OrthosportsPT_Experiencing Lower Back Pain?

This is also why pain in your lower back may occur as a result. Your back muscles are working in overdrive and may be constricting to try and hold you up. If you notice neck and back pain at the same time as one another, try sitting up straighter – it should help ease some of the stress! Is Your Neck the Cause of Your Back Pain? The most common combination of pain is in the neck and the back. If you are experiencing both, it is most likely stemming from the neck. We don’t typically think about it, but we use our necks for a lot of our daily activities. Even simple things, such as turning to grab something out of the cupboard or looking over your shoulder when backing out of a driveway, use a lot of neck muscles. When you do simple tasks such as these, do you find yourself turning your entire body, as opposed to just your head? If so, you could experience back pain along with your neck pain. When you have limitedmotion in your neck, your body compensates by twisting more than it usually would, thus over-rotating your lower back. This could cause a source of pain or general discomfort in the area, due to abnormal overuse. If you are experiencing neck pain, back pain, or a combination of both, our physical therapists would be more than happy to meet with you for a consultation to discuss how they can help. Take This Simple Test to Determine if Your Neck is the Cause It can sometimes to be difficult to determine if your back pain is rooted in your neck. This simple, at-home test can assist you in figuring it out: • Stand straight in front of another person. They will be your eyes regarding the movements you make. • Once they are watching you, turn your head as far as you comfortably can to EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN? (Continued) This is also why pain in your lower back may occur as a result. Your back muscles are working in overdriv and may be constricting to try and hold you up. If you notice neck and back p i at the same time as one another, try sitting straighter – it shoul help ease some of the stre s! Is Your Neck the Cause of Your Back Pain? The most common combination of pain is in the neck and the back. If you are experiencing both, it is most likely stemming from the neck. We don’t typically think about it, but we use our necks for a lot of our daily activities. Even simple things, such as turning to grab something out of the cupboard or looking over your shoulder when backing out of a driveway, use a lot of neck muscles. When you do simple tasks such as these, do you find yourself turning your entire body, as opposed to just your head? If so, you could experience back pain along with your neck pain. When you have limitedmotion in your neck, your body compensates by twisting more than it usually would, thus over-rotating your lower back. This could cause a source of pain or general discomfort in the area, due to abnormal overuse. If you are experiencing neck pain, back pain, or a combination of both, our physical therapists would be more than happy to meet with you for a consultation to discuss how they can help. Take This Simple Test to Determine if Your Neck is the Cause It can so etimes to be difficult to determine if your back pain is rooted in your neck. This simple, at-home test can assist you in figuring it out: tand straight in front of another person. They will be your eyes regarding t e move ents you make. ce they are watching you, turn your head as f r as you comfortably can to EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN? (Continued)

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