Treatment of Back Pain
There’s an old doctor saying that goes, “There are two kinds of people in this world. Those with back pain, and those who will get back pain.”
Sciatica Hip Pain and Back problems are a common and unfortunately an unavoidable fact of life that’s experienced by many adults today. 8/10 Canadians will experience back pain at some point in time in their lives. Too many hours bent over a computer or sitting at a desk or even standing all day can leave you with sore lower or upper back. A painful back can have a major effect on your life, creating a bad mood, interfering with work, and generally making life miserable.
Who Suffers From Back Pain?
Anyone can suffer from back pain at nearly any point in life. However, there are several occupations that have a greater risk of occurrence:
What Can Cause Back Pain?
There are many actions that can cause back pain, but at the root is simple physics. Think of your back like a lever in a teeter-totter. The middle is the axis (or centre of rotation) and each end is a seat where you sit. When two children of equal weight sit, one at either, the board is in perfect balance.
What would happen if the middle axis were moved towards one end or the other? It creates in imbalance, so weight must be adjusted on the other end to compensate. Your body is like a teeter totter with the spine as the axis and the back muscles balancing your weight in your front. Where there are issues impacting any part of this system, back pain can occur.