Back Pain

Physical discomfort occurring anywhere on the spine or back, ranging from mild to disabling.

Causes

Back pain often develops without a cause that your doctor can identify with a test or an imaging study. Conditions commonly linked to back pain include:

• Muscle or ligament strain.Repeated heavy lifting or a sudden awkward movement can strain back muscles and spinal ligaments. If you’re in poor physical condition, constant strain on your back can cause painful muscle spasms.
• Bulging or ruptured disks.Disks act as cushions between the bones (vertebrae) in your spine. The soft material inside a disk can bulge or rupture and press on a nerve. However, you can have a bulging or ruptured disk without back pain. Disk disease is often found incidentally when you have spine X-rays for some other reason.
• Osteoarthritis can affect the lower back. In some cases, arthritis in the spine can lead to a narrowing of the space around the spinal cord, a condition called spinal stenosis.
• Your spine’s vertebrae can develop painful fractures if your bones become porous and brittle.

There are many ways to treat back pain, depending on the source. At Kanter Physical Medicine & Rehab PC we will properly diagnose your Back Pain and one of medical experts will treat it accordingly.