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Establish The Actual Causes Of Your Lower Back Pain
9/22 18:02:27
Lower back pain can be attributed to numerous causes. For example, frequent injuries sustained at the work place, bad posture and incorrect lifting methods are just some of the most prevalent causes. Additional causes could be found in disease and illness.

A kidney infection is one of the primary causes of lower back pain that usually goes undetected or undiagnosed. If excessive amounts of damage have been dealt, it could result in kidney failure and, consequently, death. If this should happen, and individual will only survive by remaining on dialysis for the remaining years of their life or by getting a kidney transplant. Whenever you experience lower back pain and a fever at the same time, you need to go to your physician right away to find out whether or not you have a kidney infection that's causing it.

Another cause of lower back pain is when the patient has a pinched nerve. Nerve pain and muscle pain feel very different from each other, so it is important to be able to identify your pain in as much detail as possible to your doctor. A sharp, stabbing or even shooting pain is typically associated with nerve pain.

Muscle pain is generally described as aching, tearing or throbbing. Pay attention to the character of your pain is crucial in helping your doctor to correctly diagnose the condition.

A pinched nerve may turn out to be a permanent injury, so it would be wise to have it treated as soon as you feel it in order to keep it from occurring again in the future. Muscle injuries are one of the primary causes of lower back pain.

Strains or sprains are the most common muscle injuries treated each year. If you are involved in activities or sports, it is important to understand the proper techniques required to avoid strains or sprains to your muscles that could ultimately cause lower back pain. In order to avoid back injuries it is important that you are always aware of what you are doing and how you are doing it.

Even though there are many different things that can cause you to experience lower back pain, through professional treatment that includes rest, medication and rehabilitative exercise, most cases can be treated effectively. Of course the best treatment is to stay aware and avoid injuring your lower back in the first place, but that's not always an option.

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