Beating Back Pain: Common Causes and Trusted Treatments

BEATING BACK PAIN: Common Causes + Trusted Treatments BACK-BREAKING STATISTICS Back pain is an epidemic among US adults: 4 in 5: Number of US adults who will experience lower back pain 2ND most common cause of lost work days MOST COMMON cause of disability in people aged 45 and younger 45-64: Most common ages for back pain COMMON BACK PAIN TRIGGERS and TREATMENTS Less than 1% of back pain cases are caused by cancer or other serious illnesses. Here's a look at the most common causes and treatments: CONDITION Spinal Stenosis CONDITION Muscle strains/ ligamentous sprains CAUSE Thickening ligaments, enlarged joints, and bony spurs cause narrowing of spinal column CAUSE Forceful twist or pull causes muscle tear or TREATMENT • Physical therapy • Epidurals • Anti-inflammatory medicine • Surgery sprain TREATMENT • Rest • Heat and ice CONDITION Fibromyalgia CONDITION Herniated disc CAUSE Cause unknown -" CAUSE Multifactorial, in- cluding heavy lifting, trauma, bad posture, and other factora CONDITION Osteoarthritis rheumatic in nature. Involves widespread soft tissue pain CAUSE Gradual deterioration of spinal cartilage and joints over time TREATMENT • Pain medications • Anti-seizure medication • Physical therapy • Weight control/ healthy diet TREATMENT • Rest • Core stabilization TREATMENT • Anti-inflammatory exercises • Physical therapy • Epidurals • Surgery (10% of cases) medicine Physical therapy Exercise • Weight control • Pain relief procedures INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: NJ PAIN & SPINE WWW.NEWJERSEYPAINANDSPINE.COM SOURCES: lup://plhysivalderapy.albuulevm/u/buckpaiu/4a/Causesluckuinlium http://my.clevelandelinic.org/disorders/back_pain/sp_causes.aspx http://www.nindsnih.gov/disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/tc/herniated-disc-treatment-overview http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/spinal-stenosis-treatment http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DSoco79/DSECTION-treatments-and-druge