Back Pain - Mid Back Pain, Sciatica

Author: Rich jammes

There are many different causes of mid back pain. All of which can inflict a great deal of pain and discomfort on an individual and can be very disruptive to normal daily life, in fact, thousands of working days are lost each year due to employees taking time off with back problems. One of the most frequently seen types of back injury is damage to discs or a degenerative disc problems. So in laypersons language what does this mean?
Disc degeneration is caused when the size of the gap between vertebrae is reduced because the water which acts as a cushion has been lost and the nerve becomes trapped between vertebrae.

Sciatica is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that give rise to the sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve itself.

Sciatica is generally caused by the compression of lumbar nerves L4 or L5 or sacral nerves S1, S2 or S3, or far less commonly, by compression of the sciatic nerve itself.
Sciatica is characterized by pain in the lower back and gluteal region. It is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis in itself (meaning it does not explain the cause of the pain). Sciatica is worse in the evening, better in the morning and aggravated by fatigue. Besides discomfort, sciatica is known to cause numbness in the affected regions of the body, as well as trouble with controlling the leg.

There are millions of people who suffer back pain every day of their lives. Many of these people have tried lower back exercises that were said to ease back pain. But these exercises should come with a warning. Too much of a good thing is bad in the case of back exercises. Many times, you end up with worse pain than you had.
With that in mind, your first question is probably how much is too much. That's the wrong question.

A better question would be "what is the minimum I can do to achieve a reduction in pain from this exercise". This approach is better because if you don't do enough to achieve your results you have at least done no harm.

If you have consistent back pain, then getting the structural alignment checked by a chiropractic physician would be the first thing to do. The initial evaluation would likely include x-rays to see if there is any degeneration or other concerns with the bones and joints of the spine.

Back pain, especially in the morning when arising that slowly reduces as the day progresses is often due to stress on the kidneys. That can be from a simple lack of water or it can be that digestion is incomplete which produces toxins that stress the kidneys (blood filters). Toxins that can not be eliminated will be deposited in the joints, often in the joints lower back causing pain, inflammation and stiffness upon awakening or when standing up after sitting for a while.

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