| The most common of all the types of back pain is that | | | | Chronic back pain, on the other hand, is quite a |
| of lower back pain. | | | | different story. It is most often the result of long-term |
| As with any type of pain there are two different types | | | | degeneration of the bones that make up the very |
| (and low back pain is no exception): acute and chronic. | | | | foundation. There are several degenerative causes |
| Acute low back pain is usually a problem that can | | | | can be the reasons that one experiences chronic low |
| work itself out over a period of time. | | | | back pain. |
| Chronic low back pain, however, can be responsible | | | | The discs that make up the spine can become |
| for aches and pains that last throughout your lifetime | | | | herniated. This will cause rather intense chronic back |
| and it is the chronic back pain that lessens the quality | | | | pain. Many times this type of case tends to last |
| of life for anyone who suffers from it. | | | | throughout the life of an individual even though the |
| In this article, we'll address the problems that are posed | | | | effects on one's quality of life can be lessened via |
| by acute back pain as well as chronic low back pain | | | | chiropractic visits, therapy and possibly even surgery. |
| and we'll discuss some methods of getting rid of the | | | | When it comes to diagnosing a case of chronic low |
| pain. | | | | back pain, and assessing its severity, doctors can |
| Low back pain is one of the most commonly occurring | | | | make use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in |
| medical conditions that send even the toughest among | | | | order to determine the extent of the damage. By |
| us to our doctor's office. Statistically, you have a very | | | | evaluating the results of the MRI, physicians can better |
| good chance at some point in your life suffering from | | | | diagnose what it is that is cause of the back pain. This |
| some sort of lower back pain. In fact, this condition is | | | | gives your doctor a much better idea of what type of |
| responsible for more sick leave and/or time away | | | | treatment to engage in and what you can do to |
| from work than any other condition. | | | | prevent the pain from occurring in the future. |
| The causes of acute low back pain are often very | | | | The list of reasons that any one individual is |
| different than the causes of chronic low back pain. | | | | experiencing lower back pain, and getting magnetic |
| Acute low back pain (as with any type of acute pain) | | | | resonance imaging performed is very important when |
| is usually caused by a single event or circumstance | | | | it comes to pinning down the problem. |
| that is easily remembered and described by the | | | | Beyond the various types of physical therapies, |
| afflicted. | | | | anti-inflammatory drugs or pain medications may be |
| Situations such as accidents, heavy lifting, or falling can | | | | prescribed by your doctor to help reduce swelling and |
| result in acute back pain because of the trauma that | | | | pain. In the more serious of cases in which the discs of |
| incident places upon a particular part of the body. | | | | the back are out of alignment or bulging, surgery may |
| With acute back pain, more often than not, it can be | | | | be necessary in order relieve or get the pain and |
| solved through physical therapy, massage, or some | | | | discomfort under control. |
| other type of healing process over a period of time. | | | | |