The majority of people will experience mechanical low-back pain sometime in their lives.
Mechanical low-back pain can be defined as pain resulting from excessive or prolonged posture issues, such as too much sitting or standing.
Pain can also be caused from overuse or muscle strain, or it could be pain secondary to injury or deformity relating to the spinal structures, such as bone, ligaments, discs, joints, nerves, and meninges.
Mechanical back pain persisting for more than 4 to 6 weeks may require diagnostic testing and imaging.
Nonetheless, treatments are available, including physical therapy, with different programs specifically targeted toward different causes.
Common causes of mechanical back pain include spinal stenosis, herniated discs, joint pain, discogenic pain, vertebral fractures and myofascial pain.
The majority of people will experience mechanical low-back pain
sometime in their lives. Mechanical low-back pain can be defined as
pain resulting from excessive or prolonged posture issues, such as
too much sitting or standing. Pain can also be...
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Dr. Dionne Casthely of Baptist Health South Florida answered:The majority of people will experience mechanical low-back pain sometime in their lives.
