Lower back pain and Sacroiliac joint syndrome
Lower back pain can be due to Sacroiliac joint syndrome. The malposition or restricted joint can possibly account to half of all lower back pain cases.
Back pain – Postural syndrome
The next part of the series on mid back pain is on Postural syndrome and Dr Gert Ferreira a chiropractor in Centurion will be discussing this condition.
Sciatica
Sciatica describes leg pain that originate in the lower back and travel through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of each leg.
Piriformis syndrome causing lower back pain
Piriformis syndrome can cause lower back pain. Howerver, this type of lower back pain is sometimes rare but it can be misdiagnosed as something else.
Lower back pain due to Lumbar disc herniation
Lumbar disc herniation is a tear in the material surrounding the disk. This tear is responsible for lower back pain due to lumbar disc herniation.
Lumbar sprain results in lower back pain
A Lumbar sprain is soft tissue damage to the ligaments, muscle and fascia surrounding the lumbar spine, sacrum or pelvis which results in lower back pain.
Lumbar facet syndrome and lower back pain
Lumbar Facet Syndrome is lower back pain due to inflammation of the facet joints, and is often aggravated by extension type of movements.
Causes of lower back pain
There are many different causes for lower back pain. These types of pains is the single most common cause of disability world wide.