AdvancedRehab: Where Does Back Pain Come From?

ADVANCED REHABILITATION, INC. P H Y S I C A L T H E R A P Y Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body HAVE FUN THIS SEASONWITHOUT BACK PAIN

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• How Can I Tell If My Neck Is Causing My Back Pain? • Free Workshop • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe

Yourspine isacomplexpartofyourbody– it requires proper posture, 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 can settle in other nearby parts of the body. According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 80% of adults will experience lower

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? The most common combination of pain is back and neck pain. Ifyouareexperiencingboth, it ismost likelystemming from theneck.Wedon’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 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 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 at Advanced Rehabilitation would be more than happy to meet with you for a consultation to discuss how they can help. Call us today to talk to an expert about how we can relieve your aches and pains!

Debbie Reed, PT, Owner

back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is actually the most commonly reported location of pain across the globe. But how often is the source actually another part of your body? Pain is usually connected: Your spine is a lengthy structure, and pain can travel along it.Let’ssayyouareprone toneckpain–perhapsyouhaveaslouchedposture from sitting at adeskall day and thepressure radiates in your shoulders.Or, maybe you’ve had a previous injury, such as whiplash, that still elicits painful stings every now and then. Now, let’s say you begin feeling pain in your lower back, in addition to your neck pain. Why does this happen? Basically, thepainyouare feeling isconnected.Yourheadweighsabout10-12pounds, which is roughly the weight of a bowling ball. When you slouch, or compensate pain by realigning your body, 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

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