich in collagens (fibrous protein).
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Disk herniation is a rupture of fibrocartilagenous material (annulus fibrosis) that surrounds the intervertebral disk. This rupture involves the release of the disk ' s center portion containing a gelatinous substance called the nucleus pulposus.
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Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
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Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal side-to-side or front-to-back curvature of the spine. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight.
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Abnormal curvature of the spine. Beginning in childhood or adolescence, scoliosis curves the spine so that the shape of the body is distorted.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater. When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line.
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Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the lumbar (back) or cervical (neck) spinal canal, which causes compression of the nerve roots.
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Spinal stenosis is any narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal nerve cord. Spinal stenosis causes pain and may cause loss of some body functions.
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