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COULD YOUR BACK PAIN BE STEMMING FROM YOUR NECK?
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Whether you have aches and pains or have been suffering for a long time, seeing a physical therapist at Kinetix Physical Therapy can help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Give us a call at 352-505-6665 today!
• Is Your Neck the Culprit? • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe
Yourspine isacomplexpartofyourbody– it requiresproperposture, flexibility,coordination, and strength, in order to do its job correctly. When one of these elements is altered, your spine can emit painful responses that may settle in other nearby parts of the body. Back pain is the most commonly reported location of pain across the globe. In fact, according to theNational InstitutesofHealth,approximately80%ofadultswillexperience lowerbackpainatsomepoint in their lives.However,backpaincansometimesbecaused by a seemingly unrelated body part that is not functioning at its peak ability. Pain is usually connected: Your spine is a lengthy structure and pain can travel along it. For example, let’s say you are prone to neck pain. Perhaps you have a slouched posture from sitting at a desk all day and the pressure radiates in your shoulders. Perhaps you’ve had a previous injury, such as whiplash, that still elicits painful stings every now and then. Whatever the case may be, with your consistent neck pain, it is possible to also develop pain in your lower back, in addition to your neck discomfort. But why does this happen? Essentially, thepain isconnected.Yourheadweighsabout10-12pounds,which is roughly theweightofabowlingball.Whenyouslouch,orcompensatepainby realigningyourbody, your back muscles have to work extra hard to keep you from toppling forward. Have you ever been so tired that your head begins to bob and it jolts you awake? That’s because your head is heavy! The weight from the motion wakes you back up because your body isn’t used to carrying it in that way.
This is also why pain in your lower back may occur as a result. Your back muscles areworking inoverdriveandmaybeconstricting to tryandholdyouup. Ifyounotice 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 culprit? Much like the example stated above, neck pain and back pain are the two most common combinations. If you are experiencing both, it is most likely stemming from the neck. Wedon’t typically thinkabout it,butweuseournecks fora lotofourdailyactivities - even for simple things, such as turning to grab something out of the cupboard or looking over your shoulder when backing out of a driveway. When you do simple taskssuchas these,doyoufindyourself turningyourentirebody,asopposed to just yourhead? Ifso, it ispossible forbackpain todevelop inaddition toyourneckpain. When you have limited motion in your neck, your body compensates by twisting more than it usually would, thus over-rotating your lower back. This could cause a sourceofpainorgeneraldiscomfort in thearea,due toabnormaloveruse. Ifyouare experiencingneckpain,backpain,oracombinationofboth,ourphysical therapists wouldbemore thanhappy tomeetwithyou foraconsultation todiscusshow they canhelp.CallKinetixPhysicalTherapy today to talk toanexpertabouthowwecan relieve your aches and pains!
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