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Pain is a symptom of the underlying mechanical problem. The vast majority of back, sciatica or neck pain is caused by poor mechanical movement of the spine. This occurs from poor posture, alignment, flexibility, coordination, and weak spinal muscles. Many people turn to over-the-counter medications, see their doctor for prescription medications, and even have expensive MRI’s and x-rays, without achievingany long-lasting results. These approaches focus on the Why doesmy knee or hip hurt? Are you one of the 31 million Americans that experience low-back pain at any given time? Do you find your back stiff and achy in the morning, when you get out of bed? Are you careful about bending, reaching or lifting, because your back or neck will hurt you?

symptom, not treating the root cause of the problem. As physical therapists, we get results, because we are the mechanics of the body, treating the root mechanical problems of spinal pain. In this book, we are going to teach youwhat wedo toalleviateback pain, soyoucanhelp thehealthof your back and get back to the activities you enjoy. Back pain is a mechanical problem and therefore, must be treated as such. Hereare themaincausesmost back pain:

Cervical spine

Thoracic spine

• Poor daily posture • Lack of flexibility • Poor spinal joint stability

Lumbar spine

• Inadequate core muscle strength • Lack of spinal coordination and balance

Sacrum and Coccyx

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