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Being educated about your back pain can help you make the right choices to overcome it as quickly as possible. One of the biggest problems with back pain is that it lingers. This leads many people to deal with back pain for years on end without seemingly any end in sight. While there isbackpain thatdevelopsasaresultofstrainorsprain, there isalso somethingcalled lowbackdegenerativediscdisease,whichhappenswhen the discs inyourspineweaken.This frequentlydevelopsasaresultofrepetitiveback injuryandcanalsodevelopasaresultofage.Withdegenerativediscdisease, the spacebetween thediscsbegins tocollapseandbecomeunstableandwillcause backpain todevelop.Whenyouworkwithaphysical therapist toovercomeback painasaresultofdegenerativediscdisease,yourphysical therapistwillbeginby strengtheningcoremusclegroups,which includes theabdominalwall,andwill provide you with targeted massage and stretching techniques to alleviate pain. Whilesomebackpain iseasyto identifyaspain,suchas isthecasewithdegenerative disc disease, there are other situations in which the pain may be a bit more complicated tounderstand.Oneof themostcommonback issuesexperienced in the United States is sciatica pain, and this sort of pain is often a lot more difficult to identify — especially by those who aren’t familiar with the problem. Howcanyou tell thedifferencebetweenbackpainandsciaticapain?Theanswer is that sciatica pain is characterized by the following factors: • Constant pain is only present in one side of the buttocks or leg
• The pain becomes worse when you are sitting • The leg pain develops more as a burning, tingling or searing sensation, and not as a plain ache • There is a sharp pain that occurs at times, making it sometimes difficult to stand or walk • The pain is radiating, shooting down the leg and sometimes even into the feet and toes Sciaticapaindevelops in thenerves thatconnect the lowerback to the legs,and so while the pain itself is generated from the back, a lot of time, the experience of thepain ismore largelyassociatedwith theupper legs.What’smore,sciatica paindoesn’talwaysdevelop likepain in the traditionalsense.Sciaticapain instead causes a buildup of tingling, numbness and weakness in the lower back and upper legs, and the pain isn’t consistent either. The sensation will typically run through the leg inwaves,causingdiscomfortatseeminglyunpredictable times. Ifyouareexperiencingbackpainandyouhaven’t talked toamedicalprofessional about the concern, then now is the time to take action. Working with a physical therapist can cut your time struggling with back pain literally in half. For more information about overcoming back pain, contact us. For more information about how Vert Physical Therapy can help you, call one of our locations or visit vertcenters.com.
https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sciatica/what-you-need-know-about-sciatica
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